Top news of the week: 03.08.2021.
Food And Agriculture
Podcast: By focusing on biotechnology breakthroughs, have scientists overlooked simpler solutions to our food security problems?
Gene editing could revolutionise agriculture, with some scientists promising healthier and more productive crops and animals, but will
Gene-edited crops made in Latin America, for Latin American needs
In recent years, precision biotechnologies have appeared on the Latin American horizon, introducing new ways to modify genomes affordably easily and
Is Lab Meat About to Hit Your Dinner Plate?
Splashy headlines suggest it might be. But experts say it's still a “moonshot” away.
UN Food Systems Summit: Biotechnology key to meeting zero hunger goals
Agricultural biotechnology is a crucial tool for transforming global food systems to meet the United Nation’s goal of ensuring zero hunger by 2030, say some scientists, academics and civil ...
Good Day BIO: Senate talks ag biotech and pandemic preparedness
From ag biotech in Mexico, to pandemic preparedness in the U.S., it was a busy day on Capitol Hill yesterday as BIO’s Dr. Michelle McMurry-Heath and Phyllis Arthur testified on these ...
Farm Tech Investing Is Accelerating Faster Than Food Tech And General VC - New Report
Vertical farms and ag biotechnologies received the bulk of investment while marketplaces giving farmers access to inputs and buyers closed the largest deals.
Vertex CEO Reshma Kewalramani, MD to join Ginkgo Bioworks Board of Directors
/PRNewswire/ -- Ginkgo Bioworks, Inc. ("Ginkgo") today announced that Reshma Kewalramani, M.D., FASN, Chief Executive Officer and President at Vertex, will...
Join us online for GROW Impact Accelerator Demo Day 2021
GROW Impact Accelerator will showcase 10 game-changing startups offering sustainable solutions in alt-protein, smallholding, food waste reduction, and more.