Tag: biotech

Future Food-Tech San Francisco

March 11, 2021

Moonshot Solutions for a Food System Under Stress Our food system is undergoing a revolution. Covid-19 and the threat of climate change are driving

Pairwise raises $90m to sell nutrient-dense gene-edited salad leaf

February 9, 2021

Pairwise is also working on blackberries without seeds and cherries without pits in pursuit of its aim to get more Americans snacking on fruits and veggies.

Bacterial culture plate examination by a female researcher in microbiology laboratory

BRIEF: Singapore alt-breastmilk startup TurtleTree partners with US biotech Dyadic

February 2, 2021

Dyadic and TurtleTree will collaborate on growing recombinant proteins that can be used as alt-protein growth factors, affordably and at industrial scale.

Rod-shaped bacteria and cocci, human microbiome, human pathogenic bacteria, 3D illustration

EXCLUSIVE: Resilient Biotics raises $7.1m from Elanco, others to create livestock microbiome medicines

January 29, 2021

The North Carolina startup is tapping into the microbiome to develop non-antibiotic treatments for respiratory infections in cattle and other animals.

A woman hand picks up a Gluten Free loaf of bread.

Anti-allergy startup Ukko scores $40m in Bayer-led Series B

January 27, 2021

The Israeli startup is using a combination of AI and bio-engineering to develop functional ingredients and therapeutics for people with gluten and peanut allergies.

EXCLUSIVE: Food testing startup SwissDeCode nets $4.2m from VisVires New Protein, EIT Food

January 25, 2021

The Swiss biotech startup offers a rapid test that provides ISO-certified results in minutes and is “as simple as making an espresso” for its customers.

BRIEF: Verdesian Life Sciences acquired by AEA Investors in exit for Paine Schwartz

January 22, 2021

It’s one of the first agrifoodtech exits of 2021.

Photobioreactor in lab algae fuel biofuel industry. Algae fuel o

Why AgFunder invested in Purissima

January 20, 2021

Purissima intends to fundamentally change the production and consumption of bioactive ingredients that can help us to live longer, healthier lives.

EXCLUSIVE: WeedOUT closes Series A at $4.2m; appoints former Monsanto M&A chief

November 17, 2020

The Israeli bio-herbicide startup will use the funding for product development, scaling its operations, and regulatory advancements.

MycoWorks banks $45m Series B funding; DCVC, AgFunder & celebs invest

November 17, 2020

John Legend and Natalie Portman have backed the San Francisco startup, which also announced a new plant that will increase production of its mycelium-based leather alternative by 10x.

Bits x Bites raises $30m for new China fund, backs biotech startup Mojia Bio

November 5, 2020

The Shanghai-based firm has joined the Series A round of Mojia Bio, which synthesizes essential nutrients for human and animal consumption.

Benson Hill raises $150m in GV & Wheatsheaf-led Series D round

October 29, 2020

The US startup has developed a non-GMO soybean with 50% more protein than conventional varieties with the hope of tapping into the plant-based alternatives market.

Future Food-Tech London

October 22, 2020

The Future Food-Tech Summit returns to London and brings together over 500 leaders, senior executives, pioneering innovators and VCs from around the globe. The

Syngenta acquires biologicals company Valagro

October 6, 2020

Italy’s Valagro produces biostimulants and specialty nutrients for farming, as well as specialty ingredients for use in food, cosmetics, and animal feed.

Targeted RNA crop protection – the next frontier in biopesticides

October 2, 2020

RNA plays an essential role in the genetic machinery of all living things – so there are myriad potential uses of bio-targeted RNA beyond agriculture, too.

Vivent is helping plants ‘speak’ to humans by tapping into their electrophysiology

October 2, 2020

Vivent uses AI to detect and interpret electrical biosignals within plants that are linked to stress, helping to diagnose pathogens and pests.

SynBioBeta 2020: The Global Synthetic Biology Conference

September 29, 2020

Discover How Synthetic Biology is Disrupting Consumer Products, Food, Agriculture, Medicine, Chemicals, Materials, and More… 3-Days of interactivity packed with exceptional content and delivered entirely

The Root of It: Rejuvenating the Ag Ecosystem (A Three-Part Series)

September 17, 2020

With the recent collapse of supply chains, looming sustainability challenges and a commodity market that has punished farmers year over year, it’s time to envision

EXCLUSIVE: Germany’s Mushlabs raises $10m for sustainable mycelium production

August 18, 2020

Singapore’s VisVires New Protein and Switzerland’s Redalpine co-led the Series A funding, which will assist Mushlabs with scaling up its mycelium growing operations.