Korea’s agricultural sector is experiencing significant transformation driven by advancements in microbiome technology and natural products.
Are GLP-1 drugs an ‘existential threat’ to the food industry or an opportunity for some creative thinking?
Spoiler alert: Hangover ‘cures’ don’t work, says Dr. Zack Abbott. If you overindulged last night, Gatorade won’t stop you feeling like death this morning. But a shot of ZBiotics just might…
“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.
The ever-popular gut microbiome sector must create a run-to-poop future that moves beyond just science and into storytelling.
Launched in September 2021 with $30 million in funding, microbiome startup Verb Biotics engineers ‘precision biotics’ for foods and supplements with ‘measurable effects that consumers can feel.’
Powerful data and validated science were just a few of the reasons Middleland Capital led BIOHM’s recent $7.5m funding round.
Soil biotech, food waste, and sustainable beverages were among the winning concepts Latin American agrifoodtech startups pitched to an audience last month.
Top Ag Biotech investment deals in 2021 covered gene editing, farm inputs, animal health solutions, and biofertilizers, among others.
The two US-based companies will develop microbiome-based feed ingredients, health and therapeutics, and monitoring products for animal health innvoation.
Co-founder and CEO Jason Green discusses its new 250,000-square-foot facility and the importance of the microbiome.
Prosus Ventures led the Series B round, with JME Ventures and Seaya Ventures among the other participating investors.
The Berkeley, California-based startup said it’ll use the capital to “rapidly” scale its US business while expanding its global presence and releasing new nitrogen fixation products.
The North Carolina startup is tapping into the microbiome to develop non-antibiotic treatments for respiratory infections in cattle and other animals.
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.
Instead of just identifying helpful microbes, Boost wants to explore how microbe ecology may unlock even more benefits for farmers
Nusantics is aiming for a “bio-based future [of] value-added lifestyle products such as skincare, personal care, food, and beverage”.
Daniel Vradenburg is the former president of Wilbur-Ellis and the board chair of Cavallo Ventures and now he’s joining soil science startup Trace Genomics.
The sweet potato weevil is a very difficult pest to control and it is a serious pest in Africa. So the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation asked AgBiome if they’d be willing to work on it. They’re now entering phase 2.
Are you a terroir-ist? If so, you’ll understand — along with almost any winegrower — how sexy soil can be.
