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 […]
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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 […]
Hope you can join us at the Conversation Series at the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center this week. The topic is "Inside the Wells Fargo Innovation Incubator (IN2)." The event is free but registration is required. The program features Mary Wenzel, EVP and Head of Sustainability and Corporate Responsibility for Wells Fargo Advisors, and Danforth […]
RNAissance Ag Participates in Ag Innovation Showcase RNAissance Ag will participate in the 11th Annual Ag Innovation Showcase, which will be held Monday, Sept. 9 through Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2019, in Minneapolis, Minn. Bala Venkata, Ph.D., co-founder of RNAissance Ag, will participate in a special content session, “Ag Innovation Companies in the Wells Fargo Incubator (IN2)” […]
This article was written by the Danforth Center for Plant Science: https://www.danforthcenter.org/news/meet-our-in2-cohort-rnaissance-ag/ While many insects are beneficial to our environment, there are some insects that are classified as pests. These insect pests impact every person on our planet: nearly 20% of crops are lost each year to insect damage. Furthermore, we spend hundreds of billions […]
RNAissance Ag Named to Wells Fargo Innovation Incubator Cohort Focused on Sustainable Agriculture One of only five agtech companies selected for the IN2 program, RNAissance Ag will receive up to $250,000 and technical support from the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center KANSAS CITY, MO. — (May 14, 2019) — The Wells Fargo Innovation Incubator (IN2), […]
TechAccel Makes Additional Strategic Investments in Biopesticides Moves include new venture with Danforth Center to commercialize RNAi technology, investment in GreenLight Biosciences KANSAS CITY, Mo.—January 24, 2019 —TechAccel today announced the launch of RNAissance AgLLC, a new company that holds the exclusive license to RNA-interference technology in partnership with the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center in St. Louis, […]
