News and Trends 30 Jul 2019
Belgian 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…
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More News! 11 Jul 2019
Bayer 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…
More News! 4 Jul 2019
First 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…
Interview 30 May 2019
Taking 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…
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Startup Scout 24 May 2019
This 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…
More News! 16 May 2019
Israeli 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…
News and Trends 6 May 2019
Molecules 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,…
News and Trends 29 Apr 2019
Viruses 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…
Startup Scout 19 Apr 2019
This 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…
News and Trends 22 Feb 2019
French 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…
Startup Scout 8 Feb 2019
This 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…
More News! 24 Jan 2019
ExxonMobil 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…
News and Trends 17 Sep 2018
Brewing Pheromones for Pest Control
Harmful pesticides on your food may be less of a worry in the future, as a Danish biotech company has…
News and Trends 14 Sep 2018
Novozymes 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…
News and Trends 5 Sep 2018
Cassava 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…
More News! 26 Jul 2018
Plastic 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,…
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In Depth 12 Jul 2018
How 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…
