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Shifts in how people think about food, investing and even changes brought about by COVID-19 have led to more money—and more deals—in the agtech sector than ever before. Last year…

The Donald Danforth Plant Science Center has a goal of launching more agricultural technology startups from its campus. It is establishing its own startup company to lead that effort. On…

1. Our startup and research scene continues to evolve. When it comes to tech and entrepreneurship, St. Louis punches above its weight. A lot of that stems from the region’s investment…

BioGenerator, the startup creation and investment arm of local innovation hub BioSTL, plans to use a newly awarded grant from the Wells Fargo Innovation Incubator (IN²) to “jump start” its…

The location of choice for companies entering the US market, Missouri is a melting pot of multinational expertise and progressive startups.  Missouri has become a firm favorite for companies entering…

St. Louis executives in the growing plant-based protein industry say the region is uniquely situated to drive the space forward because of resources like the Danforth Plant Science Center and…

The pandemic seemingly accelerated interest in venture investing throughout the country, rather than in just a select concentration of locales. With that as a backdrop, Revolution partnered with PitchBook Data…

Synthetic nitrogen fertilizer is a major contributor to climate change and environmental pollution. Modern-day agriculture was not developed to be highly nitrogen efficient and growers apply 22 million pounds of…

An Israeli publicly-traded company with its North American headquarters in St. Louis opened an $18 million production facility Thursday focused on producing “alternative protein,” or plant-based substitutes that look and…

New Investors have signed on to help deliver better-performing seeds to farmers feeding the planet. Plastomics, Inc., a biotechnology company helping to develop higher performing seeds for the agriculture sector…