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GeneNeer Ltd. is pleased to announce it has successfully closed a US$1 million seed round to support the acceleration of its technology for rapid crop seed innovation. The company’s breakthrough method leverages its proprietary Superlines and tissue-specific silencing capabilities to improve the current precision, speed, and safety of advanced breeding technologies. In a league of […]
Invaio Sciences recently announced it has acquired Peptyde Bio, a company that discovers, designs and characterizes novel peptides for use in agriculture. The acquisition brings an established platform and IP portfolio that will enable Invaio to speed up the design and discovery of biologically active peptides that can protect crops from pests and disease in […]
Nufarm and IBI-Ag have announced a collaboration agreement which grants Nufarm exclusive rights to further develop, with an option to commercialize, several specific bioinsecticide candidates discovered by IBI-Ag. IBI-Ag is a leading ag-biologicals company that develops single domain antibody insecticides to increase crop production with no harm to farmers, consumers and the environment. As an […]
Insectta, a leading company in the insect industry and portfolio company of the Trendlines Group (SGX: 42T:OTCQX: TRNLY), announced that it has raised S$1.4 million in a funding round led by the Trendlines Agrifood Fund, with participation from 3 other investors: Glocalink SG, Paragon Ventures I and SEEDS Capital. The funds will be used to […]
ICL (NYSE: ICL) (TASE: ICL), a leading global specialty minerals company, and ag-biotech company PlantArcBio, Ltd.(TASE: PLNT), today announced the development of a novel bio-stimulant technology platform, which will improve crop yields while having minimal impact on the environment. The platform successfully uses RNAi technology to maximize a plant’s natural yield increase mechanisms, without any genetic […]
FoodTech start-up Wanda Fish Technologies, Ltd. has signed two agreements with Tufts University to advance the company’s goals in the emerging field of cultivated fish. Under a licensing agreement, Wanda Fish gains exclusive rights to certain intellectual property in fish cell cultivation developed by Tufts researcher David Kaplan, a leader in the field of cellular […]
Indian biotech company String Bio has announced a viable new technology that can turn the greenhouse gas methane into a valuable crop input. Reduction of atmospheric methane – eighty times more potenti as a greenhouse gas than carbon dioxide – presents the biggest opportunity to slow the pace of global warming, according to climate scientists. […]
In recent years, AGTech innovators have produced exciting new ways to capture the power of technology to enhance the world’s food supply. In this article, we discuss why investors select the FoodTech and AGTech industry and what we as a company look for in these food and agriculture companies seeking access to capital. Why Invest […]
Agri-EPI Centre, in partnership with Hands Free Farm, are running a Hackathon event challenging technological innovators to “hack” a solution to the increasing challenges and complexities of the safety of autonomous agricultural vehicles. With new and emerging technologies driving innovations in various sectors worldwide, agriculture in particular stands to benefit from technology that can alleviate […]
In collaboration with 8 Hours Ahead, The British Embassy China (Foreign & Commonwealth Office/Department for International Trade) and the Chinese Ministry of Science & Technology, Agri-EPI Centre is hosting a second webinar exploring agri-tech export opportunities in China. For UK AgTech & Innovation C-Suites who wish to better understand the Chinese agri-tech market, or explore opportunities to […]
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