Pontifax AgTech Closes Second Fund at $302 million - Wall Street Journal
"Pontifax AgTech Management has closed its sophomore fund at nearly three times the size of its debut vehicle"
Elo Life Systems' Strategic Partnership with Dole Food Company to Save the Banana
DURHAM, N.C.- August 4, 2020 – Elo Life Systems, a food and agriculture company with a mission to improve human health and wellness, today announced a strategic partnership with the Dole Food Company, one of the world’s largest producers of high-quality fresh fruit and vegetables, aiming to develop multiple banana varieties, including Cavendish, with resistance to the devastating fungal disease, Fusarium Wilt. Fusarium wilt, caused by the Tropical Race 4 (TR4) strain of a pla
Tropic Biosciences Partners with a Leader in Animal Health to Apply GEiGS to Bovine Genetics
Genus Plc (“Genus”), a world leader in animal genetic improvement, and Tropic Biosciences (“Tropic”), the pioneering agricultural-biotechnology company, today announce a collaboration to explore the application of Tropic’s Gene Editing induced Gene Silencing (GEiGS™) technology in porcine and bovine genetics. The collaboration with Tropic is a welcome addition to Genus’s internal discovery initiatives and strategic collaborations. This new collaboration will enable Genus and
