Crop gene editor Tropic Biosciences banks $35m in fresh funding
July 6, 2022
The UK startup is applying gene-editing tech to develop high-performance varieties of three crucial commodity crops: banana, coffee, and rice.
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UK MP: The future for sustainable agriculture does not lie in turning back the clock. It must be rooted in science
June 21, 2022
For Britain to unlock its agritech potential, government policies must be rooted in science, writes British member of parliament Julian Sturdy.
EXCLUSIVE: Anterra closes $260m Fund II, says quality of agrifoodtech opportunity ‘has increased exponentially’
May 17, 2022
Fund II will invest in ag biotech and digital solutions up and down the agrifood value chain, from fintech solutions to crop science and animal health.
EXCLUSIVE: Solis Agrosciences launches to accelerate ag biotech startup innovation
May 16, 2022
The US-based company provides ag biotech startups with many of the complex processes and equipment required to grow genetically engineered plants at scale.
12 startups from Europe solving some of the most pertinent issues in food & agtech
May 12, 2022
The F&A Next 2022 conference highlights 12 startups solving issues ranging from food wastage to providing alternative protein sources. Here are six.
Data Snapshot: Food security & sustainability drove $2.6b in funding for Ag Biotech in 2021
May 5, 2022
Top Ag Biotech investment deals in 2021 covered gene editing, farm inputs, animal health solutions, and biofertilizers, among others.
BRDG Park: Growing the future of agrifoodtech
April 8, 2022
Access to talent, investors, and new technologies are among the benefits CTC and CoverCress have found in St Louis ag biotech community BRDG Park.
Phytoform bags $5.7m to boost crop resilience through genome edits
December 16, 2021
The UK startup offers an AI-driven gene editing platform that uses CRISPR technologies to build more resilience in plants and better crop sustainability.
EXCLUSIVE: Crop CRISPR startup Hudson River Biotechnology raises $5.9m Series A funding
August 5, 2021
The Netherlands startup is using CRISPR to perform non-transgenic genome edits on plant varieties – in addition to developing nanotech-enabled delivery of crop inputs.
Brief: AquaBounty’s first commercial harvest of its GE salmon will happen this month
May 13, 2021
AquaBounty has encountered a number of challenges in its mission to commercialize its GE salmon including a labeling disclosure controversy.
Brief: Benson Hill to go public in $2bn SPAC merger
May 10, 2021
The deal involving the St Louis-based startup – which is developing gene-edited and selectively bred versions of crops used in alt-protein and animal feed production – is the latest in a string of recent agrifoodtech SPAC mergers.
Brief: Japanese company brings ‘world’s first genome-edited tomato’ to market
March 30, 2021
The Japanese government has affirmed its “determination” that Sanatech Seed’s new tomato will be regulated as a GE, rather than a GMO, product.
Amfora gets $6m Series B injection from Bayer, Spruce Capital to increase protein in crops
March 24, 2021
The US biotech startup is using gene editing to increase the nutritional content of seeds such as soybean, with an eye on the booming plant-based protein market.
A new White House signals new opportunities for agtech startups. Are we up for the challenge?
February 9, 2021
Editor’s note: Ponsi Trivisvavet is CEO at Inari, a seed genetics startup based in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The views expressed in this guest article are the
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.
Bayer & Temasek launch $30m seed genetics business targeting vertical farms
August 12, 2020
Named Unfold, the new venture has received $30 million in funding from the two companies, along with rights to germplasm from Bayer’s vegetable portfolio.
Should regen ag include gene editing? AFN readers respond
July 24, 2020
AFN readers had quite a bit to say about whether regenerative agriculture should embrace gene editing and biotech at large.
Tropic Biosciences banks $28.5m in Temasek-led Series B for gene-editing, RNAi approach
June 3, 2020
Tropic plans to use the funding to commercialize its tech and to add rice to the roster of tropical crop cultivars it has in development.
The top 20 Ag Biotech deals of 2019
May 13, 2020
Despite a slow down in investment in 2019, Ag Biotech was still one of the top categories for seed funding, and the most active upstream category.
For Elo Life Systems, Gene Editing is About Giving Consumers Exactly What They Want
May 6, 2019
Elo Life Systems, the food-focused subsidiary of the recently listed gene-editing group Precision Biosciences, is focused on developing food crops with nutritionally-improved characteristics.
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