Channeling his farm upbringing and biotechnology studies, Kyle Mohler founded Insignum to help farmers better detect stress signals in crops.
UK researchers say vitamin B12 holds ‘immense potential’ when it comes to the role of biofortified foods in our supply chain.
Ag biotech startup Tropic and Corteva Agriscience are partnering to develop stronger disease resistance traits in corn and soybeans.
“When it comes to soil carbon, there are more questions than answers in terms of whether it’s investable.” and other quotes from the sidelines of the World Agri-Tech and Future Food-Tech conferences in London last week.
Could dormant genes in staple crops such as rice be reactivated so they can grow in salty land, or even directly in the ocean?
Some commentators argue that cultivated meat is a food tech fantasy. So are they right? It all depends on your approach, says Joshua March, cofounder and CEO at San Leandro-based startup SciFi Foods.
Resurrect Bio uses gene editing to fix the innate immune system of crops and make them more resistant to disease.
Singrow will expand availability of its genomics-based indoor farming system that produces climate-resilient produce to bolster food security.
Researchers recently demonstrated that epigenome editing can reduce blight symptoms in cassava plants without impacting plant growth or yield.
Israeli startup Plantae Bioscience uses CRISPR gene editing techniques to slash levels of bitter-tasting saponins in yellow peas, addressing a major pain point in the plant protein industry.
Once focused on cotton, Texas Crop Science is now partnering with world-renowned plant genetics company GDM for high-yielding soybean varieties for farmers.
Wild Microbes has raised $3.3m in a pre-seed round to help unlock the potential of precision fermentation via gene editing technology it claims can enable the use of a broader range of microbial hosts.
Elo Life Systems has closed a $24.5m Series A to accelerate the development of a natural high-intensity sweetener, and Cavendish bananas engineered to resist the devastating Fusarium wilt fungal disease threatening global banana production.
Both companies have struggled to stay afloat and face further headwinds from the current downturn and rough economic climate.
Solis Agrosciences’ CEO discusses the future of biotech, role of farmers, and how her experience as a woman and an immigrant has informed her work.
Inari uses gene-editing tools to enhance the natural diversity of seeds while enabling higher crop yields with fewer inputs.
UM6P, the venture arm of the Moroccan university with the same name, says the deals are “investment-partnerships” as the two startups stand to benefit from scientific support and testing of their technologies at the university.
The deal will enable CoverCress to further commercialize its namesake winter oilseed product and bring farmers another source of revenue.
The UK startup is applying gene-editing tech to develop high-performance varieties of three crucial commodity crops: banana, coffee, and rice.
For Britain to unlock its agritech potential, government policies must be rooted in science, writes British member of parliament Julian Sturdy.
Smoke & mirrors, not worth the extra cost: 50 US farmers speak out on carbon markets