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$83.0m
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Molecular Assemblies, Inc. is an enzymatic DNA synthesis technology founded in 2013 by Curt Becker, Bill Efcavitch and William Efcavitch.
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- Bill Efcavitch ******@saavha.com
- Curt Becker linkedin
- William Efcavitch linkedin
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$725.0k
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Pheronym is a biotechnology company based out of Davis, California, which makes pheromones that control agricultural pests and can be used as a replacement for toxic pesticides.
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- Dr. Fatma Kaplan *******@pheronym.com
- Karl Cameron Schiller ********@pheronym.com
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$1.9b
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Apeel Sciences is a company that develops treatments to prevent spoilage of fruits and vegetables using molecules naturally found in peels, which maintain moisture and keep out oxygen.
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- James Rogers *****@apeel.com
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A Canadian food biotech company focused on the development of hypoallergenic peanuts
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$114.3m
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Geltor is a cellular agriculture company making essential proteins, such as collagen and gelatin, using microbes in their own bio-fermentation recombinant protein production facility.
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$50.0m
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An industrial biotech company developing a commercial bioprocess for manufacturing bio-based malonic acid.
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- Eric Steen (entrepreneur) linkedin
- JAY D. KEASLING ********@berkeley.edu
- Jeffrey Dietrich *********@rarebird.coffee
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$191.8m
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The EVERY Company (formally Clara Foods) is a biotechnology company founded by two New Harvest community members David Anchel and Arturo Elizondo in 2014. The company is based out of San Francisco, California and manufactures animal- free proteins using using yeast bio-fermentation techniques fore use in food products.
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$1.1b
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Pivot Bio is a company that creates technology that is focused on nitrogen fixation in cereal crops through microbes.It was founded in 2010 and is located in Berkeley, California.
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- Karsten Temme *******@pivotbio.com
- Alvin Tamsir
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$267.4m
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Formlabs is a 3D printing system company that provides digital fabrications for industries
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- Maxim Lobovsky *****.********@formlabs.com
- Natan Linder *****.******@tulip.co
- David Cranor linkedin
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$41.3m
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Beta Hatch is an insect protein for farming company founded in 2015 by Virginia Emery.
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$427.1m
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DNA Script is a DNA synthesis company founded by Thomas Ybert, Sylvain Gariel, and Xavier Gordon in 2014, and headquartered in Paris, France.
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- Thomas Ybert ******.*****@dnascript.com
- Sylvain Gariel *******.******@dnascript.com
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$677.0m
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A gene editing technology company founded in 2015 and based in Boulder, CO, USA.
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$274.2m
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Calysta is a biotechnology company seeking to improve worldwide food security through making animal feed. The company is based out of Menlo Park, California and was founded in 2012 by Josh Silverman.
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- David McElroy *****@mcelroyconsultingllc.com
- Alan Shaw linkedin
- Josh Silverman twitter
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$38.0m
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Equinom is a computational seed breeding company providing multi-trait seed products specified for the food industry. The company offers pea, cowpea, chickpea, mung bean lentil, fava and sesame varieties.
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$170.0m
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Agriculture company developing novel methods of pest control
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- Frances H. Arnold *******@cheme.caltech.edu
- Pedro Coelho *******@provivi.com
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$5.0m
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NovoNutrients produce microbes that break down industrial emissions of carbon dioxide and reassemble them into aquaculture feed.
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$65.4m
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An agricultural biotechnology company producing renewable, biomass-based fuels and raw materials
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- Michael Raab (entrepreneur) *******.****@agrivida.com
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$25.4m
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Biosortia is a therapeutics, agrochemical and cosmetics company developing products from microbial small molecules through microbiome mining.
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$273.6m
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Vestaron is a Kalamazoo, Michigan-based agricultural technology company manufacturing bioinsecticides from naturally occurring peptides
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$37.7m
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A synthetic biology company making agricultural biologicals.
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$85.0m
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Developing technologies to produce jet fuel and other biofuels from algae
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$252.5m
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AgBiome is focused on the discovery and development of biological and trait products for crop production.
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- John Ryals linkedin
- Jeff Dangl
- Eric Ward *****@agbiome.com
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$1.2b
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Indigo is an agricultural technology company utilizing natural microbiology and digital technologies to improve farmers' profitability, environmental sustainability and consumer health.
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- Rahul Bhatia *****.******@goindigo.in
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$67.4m
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Recombinetics is a biotechnology company that uses gene editing for agriculture and medicine
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- Joe Tector linkedin
- Perry Hackett *****.*******@recombinetics.com
- Scott Fahrenkrug
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$109.7m
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TerViva is an Alameda, California-based food and agriculture technology company that produces pongamia trees with oil and protein-rich beans, similar to soybean, for plant-based food ingredients.
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$54.8m
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A company replacing chemical pesticides with plant based products.
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- Karn Manhas ****.******@terramera.com
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$11.3m
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SwineTech is a company focused on the health of piglets founded in 2015 by Matthew Rooda.
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- Matthew Rooda ******@swinetechnologies.com
- Abraham Espinoza *********@swinetechnologies.com
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$452.1m
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Inari is a biotechnology and agricultural technology company
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- Ponsi Trivisvavet ************@inari.com
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$102.5m
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Hazel Technologies is a biotechnology for foodwaste prevention company founded in 2015 by Patrick Flynn, Amy Garber and Adam Preslar.
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- Patrick Flynn ***@hazeltechnologies.com
- Amy Garber ***@hazeltechnologies.com
- Adam Preslar ****@hazeltechnologies.com
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$122.0m
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Brightseed is a biotechnology company that uses Artificial Intelligence technology which discloses powerful compounds that are hidden in nature
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- Lee Chae
- Jim Flatt ***.*****@brightseedbio.com
- Sofia Elizondo *****.********@brightseedbio.com
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$5.2m
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Agragene develops sterile male insects to replace chemical pesticides for the control of crop pests
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- Omar Akbari
- Ethan Bier
- Valentino Gantz *********.*****@patternbio.com
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$94.2m
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A plant genetics company with technologies in crop protection that aims to help farmers produce healthy food from sustainable crop systems.
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$10.8m
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Mootral develops carbon reduction solutions for companies and governments. Its first solution is a natural feed supplement that significantly reduces methane emissions from ruminants.
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$115.0m
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Pairwise uses CRISPR, gene editing and natural diversity in agricultural crops to address global food challenges. The company is working to develop new varieties of crops.
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- Feng Zhang linkedin
- Haven Baker ******@pairwise.com
- J. Keith Joung *****.*****@sequre-dx.com
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Cemvita Factory is an Houston-based clean technology company founded by Moji Karimi and Tara Karimi.
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$2.0m
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A biotechnology company providing a discovery platform focused on microbial products for agriculture, human, and animal health.
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$18.0m
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Safetraces, Inc. is a Pleasanton, California-based biotechnology company developing an indoor air quality verification that actively measures pathogen risk.
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$38.5m
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Tropic Biosciences is a genome editing company founded in 2016 by Gilad Gershon.
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- Eyal Maori ****.*****@tropic.bio
- Gilad Gershon *****.*******@tropic.bio
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$90.4m
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PlantResponse is a biotechnology company developing soil health solutions and products for crop nutrition.
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$54.6m
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A company that develops biotechnology solutions for agriculture & environmental management
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$3.6m
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A company that develops a microbiome discovery platform for animal health.
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$21.5m
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Front Range Biosciences is an agriculture science for cannabis company founded in 2015 by Nick Hofmeister, Christoper Zalewski and Jonathan Vaught.
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- Nick Hofmeister ***********@frontrangebio.com
- Jonathan Vaught *******@frontrangebio.com
- Christoper Zalewski *********@frontrangebio.com
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$22.1m
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Trait Biolabs is working to make safer hemp and cannabis products by modifying cannabinoids to make them water soluble.
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$33.2m
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Programming biolCellibre is a best-in-class manufacturing technology company.. Employing an organism-agnostic approach, we turn cells into specialized, sustainable factories for the manufacture of globally significant products at scale.ogy to turn cells into factories company
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$15.0m
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FYTO is a technology company that develops systems that grow high quality crops using much less resources.
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$106.6m
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AgriProtein is a Cape Town-based developer of insect based nutrient recycling to create sustainable sources of protein for the mono-gastric animal feed industry.
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$5.8m
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Phytoform Labs is a biotechnology company.
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- William Pelton *******.******@phytoformlabs.com
- Nicolas Kral *******.****@phytoformlabs.com
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$8.3m
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Beeflow is a company focused on improving bees' immune system and teaching bees to pollinate targeted crops to increase bee population and crop yields.
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- Matias Viel *****@beeflow.com
- Pedro Negri
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$32.0m
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An agricultural biotechnology coompany developing microbial consortia for improved agricultural yields
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- Marcus Meadows-Smith **************@bioconsortia.com
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$40.0k
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Phage Technologies is an animal and human food technology company developing diagnostic tools for food-borne bacteria.
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$88.9m
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Invaio is a Cambridge, Massachusetts-based biotechnology company founded by Ignacio Martinez.
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- Ignacio Martinez *********@invaio.com
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$200.0k
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Holganix is a Pennsylvania-based producer and supplier of plant-based bio-stimulant soil supplements.
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$48.4m
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Carbo Culture captures and sequesters carbon from agricultural waste by turning it into biochar, a material that can be used to amend soil and help plant growth.
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$3.0m
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3Bar Biologics is a microbe delivery and manufacturing company that partners with microbe discovery and commercialization companies.
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Smart Diagnostics Systems is a Jefferson City, Missouri-based biotechnology and diagnostics company developing diagnostics for the detection of dangerous microorganisms.
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$11.0m
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A company developing diagnostic products to cure on-farm animal diseases
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$1.0
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An agricultural biotechnology public company that commercializes technology derived from and designed for Space to world agriculture
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$76.0m
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Cooks Venture is the first vertically integrated agricultural company to operate solely on regenerative agriculture.
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$32.3m
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A biotechnology company that develops products for improved and enhanced yield in agriculture
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$7.0m
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The company is working with ranchers to use red algae as a feed additive. Including red algae reduces methane emissions from livestock by up to 90%.
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$27.0m
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Sistema.bio is a manufacturer of prefabricated modular biodigester systems for farmers to produce fertilizer and biogas.
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- Alexander Eaton **********.*****@gmail.com
- Camilo Pages ******@sistemabiobolsa.com
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$25.2m
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Technology to transform human urine into an alternative to agricultural fertilizer.
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$5.5m
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A company developing technologes for predictive, preventive and personalized healthcare and food security
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$1.2m
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Willow Biosciences is a biotechnology company focused on the development of a disruptive bio-based process for the production of high purity cannabinoids. Its Burnaby lab houses state-of-the-art molecular biology, tissue culture, plant cultivation and analytical chemistry capabilities focused on correlating the physical and chemical characteristics of cannabis plants with their unique genetic makeup.
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$11.0m
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Amfora is building a platform of technologies that enhance the nutritional density of food and feed crops. The company is applying these technologies to develop a pipeline of products aimed at meeting the growing global demand for foods that are high in protein while enhancing sustainability.
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$2.5m
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Modular Science is a robots and machine learning for agriculture company founded in 2014 by Kristopher Overbo.
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- Kristopher Overbo
- Peter Sand (entrepreneur) *****@modularscience.com
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$49.0m
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Ostara is a Vancouver-based company founded in 2005.
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$2.0m
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Little Fly Labs is a company developing therapies for mosquito-borne viruses founded by Edward Cheung, Richard Sayre and Kimberly Harrison.
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- Edward Cheung ******@littlebluelabs.com
- Richard Sayre
- Kimberly Harrison
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$92.5m
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M2i Life Sciences is a company founded in 2012.