St. Louis-born Galera’s stock soars after release of positive study data for its experimental cancer therapy

St. Louis-born Galera’s stock soars after release of positive study data for its experimental cancer therapy

May 3, 2021

Galera Therapeutics‘ stock price jumped 41% Thursday morning after the St. Louis-born biopharmaceutical company provided updated results from early-stage testing of its experimental therapy for […]

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(Des Moines Register) St. Louis startup says it’s developed eco-friendly ‘cash cover crop’ to add to corn-soybean rotation

(Des Moines Register) St. Louis startup says it’s developed eco-friendly ‘cash cover crop’ to add to corn-soybean rotation

April 7, 2021

A St. Louis startup agriculture company says it’s developed a cover crop that will eventually generate income for Iowa and other Midwest farmers while helping […]

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(St. Louis Business Journal) CoverCress raises $8M, Bunge’s venture arm participates

(St. Louis Business Journal) CoverCress raises $8M, Bunge’s venture arm participates

April 5, 2021

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., […]

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(AgriMarketing) Plastomics enters new collaboration to improve soybean insect resistance

(AgriMarketing) Plastomics enters new collaboration to improve soybean insect resistance

March 18, 2021

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 […]

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(St. Louis Magazine)How a St. Louis scientist is developing a zero-carbon smart farm system

(St. Louis Magazine)How a St. Louis scientist is developing a zero-carbon smart farm system

March 5, 2021

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 […]

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(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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