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Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation awards $35M grant to African farmers to develop self-fertilising crops
According to the UN, up to 65% of Africa’s arable land is deemed degraded, resulting in crop yields…
Michroma scoops $6.4M to bring fungi-based natural food colouring to market
In the $2.6 billion food colourants sector, natural ingredients are becoming more prevalent. According to a poll, 92%…
This Israeli tech startup just raised $22M to become a frontrunner in fusion energy race
The urgent need to reduce energy insecurity, manage global warming, and build a truly sustainable energy future has…
Supertrees in the US: Living Carbon secures $21M funding
Carbon is an essential component of life on Earth. However, as the saying goes, “the dose makes the…
Femtech Oula snaps $19.1M to raise the bar for pregnancy and childbirth care
When it comes to issues with maternity care, the disgraceful maternal mortality rates in the United States are…
German vaccine maker BioNTech set to acquire British AI expert InstaDeep for £562M
The German biotech industry is thriving, as per reports, the country’s biotech workforce crossed 50,000 in 2019, with…
Female-founded biotech grabs $13M for innovative colour-coded surgery
Earlier this month, we covered about a female-founded startup that raised €36 million for the development of future…
Synthetic biology startup Asimov snaps $200M to address major flaw in drug manufacturing
US-based synthetic biology startup, Asimov which develops tools to design living systems, snapped $200 million in new funding.…
Norway’s Blastr to invest €4B to create green steel in Finland
The development of renewable energy infrastructure, such as wind turbines, as well as industries like construction, the automotive…
