Experts from RNAissance Ag and TechAccel share insights in a 30-minute webinar, “Follow the money: Falling costs propel RNAi’s expansion into agriculture and animal health.” In this webinar, we discuss: The history, basic biology and challenges of RNAi Recent advances in RNAi manufacturing and formulation RNAi’s near-term applications and mid- to long-term possibilities in plant […]
Invest Midwest 2021, a virtual conference, will take place April 27-28, and TechAccel is proud to again serve as a sponsor. Register for the conference here. Invest Midwest highlights startups in the Midwest region with the most promise for success that are currently seeking Series A or B funding of $1M to $20M. The conference provides […]
On Thursday, Feb. 24, from 5 to 6:30 pm, RNAissance Ag will be participating in the AgConnect program, sponsored by the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center and Bayer. The virtual, casual program features breakout rooms to explore and learn more about the St. Louis AgTech ecosystem. Topics include: Danforth Center / BRDG Park BioSTL Bayer […]
ReportLinker.com on Jan. 11, 2021, released a report “Agricultural Biological Control Agents Market – A Global and Regional Study: Focus on Products, Applications, Application Method and Country-Level Analysis – Analysis and Forecast, 2019-2025” – https://www.reportlinker.com/p06003962/?utm_source=GNW ReportLinker estimated the Global Agricultural Biological Control Agents Market will Reach $7. 43 Billion by 2025. The report lists growth […]
This article appeared on the Bloomberg New Economy Forum, January 2021: “Solutions Spotlight: AgTech for Sustainability“ We are pleased to share Part Two of a pair of pieces from our solutions collaborator, IN2, on tangible steps the private sector can take in addressing climate change (see: Part One). Claire Kinlawfacilitates the capture and development of […]
Excerpted from PNAS, Dec. 9, 2020, by Leah Shaffer. Full article: https://www.pnas.org/content/117/52/32823 First identified in 1990, RNA interference (RNAi) entails using double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) to block messenger RNA from its usual function (i.e., sending out instructions to make proteins). With impressive specificity, RNAi can potentially block nucleotide sequences that are only found in a target […]
TITLE: Research Assistant TYPE: Full-time, Salaried Exempt REPORTS TO: Chief Science Officer or designee LOCATION: St. Louis, MO TRAVEL: 0-10% RELOCATION: Relocation package is not available Please send cover letter, resume, and response to questionnaire to either: Via US Mail to: TechAccel, LLC 6811 Shawnee Mission Parkway Suite 215 Shawnee Mission, KS 66202 […]
Now Hiring: Senior Research Entomologist No walk-ins or recruiters. TITLE: Senior Research Entomologist TYPE: Full-time, Salaried Exempt REPORTS TO: Chief Science Officer or designee LOCATION: St. Louis, MO TRAVEL: 10-15% RELOCATION: Relocation package is available Please send cover letter, resume, and response to questionnaire to either: Via US Mail to: TechAccel, LLC 6811 Shawnee Mission […]
This article was written by the Danforth Center for Plant Science and first published at https://www.danforthcenter.org/news/new-technology-gaining-traction/ While many insects are beneficial to our environment, others are not. Each year, farmers spend billions of dollars on control measures, yet nearly twenty percent of all crops are still lost to insect damage. Danforth Center Senior Research […]
RNAi manufacturing technology complements RNAissance Ag’s developing portfolio of safe and effective biopesticides. KANSAS CITY, Mo.—June 18, 2020—TechAccel LLC, the private technology and equity development company in agriculture and animal health, today announced its subsidiary RNAissance Ag LLC has completed an asset acquisition of RNAgri Inc., a Saint Louis-based ag biotech startup. RNAgri has developed […]
