“Put it this way,” says Kevin Helash. “If you’re trying to fund an eight-year regulatory process with investors who have a window of five years, there’s a disconnect there.”
Antwerp-based FlyBlast has a stable black soldier fly breeding line that expresses human insulin “at very high yields,” claims CEO Johan Jacobs.
Acquiring Biotrop gives Biobest an automatic entry into the South American market for biological crop products.
Toopi Organics will collect and convert more than 2 million liters of urine for its biostumulant that reduces need for mineral fertilizers.
Restaurant tech startup Deliverect has acquired ChatFood, a startup specializing in digital tools to improve the dine-in experience and enable consumers to order food directly through social media apps.
From space bakeries to bioreactors, here’s what excites Urban Crop Solutions’ founder Maarten Vandecruys about controlled environment agriculture.
MiiMOSA recently raised $9 million in venture funding from Astanor and other investors in an effort to expand its market reach.
Ghent’s Aphea Bio – which offers a novel, algorithm-driven approach to biological crop protection – just raised $16.6 million in a Series B round led by Astanor Ventures.
