Company Spotlight: Pivot Bio

Company Spotlight: Pivot Bio

January 19, 2023

With a mission to change the way crops are fed; Pivot Bio is tackling how fertilizer is produced and used by the world’s farmers. These […]

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Solis Agrosciences Raises Growth Capital in Expanded Round

Solis Agrosciences Raises Growth Capital in Expanded Round

December 12, 2022

ST. LOUIS, Dec. 8, 2022 — Solis Agrosciences, created to provide R&D crop development services to Agtech companies, today announced that it closed on major growth capital financing […]

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Danforth Plant Science Center to Lead Multi-institutional Research Project to Improve Bioenergy Crop’s Water Use

Danforth Plant Science Center to Lead Multi-institutional Research Project to Improve Bioenergy Crop’s Water Use

December 9, 2022

St. Louis, MO (December 7, 2022) – Principal Investigator Ivan Baxter, PhD, member, Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, will lead a five-year, $16 million multi-institutional project to deepen the […]

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(INNO) Agtech startup spun out of Danforth Center raises $1.2M

(INNO) Agtech startup spun out of Danforth Center raises $1.2M

November 15, 2022

An agriculture technology startup spun out earlier this year from the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center has raised $1.2 million to advance its research and […]

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(AgFunder News) Agricultural innovation needs a ‘farmer first’ approach

(AgFunder News) Agricultural innovation needs a ‘farmer first’ approach

November 15, 2022

A tipping point.” “A pivotal moment.” “Great change.” These phrases and similar were used several times to describe the current state of agriculture last week […]

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(SEED Today) CoverCress Partners with Bayer, Bunge and Chevron

(SEED Today) CoverCress Partners with Bayer, Bunge and Chevron

November 10, 2022

Partnerships among companies in the St. Louis area were spotlighted during the AgTech NEXT 2022, Reinventing a Food System in Crisis, conference Oct. 11-13 at […]

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