To feed more people on an already straining planet, agriculture must become greener, more innovative, and more bountiful. Biotechnology is already boosting crop yields, cell-based meat and genetically engineered fish will further reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and gene editing can help agriculturalists modify traits without adding foreign DNA. But will the public embrace new food tech, and what regulatory challenges lie ahead? Agtech, food, and consumer goods will be a key theme of SynBioBeta 2019, October 1-3 in San Francisco. Get your ticket now — early bird pricing ends April 26th.
In other food news, in case you missed it, in February Ginkgo Bioworks announced that their second spin-off company, Motif Ingredients, raised a $90M Series A round. They will use fermentation to make proteins and other ingredients to food companies worldwide. Another company backed by Breakthrough Energy Ventures was Sustainable Bioproducts, which raised a $33 million Series A round to develop a nutritional protein with extremophile organisms they discovered in a Yellowstone hot spring.
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