Biotechnology

Edison Agrosciences is the St. Louis based agricultural biotechnology company working to develop alternative rubber crops. It’s found a product that it believes can become a source of homegrown rubber: sunflowers.

The tech company Readout Health was founded in San Francisco, but it recently moved to St. Louis. Last week, the startup launched its first medical…

A St. Louis biotech startup has secured approval from the Food and Drug Administration to sell a device that helps doctors quickly diagnose urinary tract…

“Trade is a two-way street.” That’s the message U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., wants President Barack Obama to deliver to Chinese President Xi…

"Precision agriculture" is the trend to watch at this year's Ag Innovation Showcase at the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center.The Danforth Center’s…

In the not-so-distant future, it will be possible, perhaps even common place, to have computers implanted in our brains, says St. Louis neurosurgeon Eric…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Sept. 30, 2013 - Civic boosterism and celebrating entrepreneurial success were the themes of a press…

A Monsanto researcher is one of the winners of the 2013 World Food Prize.Monsanto Chief Technology Officer Robert Fraley will share the international…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon: Medical researchers in St. Louis believe the U.S. Supreme Court has strengthened the area’s…

One of the country’s largest startup incubators will soon be moving into the Cortex bioscience district in St. Louis.The move marks Cambridge Innovation…