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AgBiome lands $166M for safer crop protection technology

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As part of farmers’ integrated pest program, they often spray fungicide applications 12 times per year in order to yield fruits and vegetables. Obloj said AgBiome is operating in a $60 billion market where the problems include products that put toxic chemicals into the ground that end up in water systems.

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Startups have about $1 trillion worth of reasons to love the Biden infrastructure plan

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For the President’s water efficiency and recycling programs, companies like Epic CleanTec , which has developed wastewater recycling technologies for residential and commercial buildings. Energy storage and renewable technologies are going to get a boost through a clutch of tax credits designed to accelerate their deployment.

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With new funding, Atomic AI envisions RNA as the next frontier in drug discovery

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If you can still recall your high school biology, you probably remember RNA as sort of a middle man between DNA (long term information storage) and proteins (the machinery of cellular life at the molecular level). Atomic has opted for the latter, and is pursuing its own drug discovery program.

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Next-gen skincare, silk without spiders and pollution for lunch: Meet the biotech startups pitching at IndieBio’s Demo Day

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billion , including companies like Memphis Meats, which develops cultured meat from animal cells; NotCo, a plant-based food brand; and Catalog, which uses organisms for data storage. This year, the program expanded from operating solely in San Francisco to also create a cohort based in New York. Leaving the $3.2

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Radar Trends to Watch: October 2023

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This month, the AI category is limited to developments about AI itself; tools for AI programming are covered in the Programming section. Programming The free, open source Godot game engine is proving to be an alternative to Unity. It stresses programming, rather than prompting. AI continues to spread.

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A Guide to Creating a Safety Culture in Manufacturing

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For your manufacturing plant to run a safe and successful operation, it must secure the appropriate certification via Industrial Compliance & Safety programs. Also, you must not hesitate to embark on disciplinary procedures if a team member violates a safety protocol.

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Planbox Launches Innovation for SharePoint

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Wilmington, Delaware — Planbox, a pioneer in cloud-based AI-powered agile innovation management solutions, today announced its integration with SharePoint , Microsoft’s industry-leading platform for intranet development, secure document storage and team collaboration. Promote innovation activities (e.g.