News and Trends 30 Jul 2019Belgian Biotech Raises €35M to Develop Eco-Friendly Pesticides The Belgium-based company AgroSavfe has raised a Series C round of €35M to develop an environmentally friendly crop pesticide inspired… July 30, 2019 - 2 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
More News! 11 Jul 2019Bayer Launches Israeli Company to Develop Viruses Against Crop Disease Bayer is backing the launch of the Israeli biotech Ecophage, which will develop environmentally friendly crop disease treatments based on… July 11, 2019 - 2 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
More News! 4 Jul 2019First Eco-Friendly Treatment Stops Fungal Crop Disease An eco-friendly antifungal treatment developed by the French biotech Amoéba has reduced rust infections in legumes by 85% in a… July 4, 2019 - 3 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
Interview 30 May 2019Taking Inspiration from Plants to Prevent Mold from Ruining Crops Olga Dubey founded the Swiss startup Agrosustain with the intention to bring forth a natural alternative to chemical pesticides against… May 30, 2019 - 4 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
Startup Scout 24 May 2019This Biotech Uses Gene Editing to Count Chickens Before They Hatch In the city of Jerusalem, eggXYt is developing gene edited chickens whose male chicks fluoresce inside the egg. This could… May 24, 2019 - 3 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
More News! 16 May 2019Israeli Startup Raises €11M to Become the First to Sell Lab-Grown Steaks Aleph Farms has closed a Series A round of €10.7M ($12M) to beef up its manufacturing and get its lab-grown… May 16, 2019 - 2 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 6 May 2019Molecules in Bee Jelly Could Protect Whole Nests Against Viruses for Generations A research team has discovered that honeybees pass molecules of RNA to each other by sharing it in edible jelly,… May 6, 2019 - 2 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 29 Apr 2019Viruses Evolve to Defeat CRISPR-Cas9 in Genetically-Modified Plants Researchers found that viral pathogens can quickly evolve to overcome transgenic cassava plants expressing the bacterial weapon CRISPR-Cas9, which could… April 29, 2019 - 2 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
Startup Scout 19 Apr 2019This Biotech Fertilizes Crops with Little Microbe Capsules We’re zooming over to France this week. The biotech Kapsera makes capsules of microbes that present a cheaper and more… April 19, 2019 - 3 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 22 Feb 2019French Company to Open Biggest Insect Farm in the World A Series C round of €110M ($125M) -- the largest ever for agriculture technology outside of the USA -- will… February 22, 2019 - 2 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
Startup Scout 8 Feb 2019This Biotech Uses Genomics to Breed Super Peas This week’s biotech, Equi-Nom, is based in Israel. With its genomics and computer modeling technology, the company helps plant producers… February 8, 2019 - 4 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
More News! 24 Jan 2019ExxonMobil Recruits Swiss Company to Make Biofuels The Swiss biofuels company Clariant is joining up with US companies ExxonMobil and the Renewable Energy Group to make biodiesel… January 24, 2019 - 2 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 17 Sep 2018Brewing Pheromones for Pest Control Harmful pesticides on your food may be less of a worry in the future, as a Danish biotech company has… September 17, 2018 - 2 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 14 Sep 2018Novozymes Releases Enzyme That Helps Chickens Better Absorb Food Novozymes has released a new enzyme that breaks down bacterial cell debris in the gut and allows chickens to absorb… September 14, 2018 - 2 minutesmins - By Helen Albert Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 5 Sep 2018Cassava Plants Gene Edited Using CRISPR to Produce Waxy Starch A team of European researchers applied CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing technology to engineer cassava plants that produce a modified type of… September 5, 2018 - 3 minutesmins - By Helen Albert Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
More News! 26 Jul 2018Plastic Type Key to Eco-Friendly Breakdown by Soil Microbes Swiss research shows that bacteria and fungi in the soil are able to comprehensively break down some types of plastic,… July 26, 2018 - 3 minutesmins - By Helen Albert Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
In Depth 12 Jul 2018How Plant Biotechnology Can Give Us Better Food and Medicines From super crops to better medicines, biotechnology from plants could make a big difference in our lives. Here’s how. What… July 12, 2018 - 4 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email