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AKA Foods Secures 17.2 Million Dollars in Seed Funding

AKA Foods Ltd. today announced the completion of a 17.2-million-dollar seed funding round led by renowned AI experts and entrepreneurs Alex and Michael Bronstein. The funding marks the official launch of AKA Studio, a secure AI system and proprietary platform that enables food companies to create, optimise, and launch products much faster, smarter, and more […]

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AI Startups

Six disruptive startups driving innovation in fintech, agtech, lifesciences tech and more

NEC X, the Silicon Valley venture studio backed by NEC’s advanced technologies and global businesses, announced the six visionary startups selected for Batch 13 of its Elev X! Ignite program – a cohort that reflects surging demand for innovation in agriculture, healthcare, compliance, financial services and enterprise tech. Elev X! continues to experience record-breaking growth, with applications jumping […]

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AgTech AI Precision Agriculture

AI meets agriculture: Agmatix and BASF partner to develop Soybean Cyst Nematode detection tool

Agmatix, a leading provider of AI-powered agronomic solutions, announced a strategic collaboration with BASF, one of the world’s largest chemical and agricultural solutions companies, to develop a cutting-edge digital solution for detecting – and predicting – the presence of soybean cyst nematode (SCN). This collaboration started through AgroStart, an open innovation and partnership platform by […]

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Agriculture AI BioTech

EIT expands team of field-leading experts spanning AI, economics, life sciences, generative biology and medicine

The Ellison Institute of Technology (EIT), the new organisation reimagining the path from scientific breakthrough to real world impact, today announces its founding team of world-leading scientists, engineers, policy experts and entrepreneurs.  EIT’s mission is to develop and deploy solutions to some of humanity’s most enduring challenges. They are taking a new approach to scientific discovery, one that aligns research […]

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FoodTech Fresh Produce Nutrition

Hitachi launches food quality visualization solution with time-temperature sensing ink

Hitachi Industrial Equipment Systems Co., Ltd. (HIES) is now offering paid samples of its innovative food quality visualization solution using time- temperature sensing ink. This ink, which changes color based on elapsed time and temperature, enables cost-effective quality monitoring in the supply chain. Without requiring power or retrieval, the solution simplifies tracking temperature-sensitive products, improving […]

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BioTech Protein

New Wave Biotech launches Bioprocess Foresight to help biomanufacturing innovators design smarter, commercialise quicker and scale greener

AI bioprocess simulation software company New Wave Biotech is helping alt protein and biomanufacturing companies design better, commercialise quicker and scale greener through new technology launched today.  The Bioprocess Foresight platform harnesses AI-powered simulation to give biomanufacturing innovators a clear picture of techno-economics, output and environmental impact, tailored to their process with their data. Not only does the solution provide […]

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AgTech Precision Agriculture

5 reasons to digitize agronomic field trials

Agricultural field trials are fundamental in developing new crop varieties and synthetic and biological crop protection products. Yet, traditional trial management methods are plagued with inefficiencies, data integrity issues, and extensive data processing times. These challenges significantly inflate the costs of bringing new products to market – and for many, make it simply impossible to […]