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The company captures diverse microbes for agricultural applications, like crop protection, and screens strains for the best assays that would work for insect, disease and nematode control. Continue reading AgBiome lands $166M for safer crop protection technology
The company focuses on providing small to mid-size CPG companies with an automated way to manage their trade promotion in retail stores. Continue reading Trade promotion management startup Cresicor raises $5.6M to keep tabs on customer spend
Infrared spectrometers are expensive and powerful instruments scientists use to analyze the chemical makeup of a sample, and a new research project has demonstrated what this technology might look like if packed into a smartphone. The breakthrough hing… Continue reading Tunable LEDs shrink infrared spectroscopy down to phone-friendly size
Forward Kitchens provides a turnkey tool for restaurants to set up an online presence. Continue reading Forward Kitchens cooks up $2.5M to transform existing kitchens into digital storefronts
After years of lengthy court battles the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced it will ban agricultural uses of chlorpyrifos, a pesticide suspected of causing neurodevelopmental problems in children. The ban comes into effect in six … Continue reading EPA finally bans common food pesticide after years of court battles
Apeel developed a plant-based layer for the surface of fruits and vegetables, that is tasteless and odorless, and keeps moisture in, while letting oxygen out. Continue reading Apeel bites into another $250M funding round, at a $2B valuation, to accelerate fresh food supply chains
The company’s remote hiring technology enable restaurants to fill last-minute drive-thru or cashier shifts. Continue reading Bite Ninja scoops up pre-seed funding to reimagine restaurant working environments
Sadly agriculture isn’t the most efficient process, requiring huge amounts of land and resources, and as the human population grows, our food supply will be put under increasing stress. But a new study has shown that farming protein from microbes could… Continue reading Microbes anyone? Study outlines huge potential of solar-powered protein
A new research review published in the journal Frontiers in Nutrition argues popular low-carbohydrate ketogenic diets are unhealthy for most people. The review rekindles a long-standing debate over the dangers of high-fat/low-carb dietary strategies.Co… Continue reading Concerns raised over long-term health risks of ketogenic diets
One year after voice-based AI technology company ConverseNow raised a $3.3 million seed round, the company is back with a cash infusion of $15 million in Series A funding. Continue reading ConverseNow is targeting restaurant drive-thrus with new $15M round