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 Capital to develop the new 47,000-square-foot facility, which is called the Crop Accelerator and will include infrastructure to advance the agtech firm’s product development efforts. The Crop Accelerator facility will be located inside a former warehouse facility at 1200 Research Blvd. in Creve Coeur, just north of Benson Hill’s headquarters at BRDG Park on the campus of the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center. READ MORE