(St. Louis Post Dispatch) Rubber from sunflowers? Pentagon thinks startup’s research is golden

(St. Louis Post Dispatch) Rubber from sunflowers? Pentagon thinks startup’s research is golden

March 5, 2021

Among the many threats it monitors, the Pentagon is worried about rubber. It needs the natural stuff, from rubber trees, for aircraft and truck tires. […]

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(St. Louis Business Journal) St. Louis startup Pluton Biosciences inks research agreement with Bayer

(St. Louis Business Journal) St. Louis startup Pluton Biosciences inks research agreement with Bayer

March 4, 2021

Pluton Biosciences, a fast-growing St. Louis biotechnology startup is teaming up with Bayer’s crop science division on development of a product aimed at helping farmers […]

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Sustainability-Focused Investment Partnership Selects Food Tech Company Benson Hill as First Investment for Climate Solutions Fund

Sustainability-Focused Investment Partnership Selects Food Tech Company Benson Hill as First Investment for Climate Solutions Fund

March 4, 2021

Benson Hill, a 39 North food tech company unlocking the natural genetic diversity of plants with its cutting-edge food innovation engine to create healthier, great-tasting […]

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(St. Louis Post Dispatch) Firm chosen for Olive, Lindbergh interchange redesign in Creve Coeur

(St. Louis Post Dispatch) Firm chosen for Olive, Lindbergh interchange redesign in Creve Coeur

February 25, 2021

Construction should begin soon to rebuild the interchange at Olive and Lindbergh boulevards into a “folded diamond” interchange that can accommodate traffic in all directions. […]

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(St. Louis Business Journal) Benson Hill, VC firm Lagomaj Capital to develop new Crop Accelerator facility

(St. Louis Business Journal) Benson Hill, VC firm Lagomaj Capital to develop new Crop Accelerator facility

February 25, 2021

Benson Hill announced plans to open a new research facility in 39 North designed to accelerate its innovation pipeline. Benson Hill is partnering with St. […]

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(MO Farmer Today) Connections, Inventions Fuel Startups

(MO Farmer Today) Connections, Inventions Fuel Startups

February 17, 2021

Some key relationships among companies sharing space at the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center are made in the lunchroom. “That’s the coolest benefit,” said Matt […]

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