Donald Danforth Plant Science Center

Check out the new Sustaining Soils podcast and learn about how we are exploring root systems using our unique industrial X-Ray/CT system, thanks to our industry partner Valent BioSciences. Christopher Topp Keith Duncan

Congrats to Edison Agrosciences an Wells Fargo Innovation Incubator (IN2) company, for securing new funding to make natural rubber from sunflowers! BioGenerator Ventures Missouri Technology Corporation

It’s week 2 of our countdown to Climate Innovation Day in 📍 St. Louis 🗓️ starting September 18th! Is your start-up behind the idea that will change the future of food? July 31st is your last chance to apply! → https://loom.ly/HefS9rg Last week, we talked about the significant challenges agriculture must overcome to produce the food we need. In collaboration with Bayer | Crop Science and Clim-Eat, Climate Innovation Day will 👇 ✅ Build a community: Grab your chance to connect with investors and leaders interested in your ideas ✅ Showcase innovations: We identify the latest groundbreaking advancements in agricultural technology. ✅ Facilitate learning: Other start-ups and players in the field may have already found solutions to your problems. Likewise, this is your chance to help other players in the field with the solutions you’ve discovered! If you think you’ve got what it takes, scan the QR code or visit the link above. Only 7 days left to apply! See you there 🤝 A special thank you to Gabriela Burian (she/her) 🇧🇷🇫🇷🇨🇿🇺🇸, Phil Taylor, and Simon Maechling for their support in getting this event off the ground! 

Got to spend the morning getting back to my roots in Maize genetics. It was a beautiful morning to see the Maize-10-Maze field at the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center farm. Thank you to Scott Saracco for organizing, Jaspreet Kaur Sandhu for a wonderful tour and Andrea Eveland for supporting this show plot in MO. Maize-10-maze was developed by Hank Bass at FSU! Check it out: https://lnkd.in/gEmUH3Tb #maizegenetics #mutantsofmaize

Last week, our REU interns got to see our innovation ecosystem in action! The cohort embarked on a tour of the Helix Center BioTech Incubator, a thriving campus that provides startups with affordable essential resources to fuel their growth. The tour offered a firsthand glimpse into the exciting possibilities of pursuing a scientific career in a vibrant startup scene like St. Louis.

Regional leaders from the agtech and geospatial sectors in St. Louis traveled to São Paulo, Brazil under the banner "The Future of Agri-Food Tech is STLMADE" to participate in the annual World Agri-Tech South America Summit and visit PIT – Parque de Inovação Tecnológica São José dos Campos burgeoning geospatial ecosystem to build relationships and gain critical intelligence on the future of innovation in agriculture. Representatives from the Danforth Center, Taylor Geospatial Institute, BioSTL, The World Trade Center St. Louis, T-REX, and HabiTerre were able to deepen connections with Latin American innovators, investors, and players in the space. It was an excellent opportunity to build on the momentum of Cultivar STL, an initiative designed to foster collaboration and boost the economic success of startups, investors, corporations, and ecosystems in St. Louis and Latin America. Dive into the details of their incredible trip on our blog: https://loom.ly/lX4EXDQ #agtech #geospatial #TheFutureOfAgriFoodTechIsSTLMADE #CultivarSTL

Recently, our #agtech #innovation community manager Isabel Acevedo (She/Ella) attended the Global Entrepreneurship Network event titled “Vision 2035: An Entrepreneurial Future for Latin America and the Caribbean.” She joined founders, investors, ecosystem builders, policymakers, and researchers from around the world for the event aimed to explore a roadmap for a more vibrant and thriving economy in LATAM and the Caribbean.   Here are a few highlights:   💪 Listening to Isabella Casillas G., administrator of the Small Business Administration in the Biden administration and the fifth Latina woman ever to serve in the Cabinet of the United States.   🌱 Becoming an “ecosystem builder” by chance by engaging with other economic developers to examine best practices through an academic lens and learned about economic gardening.   🌎 Reconnecting with Bruno Rondani and meeting other members of Grupo de Ecosistemas Inteligentes de América Latina (GEIAL) with incredible potential to collaborate with this organization as we enter the second year of Cultivar!   💡Getting introduced to Strategic Doing – a discipline for guiding complex collaborations – and brainstorming with partners from Puerto Rico and Ecuador on how we can achieve a sustainable and self-sufficient future for LATAM and the Caribbean by fostering agri-food tech innovation.   "Vision 2035: Roadmap for Entrepreneurial Success in Latin America and the Caribbean," released at GEC Puerto Rico, identifies agritech as one of four key sectors to foster entrepreneurship. The Latin American agrifoodtech sector has seen substantial investment growth in the sector, which is expected to grow.bThe report also highlighted the importance of fostering collaboration between ecosystem stakeholders and supporting internationalization efforts to accelerate innovation. All of which validates our commitment to the region through the CultivarSTL initiative.   #GECplusPR  #DanforthCenter

The Danforth Center has so much to celebrate! Our community members’ outstanding achievements are being recognized and rewarded across disciplines. Discover their inspiring accomplishments on our blog and join us in congratulating them! Learn more: https://loom.ly/a3-ubr0

📣 Calling all teachers, STEM professionals, and local administration! On July 31, our Education Research and Outreach Laboratory is hosting a FREE event to share information about the programs we offer, how to implement technology in the classroom, and how career pathways in the biosciences are evolving. We also want to hear from you about how we can support your classroom! The event takes place from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., and lunch is included. Learn more: https://loom.ly/dUi9bK0 #STEM #education #lunchandlearn

We’re excited to announce Climate Innovation Day in 📍 St. Louis starting September 18th. 🗓️ Global agriculture is facing unprecedented challenges, from climate change and resource scarcity to shifting consumer demands and supply chain disruptions. The industry so desperately needs new, bold ideas to make global agriculture more sustainable, resilient, and equitable. With this event, the Danforth Center, Bayer | Crop Science, and Clim-Eat establish an arena for us all to discover the ideas that may change the future of agriculture. Building on our combined global-reaching networks and taking place in the vibrant innovation hub of St. Louis, we gather the leaders and stakeholders who are working to make an actual difference. And above all, we bring together 𝐈𝐍𝐍𝐎𝐕𝐀𝐓𝐎𝐑𝐒. If you're a start-up in plant nutrition, next-generation crops, or similar fields, we're looking for you! You can compete for your chance to present your groundbreaking idea. And if you're just looking to bask in the aura of agricultural innovation, you can register your interest in attending this exclusive invite-only event. #savethedate and SIGN UP right here 👉 https://loom.ly/HefS9rg We can't wait to see you! With each passing week, we will reveal more of what’s to come. Stay tuned, innovators 👀 Gabriela Burian (she/her) 🇧🇷🇫🇷🇨🇿🇺🇸 https://lnkd.in/eWxucY_Q