Meet Your Neighbors: Jeffrey Straub, Plastomics

Meet Your Neighbors: Jeffrey Straub, Plastomics

July 18, 2022

After retiring from Monsanto, Jeffrey Staub, founder and chief technology officer of Plastomics, couldn’t stay away from his first “science love”, chloroplast engineering technology. In […]

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(Farm Progress) Pennycress: The first cash cover crop

(Farm Progress) Pennycress: The first cash cover crop

July 18, 2022

Illinois and Missouri farmers are trying out 10,000 acres of pennycress this year, a common weed that’s been bred into a high-value oilseed good for […]

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(The European) The USA’s Heart of Innovation

(The European) The USA’s Heart of Innovation

July 14, 2022

Missouri is firmly committed to the growth of a wide range of ground-breaking sectors, from Fintech, to Agritech, PetTech, Geospatial, Healthtech and many more, they […]

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(St. Louis Business Journal) A growing innovation district: 39 North celebrates its 5th anniversary

(St. Louis Business Journal) A growing innovation district: 39 North celebrates its 5th anniversary

July 12, 2022

This year we celebrate the fifth anniversary of 39 North, our 600-acre innovation district located in the heart of agriculture. Anchored by the Danforth Center, BRDG Park, the Helix […]

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(St. Louis INNO) Danforth Center’s new startup development subsidiary launches its first company

(St. Louis INNO) Danforth Center’s new startup development subsidiary launches its first company

July 1, 2022

The Danforth Technology Co. (DTC), a subsidiary launched earlier this year by the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center to create startups from its campus, has […]

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(WebMD) How Climate Change is Affecting our Food

(WebMD) How Climate Change is Affecting our Food

June 24, 2022

If you lived through 2021, you witnessed some of the most extraordinary weather since recordkeeping began. In the mild and rainy Pacific Northwest, a catastrophic […]

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