Checkerspot, a biotech startup using microalgae to produce performance materials, announced today that it has closed its Series A financing for $13 million. The round was led by Builders VC, and included Breakout...
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Inscripta adds $20M to its $105M Series C to create CRISPR-powered gene editing tools
Gene editing company Inscripta’s vision is to “operationalize” biology with its CRISPR-powered tools. It got one step closer today with the announcement of $20M in additional Series C funding, bringing their Series C to...
Synthetic biology’s latest unicorn Mammuty closes $100M Series A for cell-based meats from extinct animals
Cellular agriculture, sustainability, and de-extinction combine to create exotic new food options Meet the latest Silicon Valley cell-based meat startup taking on a completely novel market: woolly mammoth steaks. Today...
How agritech will slow or even reverse climate change
“I should say that I’m probably the doom and gloom story,” said the World Economic Forum’s Nishan Degnarain to laughter, “but that Karsten should cheer you up and give hope that there is a solution, and we know...
GE salmon’s 20-year upstream struggle to market
It’s been a long, hard swim upstream, but genetically engineered salmon may finally be coming to a US supermarket near you. On Friday, FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb announced that his agency is dropping an import...
USDA, FDA announcement brings cell-based meat one step closer to U.S. supermarkets
Last Wednesday, the USDA and FDA announced a plan to jointly regulate cell-cultured food products such as cell-based meat. This should come as welcome news for companies like Memphis Meats, Mosa Meat, Just, Inc., Clara...
The long view with synthetic biology IP veteran Terri Shieh-Newton
Dr. Terri Shieh-Newton’s expertise in both legal and bioscience domains has made her a leader in synthetic biology intellectual property. Her practice at law firm Mintz Levin focuses on building valuable patent...
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Synthego to award $1M in CRISPR tools to genome innovators
Synthego today announced its inaugural Genome Engineer Innovation Grant, which will provide $1 million worth of CRISPR tools to select research labs. It’s part of the company’s ongoing mission to make genome engineering...
Ginkgo bets on future food tech with spin-out Motif Ingredients
It’s the largest Series A in food tech history: Ginkgo Bioworks today announced the $90 million launch of Motif Ingredients, a spin-out company that aims to provide next-generation alternative proteins and other...
