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(St. Louis Business Journal) CoverCress raises $8M, Bunge’s venture arm participates
St. Louis agtech startup CoverCress has secured $8 million in funding that will position it to commercially launch its newly developed crop. Bunge Ventures Ltd., the venture arm of St.…
Read More(AgriMarketing) Plastomics enters new collaboration to improve soybean insect resistance
Plastomics, Inc., an agricultural biotech company located in 39 North, developing a step change in trait delivery technology, and Evogene Ltd.’s, (NASDAQ, TASE: EVGN), Ag-Seed division, focusing on discovery and…
Read More(St. Louis Magazine)How a St. Louis scientist is developing a zero-carbon smart farm system
When Nadia Shakoor began searching for a streamlined way to collect data on crop growth, the seed was planted for a revolutionary idea: to create a fully integrated smart farm system. A…
Read More(St. Louis Post Dispatch) Rubber from sunflowers? Pentagon thinks startup’s research is golden
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. Synthetic rubber doesn’t perform as…
Read More(St. Louis Business Journal) St. Louis startup Pluton Biosciences inks research agreement with Bayer
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 mitigate their carbon footprint. Pluton…
Read MoreSustainability-Focused Investment Partnership Selects Food Tech Company Benson Hill as First Investment for Climate Solutions Fund
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 and sustainable food and ingredient…
Read More(St. Louis Post Dispatch) Firm chosen for Olive, Lindbergh interchange redesign in Creve Coeur
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. The project is a key…
Read More(St. Louis Business Journal) Benson Hill, VC firm Lagomaj Capital to develop new Crop Accelerator facility
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. Louis-based venture capital firm Lagomaj…
Read More(MO Farmer Today) Connections, Inventions Fuel Startups
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 Helms of NewLeaf Symbiotics. “This…
Read More(IL Farmer Today) Startups find Space to Grow at BRDG Park at the Danforth Center
The Danforth Plant Science Center, along with BRDG Park, has enabled Mike DeCamp to get a foothold in his business. DeCamp, chief operating officer of the startup CoverCress, is one…
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