Tag: Gene-Editing

Pontifax Global Food and Agriculture Fund II closed at $302 million

Post author By AgReads®
Post date October 11, 2020

Pontifax AgTech Management, a California based firm which invests in technology used in the food and agriculture sector, closed its second fund, Pontifax Global Food and Agriculture Technology Fund II, with commitments totaling $302m. The predecessor fund closed in 2017 with $105 million. Pontifax AgTech invests globally in growing businesses that improve agricultural productivity, nutrition, […]

FoodTech Fresh Produce Gene-Editing

Gene-editing to accelerate innovation in fruits and vegetables

Post author By AgReads®
Post date August 26, 2020

Pairwise, a food tech company, stands at the forefront of breakthrough genome editing technologies to bring exciting new products to market that are more enticing, more convenient and more likely to end up in people’s grocery carts. The Pairwise team is one of the first to develop novel types of fruits and vegetables so that […]