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Danforth Plant Science Center Launches First Company from New Startup Development Subsidiary

The Danforth Technology Co. (DTC), a subsidiary launched earlier this year by the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center to help create startups from its campus, recently established its first company. Peptyde ... Read More

39 North Agtech Innovation District Celebrates Five Year Anniversary

39 North, Missouri’s premier agtech innovation community, is celebrating its fifth anniversary. 39 North was announced to great fanfare, and is named after the region’s position on the 39th parallel of ... Read More

Geospatial Innovation Institute Launches in St. Louis, Missouri

Multiple research institutions are joining forces to create the Taylor Geospatial Institute, a new entity based locally and aimed at expanding St. Louis, Missouri’s position as a hub of geospatial research ... Read More

Missouri Celebrates National Ag Day

It’s National Ag Day! We couldn’t think of a better time to highlight Missouri’s global leadership in agtech. Did you know Missouri is home to nearly 100,000 farms and employs more ... Read More

Missouri Agtech Company Develops Method to Improve Crop Yield, Stave Off Pests

Plastomics, a St. Louis-based agtech company, is developing new methods to improve crop yield and stave off pests. Founded in 2017, Plastomics has created engineering technology designed to deliver traits to ... Read More

Post REAP Recap

The virtual REAP Conference 2021, held on November 10, 2021, was an excellent opportunity to take stock of the latest innovations in agriculture and what the future holds for the sector. ... Read More

San Francisco-Based Biotech Company Expands to Missouri

The Cortex Innovation Community, Washington University in St. Louis and Saint Louis University (SLU) announced today that Vir Biotechnology Inc., a San Francisco-based immunology research company focused on treating and preventing ... Read More

Site Selection: Agtech is a Natural for Missouri

Plowing as it has through the pandemic, Missouri agtech startup Benson Hill has managed to till the soil for what looks to be a bountiful future. Over a rapid-fire series of ... Read More

Missouri: Leading the Charge in Innovation

Companies want to be where innovation is happening. In Missouri, several innovation communities are located throughout the state, providing the collaborative, forward-thinking spirit that small businesses and large corporations thrive on. ... Read More

Geospatial & Information Technology Training Campus Announced in St. Louis, Missouri

Gateway Global American Youth and Business Alliance Academies Inc. (GGAYBA), a St. Louis, Missouri-based workforce development nonprofit, announced a $25 million project to develop a geospatial and information technology training campus ... Read More