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gBETA Indiana Announces AgBioScience “Fall 2019” Cohort
gBETA Indiana is pleased to announce the participants of its gBETA Indy Fall 2019 and gBETA Agbioscience 2019 cohorts. This will be the first time two cohorts will run at once in Indianapolis; the first stage of gBETA’s state-wide expansion announced earlier this year. The gBETA Indy Fall 2019 cohort includes five local startups who represent a diverse mix [...]
Agriculture-technology company bringing innovative food system to Electric Works
Electric Works is adding an innovative Commercial Regenerative Agriculture (CRA) technology company to its expanding list of tenants. Muncie-based agriculture technology firm Balance Holdings, Inc. will locate one of its patented Environmentally Controlled Sustainable Integrated Agriculture (ECSIA) systems at Electric Works. The ECSIA system combines Commercial Regenerative Agriculture with raising fish and crayfish in tanks to grow the most [...]
The Bee Corp lands $750,000 grant
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. -- The Bee Corp, an agriculture technology startup founded by Indiana University alumni, has received additional federal funding to commercialize its pollination measurement technology. The National Science Foundation has awarded The Bee Corp a two-year SBIR Phase II grant of $750,000. This funding follows a Phase I grant from NSF of $225,000 awarded in 2018. The [...]
Startup developing solar-powered crop-drying devices receives grants worth $150,000
JUA Technologies International, a Purdue University-affiliated startup developing solar-powered crop-drying devices, has received federal and state grants worth $150,000 to help further develop the technology. JUA Technologies International received a $100,000 Small Business Innovation Research Phase I grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture and a $50,000 match investment from Elevate Ventures, through the 21st Century Research and Technology Fund. [...]
Paine Schwartz Partners Makes Growth Equity Investment in Advanced Agrilytics
Paine Schwartz Partners, a global leader in sustainable food chain investing, today announced that it has made its first growth equity investment through its Paine Schwartz Food Chain Fund V ("Fund V") in Advanced Agrilytics (the "Company"), an agronomics services business with advanced precision analytics capabilities. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Based in Huntington, Indiana and soon to [...]
Why Indiana is becoming a leader in agbioscience innovation
When people think of startups in the life sciences and biotech space, images of Silicon Valley often appear in their minds. But as entrepreneurs increasingly face challenges in building a company in the pricey and overcrowded West Coast region, they’re starting to consider putting down roots elsewhere. For AgriNovus Indiana, there’s no better place to cultivate an agbioscience ecosystem than [...]
Indiana Governor Eric J. Holcomb Joins Speaker Lineup at Second-Annual Forbes AgTech Summit in Indianapolis
Speakers include Steve Forbes, Chairman & Editor-in-Chief, Forbes; Bill Even, CEO, National Pork Board; Mike Federle, CEO, Forbes; Sara Menker, Founder & CEO, Gro Intelligence; Jeff Simmons, CEO, Elanco Animal Health; Jim Sutter, CEO, U.S. Soybean Export Council, and many more Indianapolis, IN – September 5, 2019 – Indiana Governor Eric J. Holcomb today joins an impressive lineup of speakers [...]
Aiming to improve nutrition with ‘Orange Corn,’ NutraMaize receives more than $1 million in funding
Naturally selected Orange Corn has abundance of antioxidant carotenoids WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – A project that began as part of an ongoing humanitarian effort to improve nutrition in low-income countries has received more than $1 million to adapt a more nutritious, naturally selected variety of corn to the United States. Purdue University-affiliated startup NutraMaize LLC was recently awarded a Phase II [...]
‘Google of microbes’ could provide digital data from bacteria to solve world problems in health, crops
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – It may be an unsettling thought for some – but the human body is home to trillions of “good and bad” bacteria, viruses and other tiny organisms called microbes. But the scientific big data communities recognize the value of good microbes because they show promise in curing diseases and improving crop yields. Purdue University-affiliated startup Karyosoft has [...]
Autonomous robots enter fields to collect precise soil samples, help farmers improve yields, reduce environmental impact, save money
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Collecting precise soil samples is essential for farmers because a small amount of soil determines the amount of nutrients needed for acres of crops and can determine crop yields. The U.S. Department of Agriculture reports that soil testing can help farmers increase yields, reduce production costs and prevent surface and groundwater pollution. “Smartcore,” an autonomous robot [...]
gBETA Indiana Announces AgBioScience “Fall 2019” Cohort
gBETA Indiana is pleased to announce the participants of its gBETA Indy Fall 2019 and gBETA Agbioscience 2019 cohorts. This will be the first time two cohorts will run at once in Indianapolis; the first stage of gBETA’s state-wide expansion announced earlier this year. The gBETA Indy Fall 2019 cohort includes five local startups who represent a diverse mix [...]
Agriculture-technology company bringing innovative food system to Electric Works
Electric Works is adding an innovative Commercial Regenerative Agriculture (CRA) technology company to its expanding list of tenants. Muncie-based agriculture technology firm Balance Holdings, Inc. will locate one of its patented Environmentally Controlled Sustainable Integrated Agriculture (ECSIA) systems at Electric Works. The ECSIA system combines Commercial Regenerative Agriculture with raising fish and crayfish in tanks to grow the most [...]
The Bee Corp lands $750,000 grant
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. -- The Bee Corp, an agriculture technology startup founded by Indiana University alumni, has received additional federal funding to commercialize its pollination measurement technology. The National Science Foundation has awarded The Bee Corp a two-year SBIR Phase II grant of $750,000. This funding follows a Phase I grant from NSF of $225,000 awarded in 2018. The [...]
Startup developing solar-powered crop-drying devices receives grants worth $150,000
JUA Technologies International, a Purdue University-affiliated startup developing solar-powered crop-drying devices, has received federal and state grants worth $150,000 to help further develop the technology. JUA Technologies International received a $100,000 Small Business Innovation Research Phase I grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture and a $50,000 match investment from Elevate Ventures, through the 21st Century Research and Technology Fund. [...]
Paine Schwartz Partners Makes Growth Equity Investment in Advanced Agrilytics
Paine Schwartz Partners, a global leader in sustainable food chain investing, today announced that it has made its first growth equity investment through its Paine Schwartz Food Chain Fund V ("Fund V") in Advanced Agrilytics (the "Company"), an agronomics services business with advanced precision analytics capabilities. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Based in Huntington, Indiana and soon to [...]
Why Indiana is becoming a leader in agbioscience innovation
When people think of startups in the life sciences and biotech space, images of Silicon Valley often appear in their minds. But as entrepreneurs increasingly face challenges in building a company in the pricey and overcrowded West Coast region, they’re starting to consider putting down roots elsewhere. For AgriNovus Indiana, there’s no better place to cultivate an agbioscience ecosystem than [...]
Indiana Governor Eric J. Holcomb Joins Speaker Lineup at Second-Annual Forbes AgTech Summit in Indianapolis
Speakers include Steve Forbes, Chairman & Editor-in-Chief, Forbes; Bill Even, CEO, National Pork Board; Mike Federle, CEO, Forbes; Sara Menker, Founder & CEO, Gro Intelligence; Jeff Simmons, CEO, Elanco Animal Health; Jim Sutter, CEO, U.S. Soybean Export Council, and many more Indianapolis, IN – September 5, 2019 – Indiana Governor Eric J. Holcomb today joins an impressive lineup of speakers [...]
Aiming to improve nutrition with ‘Orange Corn,’ NutraMaize receives more than $1 million in funding
Naturally selected Orange Corn has abundance of antioxidant carotenoids WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – A project that began as part of an ongoing humanitarian effort to improve nutrition in low-income countries has received more than $1 million to adapt a more nutritious, naturally selected variety of corn to the United States. Purdue University-affiliated startup NutraMaize LLC was recently awarded a Phase II [...]
‘Google of microbes’ could provide digital data from bacteria to solve world problems in health, crops
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – It may be an unsettling thought for some – but the human body is home to trillions of “good and bad” bacteria, viruses and other tiny organisms called microbes. But the scientific big data communities recognize the value of good microbes because they show promise in curing diseases and improving crop yields. Purdue University-affiliated startup Karyosoft has [...]
Autonomous robots enter fields to collect precise soil samples, help farmers improve yields, reduce environmental impact, save money
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Collecting precise soil samples is essential for farmers because a small amount of soil determines the amount of nutrients needed for acres of crops and can determine crop yields. The U.S. Department of Agriculture reports that soil testing can help farmers increase yields, reduce production costs and prevent surface and groundwater pollution. “Smartcore,” an autonomous robot [...]
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