﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><channel><title>Cision News</title><link>https://news.cision.com</link><description>Cision is the leading global provider of media research, distribution, monitoring and evaluation services. With over 40 locations throughout the world, Cision provides the insight, expertise and intelligence that improve performance and build reputations.</description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 17:03:36 GMT</pubDate><image><title>Cision News</title><width>146</width><height>60</height><link>https://news.cision.com</link><url>https://news.cision.com/Content/img/news-logo.png</url></image><item><title>Missouri Research Consortium Receives $20 Million Grant from National Science Foundation to Study Impacts of Climate Variability</title><link>http://news.cision.com/donald-danforth-plant-science-center/r/missouri-research-consortium-receives--20-million-grant-from-national-science-foundation-to-study-im,c9624429</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1666280</guid><description><![CDATA[The Donald Danforth Plant Science Center is part of a state-wide collaborative research project that was awarded a five year, $20 million grant by the NSF
ST. LOUIS, MO, August 5, 2014 – The Donald Danforth Plant Science Center (http://www.danforthcenter.org/) is part of a state-wide collaborative research project that was awarded a five year, $20 million grant by the National Science Foundation (NSF). “The Missouri Transect: Climate, Plants and Community” project received funding from the Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR), a program to support fundamental]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 05 Aug 2014 18:07:17 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>DANFORTH CENTER RECEIVES $1.5 MILLION GRANT TO ACCELERATE THE DEVELOPMENT OF CLEAN ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES</title><link>http://news.cision.com/donald-danforth-plant-science-center/r/danforth-center-receives--1-5-million-grant-to-accelerate-the-development-of-clean-energy-technologi,c9620551</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1660998</guid><description><![CDATA[ST. LOUIS, MO – JULY 23, 2014 – As part of a joint Department of Energy-U.S. Department of Agriculture (DOE-USDA) program to accelerate development of improve plant feedstocks for biofuels, biopower, and biobased products, Danforth Plant Science Center researchers, Todd Mockler (http://www.danforthcenter.org/scientists-research/principal-investigators/todd-mockler), Ph.D., principal investigator; Doug Bryant, Ph.D., director, bioinformatics core; Malia Gehan, Ph.D., post doctorate fellow; and Todd Michael, Ph.D., senior principal scientist, Ibis Biosciences were awarded funding for a $1.5]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 24 Jul 2014 17:01:22 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Discovery in Algae Reveals Evolutionary Origin of Sexes</title><link>http://news.cision.com/donald-danforth-plant-science-center/r/discovery-in-algae-reveals-evolutionary-origin-of-sexes,c9616545</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1655023</guid><description><![CDATA[ST. LOUIS, MO – JULY 14, 2014 - A discovery in the multicellular green alga, Volvox carteri, has revealed the origin of male and female sexes, showing how they evolved from a more primitive mating system in a unicellular relative.  A team of scientists led by James Umen, Ph.D (http://www.danforthcenter.org/scientists-research/principal-investigators/james-umen)., associate member, Enterprise Institute for Renewable Fuels at the Danforth Plant Science Center, identified the master regulatory gene for sex determination in Volvox and found that it has acquired new functions compared to a]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 14 Jul 2014 16:34:50 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Danforth Center Scientist Recognized Among World’s Most Cited Researchers</title><link>http://news.cision.com/donald-danforth-plant-science-center/r/danforth-center-scientist-recognized-among-world-s-most-cited-researchers,c9614279</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1651859</guid><description><![CDATA[James C. Carrington, Ph.D., president of the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center is among the world's most highly cited scientists, according to Thomson Reuters’ 2014 list of Highly Cited Researchers
ST. LOUIS, MO, July 8, 2014 -- James C. Carrington (http://www.danforthcenter.org/scientists-research/principal-investigators/james-carrington), Ph.D., president of the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center (http://www.danforthcenter.org/) is among the world's most highly cited scientists, according to Thomson Reuters’ 2014 list of Highly Cited Researchers. Scientists earn this distinction by]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 08 Jul 2014 18:46:45 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>St. Louis Wins Competitive Search to Land Major Player in Ag Industry</title><link>http://news.cision.com/donald-danforth-plant-science-center/r/st--louis-wins-competitive-search-to-land-major-player-in-ag-industry,c9603751</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1636252</guid><description><![CDATA[Region’s Plant Science Ecosystem Provides Key Resources for KWS Gateway Research Center
ST. LOUIS, MO, JUNE 16, 2014 – On the five year anniversary of the opening of the BioResearch and Development Growth (BRDG) Park (http://brdg-park.com/), KWS SAAT AG (ISIN: DE0007074007), one of the world’s leading seed companies with sales in more than 70 countries, has announced that, after an exhaustive site selection search in dozens of cities, including Research Triangle Park, Boston and the San Francisco Bay area, it has selected St. Louis as the location for its North American research facility,]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 17 Jun 2014 15:25:02 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Danforth Plant Science Center Set to Grow</title><link>http://news.cision.com/donald-danforth-plant-science-center/r/danforth-plant-science-center-set-to-grow,c9588081</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1612608</guid><description><![CDATA[Construction Begins on New $45 Million Addition to its Facility
ST. LOUIS, MO, May 19, 2014– Missouri Governor Jay Nixon and St. Louis County Executive Charlie Dooley joined Donald Danforth Plant Science Center (http://www.danforthcenter.org/) leadership, staff, volunteers and guests to celebrate the groundbreaking of a three-story addition to the Center’s existing research building. 

The new building, slated to open in fourth quarter of 2015, will give the Center the capacity to house more than 100 additional researchers in flexible research laboratories with state-of-the-art equipment,]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 19 May 2014 21:24:31 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>AKERMIN ANNOUNCES COMMERCIAL-SCALE, INTERNATIONAL DEMONSTRATION PROJECT</title><link>http://news.cision.com/donald-danforth-plant-science-center/r/akermin-announces-commercial-scale--international-demonstration-project,c9575938</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1593757</guid><description><![CDATA[ST. LOUIS, MO, April 28, 2014 – Akermin today announces the signing of a Cooperative Agreement for a commercial-scale demonstration project that will incorporate its biocatalyst technology. This DKK 42 million ($7 million US), three-year demonstration project is partially-funded through a grant from the Danish Energy Agency (EUDP).

The project will be located at the Biofos waste-water treatment plant which cleans roughly a third of the waste from the city of Copenhagen, Denmark. The organic waste is processed using large digesters in an environmentally-friendly manner to produce biogas]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 28 Apr 2014 16:05:32 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>NewLeaf Symbiotics Recruits Leading Biologics Expert</title><link>http://news.cision.com/donald-danforth-plant-science-center/r/newleaf-symbiotics-recruits-leading-biologics-expert,c9574207</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1591327</guid><description><![CDATA[AgraQuest Founding Scientist to Lead Product Development of Rapidly Growing Company
ST. LOUIS, MO, April 24, 2014–NewLeaf Symbiotics (http://www.newleafsym.com/) announced today the appointment of Desmond Jimenez, Ph.D. as its Vice President of Product Development and Manufacturing.  Dr. Jimenez was most recently Technical Director and Principal Scientist at Bayer Biologics in Davis, California.  Before joining Bayer, he was Principal Scientist at AgraQuest, where he began in 1995 as one of the founding scientists.  Dr. Jimenez was instrumental in the development of AgraQuest’s biologics]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 24 Apr 2014 18:37:03 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Agriculture Tech Advances Opportunities for Entrepreneurs,Kauffman/Danforth Plant Science Center Paper Shows</title><link>http://news.cision.com/donald-danforth-plant-science-center/r/agriculture-tech-advances-opportunities-for-entrepreneurs-kauffman-danforth-plant-science-center-pap,c9573226</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1589986</guid><description><![CDATA[Paper calls on entrepreneurs to seize untapped potential for innovation in “AgTech” to meet global food demand while minimizing environmental impacts
KANSAS CITY, MO, April 23, 2014 – Innovations in agriculture have allowed worldwide food production to triple over the past 50 years with a comparatively small increase in the amount of cultivated farmland. Unfortunately, it’s not nearly enough.
With total food demand expected to increase 70 percent by 2050 – and food prices expected to rise as much as 100 percent during that time – sustainable agriculture technology, or “AgTech” will be not]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 23 Apr 2014 15:02:13 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>MOgene LC Announces Addition of Illumina NextSeq 500 Service</title><link>http://news.cision.com/donald-danforth-plant-science-center/r/mogene-lc-announces-addition-of-illumina-nextseq-500-service,c9566749</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1579784</guid><description><![CDATA[MOgene LC, an Illumina CSPro™ certified service provider, announced today that they have added Illumina NextSeq 500 to their list of services.
St. Louis, MO--MOgene LC, an Illumina CSPro™ certified service provider, announced today that they have added Illumina NextSeq 500 to their list of services. 

Illumina NextSeq 500 performs whole-genome, exome, and transcriptome sequencing and is flexible, offering tunable read length and multiple output configurations which offers researchers another option for high quality results in a fraction of the time of other sequencing methods.

Shaukat]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 09 Apr 2014 12:52:32 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Danforth Center’s “Conversations” Series Continues</title><link>http://news.cision.com/donald-danforth-plant-science-center/r/danforth-center-s--conversations--series-continues,c9558685</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1567319</guid><description><![CDATA[Nature’s Medicines: Translating Plants to Healthcare Applications
ST. LOUIS, MO, March 26, 2014 – The Donald Danforth Plant Science Center’s (http://www.danforthcenter.org/) “Conversations” series will continue on Thursday, April 3, 2014 with a reception at 5:15 p.m. and program at 6:00 p.m. at the Danforth Center, 975 N. Warson Road.  Featured panelists are Toni Kutchan, Ph. D., Oliver M. Langenberg distinguished investigator, vice president for research, Donald Danforth Plant Science Center and Mark Trudeau, president and chief executive officer, Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals.

For]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 26 Mar 2014 20:35:19 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>International Plant Science Company Achieves Key Milestone at BRDG Park</title><link>http://news.cision.com/donald-danforth-plant-science-center/r/international-plant-science-company-achieves-key-milestone-at-brdg-park,c9554248</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1561005</guid><description><![CDATA[BRDG Park Tenant Gains Momentum with new Natural Product for Agriculture Development
ST. LOUIS, MO, March 19, 2014 –  SyMyco, Inc. (http://www.symyco.com/), an international bioscience company became a Bio-Research & Development Growth Park (BRDG Park) tenant in 2011 and in the past two years has researched, developed and shipped its first product, a unique consortium of concentrated Mycorrhizal fungi, an all-natural commercial product to enhance plant productivity and improve plant health in agriculture and horticulture.

"These fungi play a critical role in the health and productivity of]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 19 Mar 2014 12:44:02 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>MOGENE LC ANNOUNCES ILLUMINA CSPRO CERTIFICATION FOR SEQUENCING</title><link>http://news.cision.com/donald-danforth-plant-science-center/r/mogene-lc-announces-illumina-cspro-certification-for-sequencing,c9544030</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1545782</guid><description><![CDATA[Illumina CSPro™ certification has been completed for sequencing on HiSeq and MiSeq, gaining entry to an elite group of Illumina genomics service providers globally.
St. Louis, MO, February 26, 2014–MOgene LC announced today that it has successfully completed Illumina CSPro™ certification for sequencing on HiSeq and MiSeq, gaining entry to an elite group of Illumina genomics service providers globally. Illumina Inc., a San Diego-based company, provides leading-edge genetic analysis tools to genomics centers worldwide.  MOgene, a genomics service provider to agricultural, pharmaceutical, food]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 27 Feb 2014 17:15:51 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Danforth Center Announces Four New Lead Investigators</title><link>http://news.cision.com/donald-danforth-plant-science-center/r/danforth-center-announces-four-new-lead-investigators,c9519657</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1510058</guid><description><![CDATA[New hires bring significant expertise in phenomics and plant genomics to the region
ST. LOUIS, MO, January 10, 2014—The Donald Danforth Plant Science Center (http://www.danforthcenter.org/) has hired four new lead scientists to expand the Center’s groundbreaking work in plant phenomics, genomics, root structure, pathogens, and bioenergy grasses.  An additional 10 – 12 scientific personnel will be recruited to each laboratory team.

The four investigators were identified through a broad search for scientists who are making important discoveries in areas that include the genetic factors that]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jan 2014 15:23:29 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Danforth Plant Science Center Elects New Chairman and Expands Board of Trustees</title><link>http://news.cision.com/donald-danforth-plant-science-center/r/danforth-plant-science-center-elects-new-chairman-and-expands-board-of-trustees,c9514048</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1501724</guid><description><![CDATA[The Board of Trustees of the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center elected John F. McDonnell to succeed William H. Danforth, M.D., as chairman, and added three St. Louis leaders as new trustees
ST. LOUIS, MO, December 17, 2013 – The Board of Trustees of the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center elected John F. McDonnell to succeed William H. Danforth, M.D., as chairman, and added three St. Louis leaders as new trustees. Danforth received the designation of founding chairman.

McDonnell has served as a Danforth Plant Science Center trustee since 2000, and as vice chairman of the board since]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 17 Dec 2013 19:14:47 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Danforth Center receives $1 million grant from the National Science Foundation</title><link>http://news.cision.com/donald-danforth-plant-science-center/r/danforth-center-receives--1-million-grant-from-the-national-science-foundation,c9513317</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1500750</guid><description><![CDATA[Funds to support advanced research and education programs aimed at gaining a greater understanding of how plants develop
ST. LOUIS, MO, December 16, 2013 – The Donald Danforth Plant Science Center was awarded a $1 million grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to explore gene regulatory networks that control plant growth and development.  The project will develop new genomic resources and high-throughput tools such as robotics to address fundamental questions about the roles of small RNA molecules.  Knowledge gained will provide insight into agriculturally important traits, such as]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 16 Dec 2013 17:13:03 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Research unveils clues about protein mechanism critical to plant growth and yield</title><link>http://news.cision.com/donald-danforth-plant-science-center/r/research-unveils-clues-about-protein-mechanism-critical-to-plant-growth-and-yield,c9510767</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1496783</guid><description><![CDATA[Scientists at the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center have made several scientific discoveries demonstrating the significant roles Heterotrimeric G proteins play in plant development and yield.
ST. LOUIS, MO, December 9, 2013 – Scientists at the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center have made several scientific discoveries demonstrating the significant roles Heterotrimeric G proteins play in plant development and yield.   Sona Pandey, Ph.D., (http://www.danforthcenter.org/scientists-research/principal-investigators/sona-pandey) principal investigator at the Danforth Plant Science Center and]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 10 Dec 2013 20:37:05 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>NewLeaf Symbiotics acquires Intuitive Genomics</title><link>http://news.cision.com/donald-danforth-plant-science-center/r/newleaf-symbiotics-acquires-intuitive-genomics,c9509219</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1494307</guid><description><![CDATA[Combination of biologicals and big data creates opportunities for investors
ST. LOUIS, MO, December 6, 2013 - NewLeaf Symbiotics Inc (http://www.newleafsym.com/). an agricultural biotech company, today announced the acquisition of Intuitive Genomics Inc. (http://www.intuitivegenomics.com/), a leader in the design and implementation of custom bioinformatics solutions.

The acquisition of Intuitive Genomics’ elite computational and bioinformatics capabilities compliments NewLeaf’s R&D and product pipeline and positions the rapidly growing company as a top player in the burgeoning biologicals]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 06 Dec 2013 14:09:27 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>MOgene LC Announces the Addition of Illumina HiSeq</title><link>http://news.cision.com/donald-danforth-plant-science-center/r/mogene-lc-announces-the-addition-of-illumina-hiseq,c9490604</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1465670</guid><description><![CDATA[MOgene LC, a full service genomics service provider, announces the addition of Illumina HiSeq to further expand its offerings
St. Louis, MO, October 30, 2013—MOgene LC, a full service genomics service provider, announces the addition of Illumina HiSeq to further expand its offerings.
“MOgene is continually striving to become a one stop shop for genomics services. Expanding our service offerings allows us to partner with our customers and provide high quality and cost effective research solutions,” stated Shaukat Rangwala, Senior Vice President for MOgene LC.
MOgene LC, located in St. Louis,]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 30 Oct 2013 18:58:29 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Danforth Center’s “Conversations” Series Continues</title><link>http://news.cision.com/donald-danforth-plant-science-center/r/danforth-center-s--conversations--series-continues,c9489669</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1464434</guid><description><![CDATA[Harnessing advanced imaging to improve performance in farmer’s fields and on the baseball field
ST. LOUIS, MO, October 29, 2013 – The Donald Danforth Plant Science Center’s (http://www.danforthcenter.org/) “Conversations” series, sponsored by Boeing, will continue on Thursday, November 14, 2013 with a reception at 5:15 p.m. and program at 6:00 p.m. at the Danforth Center, 975 N. Warson Road.  Featured panelists Chris Correa, Director, Baseball Development, St. Louis Cardinals and Ivan Baxter, Ph.D., USDA-ARS Research Scientist, and Principal Investigator, Danforth Plant Science Center and]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2013 14:32:26 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Akermin, Inc. Receives $3 Million Cooperative Agreement from the U.S. Department of Energy</title><link>http://news.cision.com/donald-danforth-plant-science-center/r/akermin--inc--receives--3-million-cooperative-agreement-from-the-u-s--department-of-energy,c9485082</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1457346</guid><description><![CDATA[Research will support development of the technology for post-combustion CO2 removal from power plants
St. Louis, MO (October 21, 2013) – Akermin, Inc., a St. Louis company developing novel biocatalytic solutions for cost-effective removal of carbon dioxide (CO2) from industrial gas streams, announced today that it has received a $3 million cooperative agreement to support development of the technology for post-combustion CO2 removal from power plants. The work under this program will build off of Akermin’s current field pilot that has now accrued over 2,800 hours of operation, consistently]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 21 Oct 2013 19:23:06 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>MOgene Green Chemicals Awarded $1.5 Million from U.S. Department of  Energy to develop energy-dense transportation fuel from natural gas</title><link>http://news.cision.com/donald-danforth-plant-science-center/r/mogene-green-chemicals-awarded--1-5-million-from-u-s--department-of--energy-to-develop-energy-dense-,c9472374</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1438059</guid><description><![CDATA[MOgene been selected to develop a technology that will convert natural gas into energy-dense transportation fuel at a more affordable cost.
ST. LOUIS, MO—September 25, 2013, MOgene Green Chemicals (http://mogene.com/) LLC (MGC), a wholly owned subsidiary of MOgene, LC has been selected for a two-year, $1.5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Project Agency – Energy (ARPA-E) to develop a technology that will convert natural gas into energy-dense transportation fuel at a more affordable cost. MGC will expand its research team based at the BioResearch and]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 25 Sep 2013 17:23:15 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Impact of imaging and robotics on accelerating scientific discovery will be the focus of the Danforth Center’s Annual Fall Symposium</title><link>http://news.cision.com/donald-danforth-plant-science-center/r/impact-of-imaging-and-robotics-on-accelerating-scientific-discovery-will-be-the-focus-of-the-danfort,c9471031</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1435640</guid><description><![CDATA[Special presentation by St. Louis Cardinals adds unique angle to scientific event
ST. LOUIS, MO—September 23, 2013, The Donald Danforth Plant Science Center will host its 15th Annual Fall Symposium (http://www.danforthcenter.org/fall_symposium/default.asp), September 25 – 27.   The theme of this year’s event is PhenoDays: Imaging and Robotics for 21st Century Science.

The event will highlight cutting-edge science that is ramping up the pace of scientific discovery generating increased biological understanding in a wide range of organisms. Leading scientists (http://www.danforthcenter.org/]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 23 Sep 2013 21:08:59 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Danforth Plant Science Center adds $3.5 million, one-of-a-kind plant phenotyping facility to its core technologies</title><link>http://news.cision.com/donald-danforth-plant-science-center/r/danforth-plant-science-center-adds--3-5-million--one-of-a-kind-plant-phenotyping-facility-to-its-cor,c9468802</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1432090</guid><description><![CDATA[Advanced imaging and robotics will accelerate discovery
ST. LOUIS, MO, September 18, 2013 – The Donald Danforth Plant Science Center (http://www.danforthcenter.org/default.asp) today announced the opening of the Bellwether Foundation Phenotyping Facility, further strengthening its imaging and robotics capabilities that accelerate the pace of scientific discovery.  The one-of-a-kind facility will automate continuous plant imaging, and provide accurate control over experimental conditions.

“The new facility was built to provide our scientists and collaborators with a best-in-class resource]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 18 Sep 2013 14:09:36 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>