Wednesday, August 06, 2014
(St. Louis Business Journal) Danforth Center, universities win $20 million from NSF to study climate impact
A state-wide research collaboration that includes the nonprofit Donald Danforth Plant Science Center and St. Louis universities has won a five-year, $20 million grant from the National Science Foundation to study the effects of climate variability. Read More
Thursday, July 24, 2014
(St. Louis Post-Dispatch) Federal grant to help Danforth scientists find drought genes
The Danforth Plant Science Center announced Wednesday a $1.5 million grant from the U.S. Departments of Energy and Agriculture to map the genes that control drought response in grasses used as biofuels. Read More
Wednesday, July 23, 2014
(Biofuels Digest) The Origin of Sex
Algae researchers think they may have discovered a trigger that establishes gender, and sexual reproduction. Read More
Wednesday, July 16, 2014
(LiveScience) Algae May Hold Key to Origin of the Sexes
A tiny, unassuming little alga may hold the secret to how the sexes evolved. Read More
Thursday, July 10, 2014
(St. Louis Business Journal) Danforth president among world’s most cited researchers
According to Thomson Reuters’ 2014 list of the world’s most highly cited researchers, Carrington is among the most cited scientists in the plant and animal science industry. Read More
Monday, June 30, 2014
(CNBC) Missouri aims to win in the global marketplace
We're strengthening our position as a bioscience powerhouse as the home of world-class research institutions, like the Danforth Center and the Stowers Institute, as well as global brands like Monsanto and Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica. In fact, Missouri boasts the world's largest concentration of plant scientists. Read More
Thursday, June 26, 2014
(St. Louis Post-Dispatch) St. Louis Region’s Plant Science Ecosystem is Flourishing
St. Louis is home to the world’s largest concentration of plant scientists, and more than 750 plant and medical science organizations are based here. Our region has a trained, skilled workforce thanks to its many academic institutions — and a collection of other core assets that make our community attractive for companies.
Monday, June 23, 2014
(St. Louis on the Air) How Did The Danforth Plant Science Center Attract European Seed Company KWS To St. Louis?
Out of all possible locations in the United States, German seed company KWS chose St. Louis as the site of its North American headquarters. What made St. Louis stand out from the rest? Read More
Thursday, June 19, 2014
(Site Selection) Agriculture: Meet Me in St. Louis
Leading global seed company opens Gateway Research Center on Danforth Center Campus. Read More
Wednesday, June 18, 2014
(Mo.gov) KWS announces new research facility in St. Louis
Gov. Nixon joined company officials of KWS, leaders from the Danforth Center and local economic development partners at BRDG Park to announce the KWS Gateway Research Center that is expected to create 75 high-paying jobs in the next three to five years. Read More
Tuesday, June 17, 2014
(St. Louis Public Radio) The Power Of WE
Commentary by Sam Fiorello: Yesterday I was proud to be part of a team that announced that St. Louis had been chosen by one of the world's largest companies in the food and agriculture industry for the location of its new North American research facility. Read More
Thursday, June 12, 2014
(The Missourian) SCHS Student Wins State Science Award
St. Clair High School student, Hannah Krouper, who is involved with the Tech Trunk program at the Danforth Center, captured top honors late last month at the Missouri Department of Conservation Discovery Nature School State Science Fair, and also has earned a trip to the Genius Olympiad in New York state. Read More
(Farm Press) Agricultural technology ‘absolutely essential’ to meet world food needs
With total food demand expected to increase by 70 percent in just under 40 years, and food prices forecast to rise as much as 100 percent, there is “enormous opportunity” for innovation and investment in agricultural technology, according to a recently published white paper from the Kauffman Foundation and the Danforth Center. Read More
(Bloomberg) Andean Superfood Lost in Quinoa Craze as Orphan Crop
Orphan crops, a plant that receives little research or market attention compared with agribusiness mainstays, are important for food security and are critical for large numbers of people, but they don’t create significant revenues or profits that can be put into the improvement of that crop. Read More
Friday, May 23, 2014
(Forbes) Kauffman Report Makes The Case For AgTech Innovation & Investment
While the nascent industry is gaining momentum, a new white paper produced by The Kauffman Foundation and Danforth Center finds that we need more investment and entrepreneurship to fuel the “Evergreen Revolution,” or sustainably produce 70 percent more food by 2050.
Wednesday, April 30, 2014
(AgProfessional) White paper calls for more ‘Agtech’ investment
The white paper, “AgTech: Challenges and Opportunities for Sustainable Growth,” explores the pressures facing the global agriculture system and identifies the enormous opportunity for innovation, and associated investment, in this large ($2 trillion in farm assets) and growing economic sector. Read More
Tuesday, April 29, 2014
(Thinking Bigger Business Media) Why We Need More Ag Entrepreneurs
Food demand and food prices will soar in the coming decades, and agricultural entrepreneurs will need to increase food production with the environment in mind, according to a white paper released by the Kauffman Foundation and Donald Danforth Plant Science Center. Read More
Thursday, April 03, 2014
(DIGITS Wall Street Journal) Grow My Pretties! Tech Center Speeds Plant Growth
Sugar cane, switch grass and sorghum provide green-energy alternatives to polluting fossil fuels. The recently unveiled Danforth Science Center in the U.S. Midwest hopes to make these plants grow faster. Read More
Tuesday, April 01, 2014
(Des Moines Register) Five young Iowans who could be the next Norman Borlaug
Staffers at the World Food Prize sometimes refer to Danforth Center summer 2012 intern, Adam Riesselman, as having the greatest potential to be the next Borlaug. Read More
Tuesday, March 11, 2014
(UMSL) Two UMSL students believe they have $100,000 idea
Two University of Missouri–St. Louis students have teamed up with two Danforth Center professionals and are taking part in the 2014 Agricultural Innovation Prize, a partnership between The Howard G. Buffett Foundation and the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Read More