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Erin VanLanduit, head of corporate ventures at Cargill, is one of the 100 leading corporate venturing professionals in our Powerlist this year.

The pet sector is booming but investors must make sure the sector develops in a way that reflects the diversity of pet owners.

Recent technological breakthroughs have piqued investor interest in the sector. But just how close are we to making quantum computers useful?

Vienna-based startup Arkeon Biotechnologies converts carbon dioxide into carbon-negative food ingredients.

Microorganisms are increasingly being harnessed to create everything from cleaner fuels to flavourings, dyes and chemicals, part of a growing interest in reengineering existing biological processes for new purposes.

Using microbes to produce chemicals and fuels has long been a dream, but now a third wave of technological developments is making it economically viable.

The engineering biology startups that are shaking up the investment community.

Mosa Meat produces cultivated meats through cow donor sampled cells to create beef products.

The New Zealand dairy producer’s Nutrition Science Solutions unit has disclosed a $10m investment in US microbiome startup Pendulum.

The Baltic nation is a hotspot for tech startup formation and has attracted international corporate investors.

The downward trend of CVC deals showed signs of flattening in May 2023 with industrial and transport sectors and geographies like Japan, China and the UK showing year-on-year increases.