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Insignum AgTech and Beck’s collaborate to help corn ‘talk’
- April 21, 2023
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Insignum AgTech develops plant genetic traits that give farmers an early indication of yield-limiting factors like disease, insect pests or fertility loss. Insignum AgTech and Beck’s Hybrids have signed an agreement to test Insignum’s innovative corn traits in Beck’s elite varieties. (Insignum AgTech photo) Plant genetic innovation indicates if crops have been exposed to disease,… Learn More >
Purdue Ag-Celerator fund invests $100,000 in pathogen detection company
- February 1, 2023
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OmniVis, which makes hand-held devices to detect pathogens, will use the funding to launch a field pilot WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – OmniVis, which focuses on the speed, accuracy and economics of pathogen detection, has received $100,000 from the Purdue Ag-Celerator, an agriculture innovation fund. OmniVis makes iSpyDx hand-held devices that rapidly detect pathogens in food,… Learn More >
Agriculture-related innovations created by Purdue University researchers
- August 31, 2022
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Purdue University researchers have developed several innovations in the agriculture field. Learn More >
Ag-Celerator announces deadline for ag entrepreneurs to apply for funding
- January 31, 2022
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Purdue-affiliated entrepreneurs who commercialize technology that benefits any agricultural sector can apply for $100,000 from the Ag-Celerator Fund. The deadline is 11:59 p.m. ET on Feb. 11.
Writer: Alicia South-Hurt Learn More >
Take 6: Kyle Mohler, Insignum AgTech
- January 28, 2022
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Read about Kyle Mohler, Purdue alumnus and founder of Insignum AgTech, the company whose plants turn purple to warn farmers of crop infection. Learn More >
Ag-Celerator fund invests $200,000 in two agriculture startup companies
- January 27, 2022
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Insignum AgTech creates plants that warn growers of an early-stage infection so that crops can be protected. Verility Inc. is a global animal health platform providing fertility analysis products.
Writer: Steve Martin Learn More >