BENSON HILL BIOSYSTEMS

Benson Hill Names Kelly Fischer Vice President of People

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Tuesday, August 13, 2019
Agroecology, Crop, Food, Sustainable agriculture

ST. LOUIS, Aug. 13, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Benson Hill Biosystems ,a crop improvement company dedicated to unlocking the natural genetic diversity of plants, today announced that Kelly Fischer has joined the organization as Vice President of People, leading human resources.

Key Points: 
  • ST. LOUIS, Aug. 13, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Benson Hill Biosystems ,a crop improvement company dedicated to unlocking the natural genetic diversity of plants, today announced that Kelly Fischer has joined the organization as Vice President of People, leading human resources.
  • Fischer joins Benson Hill during a time of extensive growth as the company builds out its technical capacity and operational business units to serve crop, food and ingredient companies across the agri-food value chain.
  • "The team at Benson Hill is driven by a shared purpose, a set of core values and a focus on operational excellence that guides decisions as the company grows," Fischer said.
  • Benson Hill empowers innovators with a revolutionary crop design platform to develop healthier and more sustainable food and ingredients.

Benson Hill Biosystems and Brownseed Genetics Forge Partnership to Expand Corn Hybrid Choices

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Monday, July 29, 2019
Amino acids, Essential amino acids, Proteinogenic amino acids, Nitrogen cycle, Tropical agriculture, Glucogenic amino acids, Maize, Lysine, Methionine, Hybrid

The hybrids yield about 9 percent corn oil nearly triple the normal production and are rich in the amino acids lysine and methionine.

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  • The hybrids yield about 9 percent corn oil nearly triple the normal production and are rich in the amino acids lysine and methionine.
  • "Together, through this partnership, we will broaden the Brownseed portfolio so these hybrids can be grown across the Corn Belt."
  • "For a small, family-owned company like ours to have access to the powerful technologies that Benson Hill offers would have been unthinkable only a few years ago," said Charles Brown, CEO, Brownseed Genetics.
  • Benson Hill empowers innovators with a revolutionary crop design platform to develop healthier and more sustainable food and ingredients.

Diverse Team Assembles to Protect Iconic US Crop from Climate Change

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Monday, July 22, 2019
Domesticated plants, Agriculture, Crops, Phaseoleae, Chinese cuisine, Fodder, Japanese cuisine, Soybean, Amino acid, Protein

Soybean is a complete source of protein that contains all the essential amino acids for human nutrition.

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  • Soybean is a complete source of protein that contains all the essential amino acids for human nutrition.
  • This surge in demand is happening concurrently with global climate shifts and more frequent extreme weather conditions, including cold snaps and heatwaves.
  • Extreme weather is devastating to soybean crop yields and nutritional content, making it imperative that researchers determine how to increase soybean resiliency in response to climate change.
  • "Soybean is a fundamentally important crop for consumers, farmers, and our U.S. economy," said Sally Rockey , Ph.D., FFAR's executive director.

Food Industry Expert Joins Benson Hill as Chief Operating Officer

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Wednesday, June 19, 2019
Food industry, Mass production, Food, Grocery store, Ingredient, Marketing, Supply chain management, Human activities

ST. LOUIS, June 19, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Benson Hill Biosystems , a crop improvement company unlocking the natural diversity of plants, has named Chris Wilkins , a food industry executive with more than 25 years of industry experience, as Chief Operating Officer.

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  • ST. LOUIS, June 19, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Benson Hill Biosystems , a crop improvement company unlocking the natural diversity of plants, has named Chris Wilkins , a food industry executive with more than 25 years of industry experience, as Chief Operating Officer.
  • Wilkins will manage the company's rapidly emerging relationships with food and ingredient companies as well as grocery retailers.
  • "I am thrilled to join Benson Hill to create novel innovation opportunities across the food sector," Wilkins said.
  • Benson Hill empowers innovators with a revolutionary crop design platform to develop healthier and more sustainable food and ingredients.

RiceTec and Benson Hill Collaborate to Explore New Technologies for Rice Improvement

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Monday, June 3, 2019
RiceTec, Plants, Rice, Hybrid rice, Agriculture, Food and drink

Benson Hill empowers organizations of any size across the agri-food value chain to benefit from the most advanced tools in genomic and molecular innovation.

Key Points: 
  • Benson Hill empowers organizations of any size across the agri-food value chain to benefit from the most advanced tools in genomic and molecular innovation.
  • "RiceTec is known for their quality, high-yielding rice cultivars and ability to innovate for efficiency, sustainability, and best practices for rice growers," said Matt Crisp , CEO of Benson Hill Biosystems.
  • "Benson Hill is proud to be able to deliver our most advanced genomics tools to a partner like RiceTec to accelerate crop improvement."
  • RiceTec has been developing hybrid rice seed since 1988, offering the first commercial hybrid rice seed product in 1999.

Brazilian Biodiversity Leader and Benson Hill Expand Partnership to Advance Crop Breeding

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Wednesday, May 22, 2019
Agricultural research, Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation, Benson, Plant breeding

ST. LOUIS and BRASILIA, Brazil, May 22, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Benson Hill Biosystems , a crop improvement company unlocking the natural diversity of plants, and Embrapa , one of the world's largest plant biodiversity and crop science research institutions, are extending their partnership to accelerate Embrapa's breeding program and enrich Benson Hill's CropOS crop development technology.

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  • ST. LOUIS and BRASILIA, Brazil, May 22, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Benson Hill Biosystems , a crop improvement company unlocking the natural diversity of plants, and Embrapa , one of the world's largest plant biodiversity and crop science research institutions, are extending their partnership to accelerate Embrapa's breeding program and enrich Benson Hill's CropOS crop development technology.
  • Embrapa will also contribute its rich sets of crop-related data, enabling Benson Hill to further refine CropOS.
  • "We are eager to expand our relationship with Benson Hill and use CropOS to advance breeding for farmers across Latin America," said Cleber Soares, executive director for Innovation and Technology of Embrapa.
  • Benson Hill empowers innovators with a revolutionary crop design platform to develop healthier and more sustainable food and ingredients.

Benson Hill, RAPiD Genomics to Collaborate on Crop Improvement

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Thursday, May 16, 2019
Branches of biology, Biology, Life sciences, Molecular biology, DNA, Biotechnology, Genetics, Genotyping, DNA sequencing, Genomics, Sequencing, CD Genomics

"RAPiD Genomics has the technology to accelerate genotyping using next-generation sequencing," said Mike Thompson , Vice President, Partner Development at Benson Hill, which is based in St. Louis.

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  • "RAPiD Genomics has the technology to accelerate genotyping using next-generation sequencing," said Mike Thompson , Vice President, Partner Development at Benson Hill, which is based in St. Louis.
  • "Under this agreement, we'll be able to go to RAPiD Genomics for sequencing and genotyping that our customers can't do themselves.
  • Benson Hill empowers innovators with a revolutionary crop design platform to develop healthier and more sustainable food and ingredients.
  • RAPiD Genomics offers genotyping, genomics and data analysis services utilizing next-generation sequencing and computational biology.

Leaders in Consumer Goods Manufacturing and Retail Join Benson Hill

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Thursday, May 9, 2019
Hershey, Pennsylvania, The Hershey Company, Food

"Benson Hill has coupled advances in AI and genomics to help companies develop crop solutions for more healthy and sustainable food products.

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  • "Benson Hill has coupled advances in AI and genomics to help companies develop crop solutions for more healthy and sustainable food products.
  • Michelle Gloeckler has extensive experience in retail and consumer goods with leadership roles at Walmart, where she led their health and wellness unit as well as its US Manufacturing initiative, and The Hershey Company.
  • "Partnering with Benson Hill gives food companies and retailers an expanded ability to develop better products by starting with the best ingredients.
  • Benson Hill empowers innovators with a revolutionary crop design platform to develop healthier and more sustainable food and ingredients.

Growing Ag and Food Tech Company Establishes St. Louis Headquarters with Expanded Footprint

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Tuesday, May 7, 2019
Environmentalism, Sustainability, Sustainable agriculture, Food, Articles, Natural environment, Nature

"Dr. Danforth's vision to build an ecosystem in food and agriculture was fostered by stakeholders across the St. Louis community, and Benson Hill is an example of those efforts coming to fruition.

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  • "Dr. Danforth's vision to build an ecosystem in food and agriculture was fostered by stakeholders across the St. Louis community, and Benson Hill is an example of those efforts coming to fruition.
  • We're excited to contribute to the growth and opportunity of the St. Louis region and to the evolution of a more healthy and sustainable food system."
  • The company has grown to 117 employees with plans to house a total of 300 employees in the new facility.
  • The new facility will accommodate growth as the company expands its product development capacity and ramps up commercialization efforts to improve food and ingredients.

Precision Indoor Plants (PIP) Consortium to Revolutionize Agriculture

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Wednesday, April 3, 2019
Agriculture and the environment, Controlled-environment agriculture, FFAR, Pip

WASHINGTON, April 3, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --The Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research (FFAR) is launching the Precision Indoor Plants (PIP) Consortium , a public-private partnership that transcends the bounds of traditional agriculture to develop flavorful, nutritious crops specially intended for indoor agriculture.

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  • WASHINGTON, April 3, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --The Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research (FFAR) is launching the Precision Indoor Plants (PIP) Consortium , a public-private partnership that transcends the bounds of traditional agriculture to develop flavorful, nutritious crops specially intended for indoor agriculture.
  • One approach gaining traction is controlled environment agriculture (CEA), also known as indoor agriculture.
  • Yet, CEA research largely focuses on design elements for the indoor systems, such as vertical productions facilities and lighting, not the plants themselves.
  • Precision Indoor Plants (PIP) is a public-private partnership created by the Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research (FFAR) to produce new flavorful, nutritious crops specially intended for indoor agriculture.