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Startup Exit Awards: Exits of the Year – Benson Hill and Nerdy Benson Hill and Nerdy didn’t begin with ambitions of becoming public companies. They started in hopes of providing…
Read MoreTwo St. Louis-Based Food Innovators Partner to Introduce Heart Healthy Cooking Oil Into Food Service Applications, Forming More Sustainable Seed-to-Shopper Supply Chain
Benson Hill, Inc. (NYSE: BHIL, the “Company” or “Benson Hill”), a food tech company unlocking the natural genetic diversity of plants, has signed a supplier agreement with Schnuck Markets, Inc.…
Read MoreMeet Your Neighbors: Jeffrey Straub, Plastomics
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 2016 Plastomics came to life…
Read More(Farm Progress) Pennycress: The first cash cover crop
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 biofuels and high-protein meal. Back…
Read More(The European) The USA’s Heart of Innovation
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 are all thriving across the…
Read More(St. Louis Business Journal) A growing innovation district: 39 North celebrates its 5th anniversary
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 Center Incubator, Bayer Crop Science, Benson Hill and…
Read More(St. Louis INNO) Danforth Center’s new startup development subsidiary launches its first company
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 established its first company. It…
Read More(WebMD) How Climate Change is Affecting our Food
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 heatwave practically roasted berries on…
Read More(INNO Insights) A bridge between big and small: St. Louis’ agtech sector has proven how corporations can benefit from local startup investments
Since its founding in 2013, CoverCress, which is bringing a new cash crop to market, has exhibited how some of St. Louis’ largest corporations can play a key role in…
Read MoreA Growing Innovation District: 39 North Celebrates Its Five Year Anniversary
This year we celebrate the five-year anniversary of 39 North, our 600-acre innovation district located in the heart of agriculture. Anchored by the Danforth Center, BRDG Park, the Helix Center…
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