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Global 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…
Read More(AgFunder News) Agricultural innovation needs a ‘farmer first’ approach
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 at the AgTech NEXT conference in St…
Read More(SEED Today) CoverCress Partners with Bayer, Bunge and Chevron
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 the Donald Danforth Plant Science…
Read MoreCompany Spotlight: Kultevat
Rubber is all the rage at Kultevat. With a team of experienced scientists and industry experts who have been working in the natural rubber business for decades, Kultevat is one…
Read More(RNAiSSANCE AG) Steve Meyer named as CEO of RNAissance Ag
Deeply experienced agtech leader sees opportunity in company’s portfolio of safe, specific and effective biopesticides and novel RNAi manufacturing technology. TechAccel LLC, the technology and venture development company investing in…
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