Stenon Raises €18M Series B Led by Pymwymic to Scale Real-Time Nitrogen and Soil Carbon Management
Stenon, a German AgTech company enabling nutrient management through real-time soil analysis, has announced €18 million in Series B financing.
Pivot Bio Launches Pivot Pathways Grant Program to Support Next-Generation Farm Families
- by Sepehr Achard
- 1st July 2026
Pivot Bio, an agricultural biotechnology company, has announced the launch of Pivot Pathways: A Generation Grant, an initiative designed to provide financial support to the children of farm families and Pivot Bio employees. The program is aimed at helping preserve multi-generational farming legacies, strengthen rural communities, and create longer-term financial pathways for the next generation.
Ginkgo Bioworks Partners with Invaio Sciences to Scale Peptide-Based Crop Protection Manufacturing
- by Sepehr Achard
- 19th February 2026
Ginkgo and Invaio Sciences have announced a collaboration to develop microbial strains for large-scale production of peptide-based crop protection inputs.
University of Illinois Study Validates Pivot Bio’s Gene-Edited Microbes as a Key Nitrogen Source for Corn Production
- by Sepehr Achard
- 20th January 2025
A University of Illinois study highlights Pivot Bio’s PROVEN® 40 as a nitrogen-fixing microbial technology for corn production.