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Resurrect Bio expands Series A to $10.3m to scale tech helping plants to defend themselves

Following a joint development agreement with Corteva, Resurrect Bio is seeking to engage more seed companies and breeders as partners.

Agtech

Artificial intelligence

Resurrect Bio cofounders Cian Duggan, PhD (left) and Prof Tolga Bozkurt (right). Image credit: Resurrect Bio

Brightseed layers agentic AI onto Forager bioactives discovery platform with Hummingbird launch

“One of our customers came back to us and said that through Hummingbird, one of its PhD scientists just did in two weeks with our platform what it used to take six months to achieve,” says cofounder Lee Chae, PhD.

Artificial intelligence

Deeptech

Lee Chae, CEO, Brightseed. Image credits: Brightseed

Global frameworks for regenerative agriculture still need local context, says SAI

SAI created its Regenerating Together program to make global regenerative agriculture standards adaptable at the local level.

Climate & sustainability

Corporates

Resurrect Bio expands Series A to $10.3m to scale tech helping plants to defend themselves

Brightseed layers agentic AI onto Forager bioactives discovery platform with Hummingbird launch

Global frameworks for regenerative agriculture still need local context, says SAI

Enifer enters petfood market as commercial mycoprotein plant nears launch

EVERY urges court to sanction Onego Bio as alt protein IP fight turns nasty

TerraBlaster aims for late 2026 launch with real-time NPK soil mapping at tractor speed

Ruby Bio aims to launch “world first” fermentation-derived clean label emulsifiers in 2027

Guest article: Open-source education is key to helping agriculture overcome its data phobia

Mozza Foods targets late 2028 launch for soybean-grown casein

AgriFood Signals: Corteva names seed spinout, Vori bags $22m for AI grocery, FMC sells India biz

Beyond Meat CEO fleshes out beverage launch plans for New York retail debut after grim Q1

Boomitra hits major milestone as ranchers reap real financial gains from regenerative grazing in Mexico

Environmental and geopolitical pressures are driving deeptech’s steady growth in agrifood

BREAKING: Judge tosses Onego Bio lawsuit vs EVERY Co in Wisconsin, parallel case in Delaware still in motion

Biosphere lands Pentagon funding to build portable “protein from air” bioreactors

Niqo Robotics expands reach, targets profitability in 2026/7: ‘Farmers don’t want AI hype—they want ROI’

Endgame looms in EPG antitrust fight as David Protein urges judge to toss case for good

Former Eat Just exec bets on alfalfa to unlock ‘holy grail’ RuBisCO protein

Guest article: The future of glyphosate may rest with innovators, not lawyers

AgriFood Signals: US farm bill passes, Halter goes off-grid, Earlybird closes deeptech fund

What makes a winning bet in agtech? PitchBook crunches the numbers

Brazil Potash makes the case for local supply as Iran war roils fertilizer markets

How a ‘black market CSA’ became a 10-acre regenerative farm building food security in Eastern California

Insect ag recalibrates after a brutal shakeout: Where are the key players now?

CamoAg reaches profitability with ag sales intel platform as Corbett Kull builds LinkedIn for farming

DJI: FCC action could wipe out $1.5bn in US drone sales in 2026

Appetronix acquires salad assembly robotics co Cibotica

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