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IN² Award Catalyzes New Growth of 39 North Companies
In plant biology, one cell becoming two is a common and rapid occurrence, but one plant biology company becoming two is typically a rare and slow occurrence. However, a catalyst…
Read MoreUMSL and Yield Lab partner to grow Center of Excellence in indoor farming
Planning is underway for a Center of Excellence in indoor farming that would be housed on the campus of the University of Missouri–St. Louis. The Yield Lab Institute is leading the efforts to develop…
Read MoreDanforth Center scientists and their collaborators improve disease resistance in cassava using an innovative technology called targeted methylation
Cassava is one of the most important crops in the tropics, feeding half a billion people in more than 80 countries. Cassava bacterial blight (CBB) is a devastating disease that…
Read MoreThree 39 North Companies Named Top Startups to Watch
Impetus Agriculture and Solis Agrosciences, two companies at the Helix Center Incubator, and PeptydeBio a startup founded by the Danforth Technology Company were selected as the nine startups to watch…
Read MoreGlobal Team Receives Support from the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative to Develop Training, Community around New 3D Bioimaging Technology
St. Louis, MO, January 26, 2023—The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative awarded a two-year grant for Advancing Imaging Through Collaborative Projects to Kirk Czymmek, PhD, director of the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center’s Advanced Bioimaging Laboratory,…
Read MoreBenson Hill’s world-class scientists discover new mechanism for CRISPR technology that detects RNA
ST. LOUIS, MO – Jan. 13, 2023 – A groundbreaking research study by a team that included scientists from Benson Hill, Inc. (NYSE: BHIL, the “Company” or “Benson Hill”), has been published this month…
Read MoreCompany Spotlight: Pivot Bio
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 crops feed our families worldwide…
Read MoreSolis Agrosciences Raises Growth Capital in Expanded Round
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 led by Hermann Companies, Jim McKelvey,…
Read MoreDanforth Plant Science Center to Lead Multi-institutional Research Project to Improve Bioenergy Crop’s Water Use
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 understanding of water use efficiency…
Read More(INNO) Agtech startup spun out of Danforth Center raises $1.2M
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 development initiatives. Peptyde Bio, which…
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