Monsanto and TargetGene Biotechnologies, a genome-editing company using RNA-guided gene-editing techniques, have entered into a license agreement granting Monsanto an exclusive license to TargetGene’s proprietary “T∙GEE” (Genome Editing Engine) platform.
The Association for Vertical Farming (AVF) and Illumitex created the 2016 Vertical Farming Award competition to promote innovation and awarded first prize to a Malaysian community project.
A few themes standout among the finalists this year including technologies serving the seafood and aquaculture segment of the food and agtech market.
Microsoft and the USDA have announced the winners of their Innovation Challenge, a competition tasking entrepreneurs with making good use of the USDA’s recently-released data.
Ohio-based farm management service Smart Barn has been named as one of 12 winners in Verizon’s third annual PAA tech competition, winning in the IoT category.
Syngenta is teaming up with the Institute for Operations Research and Management Sciences (INFORMS) to create a new joint award: The Syngenta Crop Challenge.
This is the 9th year of the Netherlands-based awards. Shortlisted innovations range from alternative protein products and food preservation tech, to animal feed and precision agriculture.
Agrilyst won first place at Tech Crunch Disrupt SF this year, as a cannabis-focused business came second, and Verizon’s Powerful Answers Award competition shortlisted six ag-related startups.
Sustainable seafood business competition Fish 2.0 has selected 37 companies to pitch to investors at its Stanford University final in November, with aquaculture-focused businesses representing over a third of the group.
The UDSA and Microsoft have launched the Innovation Challenge, a contest offering access to large amounts of USDA data. Awards include cash prizes and the deadline is November.
By Rob Leclerc When you think of “Israel,” do you think “AgTech”? Probably not, but maybe you should. With two-thirds of its land desert, and
