AgTech360

CEO , Fiona Edwards Murphy, speaks about Apis Protect, an Ireland headquartered company that uses a combination of IoT (Internet of Things) and AI (Artificial Intelligence) technologies to remotely extract and interpret data from beehives while keeping that data safe. https://apisprotect.com/

Naeem Zafar, Co-Founder, President & Chief Executive Offer of TeleSense talks about an integral part of food production - the step after harvest and before shelving. TeleSense provides remote solutions for grain storage and transportation monitoring.  Their products use wireless sensors for temperature, humidity, and carbon dioxide monitoring with algorithms to develop actionable insights for quality preservation, and sends information to an App. https://telesense.com/index.html

Ever wonder how the new technology that we talk about gets funded? In this episode we talk to Kirk Haney, the Co-Founder & Managing Partner at Radicle Growth. Radicle Growth carefully selects innovative ag and food tech start-ups for investment, ensuring that powerful, disruptive technologies reach their full potential. Under Kirk's leadership, Radicle Growth has become a market leader in early-stage Ag and Food Tech investing and company building and has secured top-tier financial and corporate investors. As a serial entrepreneur, Kirk has raised over $200M in venture capital, private equity and corporate capital and has had three successful exits. He has worked in technology, venture capital and Ag & Food his entire career. He has a clear understanding of what early-stage companies need to do to be successful. Kirk is a proud father and is passionate about food, health and sustainability. https://radicle.vc/ https://southernipm.org/

Dr. Nick Hamon, CEO at Innovative Vector Control Consortium (IVCC) shares how his company repurposes chemistry that may have traditionally been used in agriculture and applies it to the public health sector while keeping in mind the constraints of return on investment, funding sources, resistance management, efficacy, and overall safety. His company is working toward total eradication of Malaria.

Aidan Connolly, Chief Executive Officer at Cainthus and President of AgriTech Capital, gives his perspective on livestock agtech importance, and how seemingly simple tech can be revolutionary. https://www.cainthus.com/

Ingrid Fung, Investment Director at Finistere Ventures, talks diversity in agriculture, consumer-driven Ag Tech, pharmaceutical inspiration in the Ag Tech space, and what she is most excited about moving forward with sustainable ag.

Rodolphe Barrangou, a Distinguished Professor at NC State, talks about the advancements and importance of CRISPR, and where the future of this technology may lead. This episode is filled with great examples of what CRISPR is and its capabilities. Find out more about Rodolphe's CRISPR lab here: https://crispr.cals.ncsu.edu/ @AgTech360 agtech360@gmail.com go.ncsu.edu/CERSA www.southernipm.org cals.ncsu.edu/psi/

Dean Richard Linton, of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS) at NC State, talks about the Plant Sciences Initiative and plans for future and current partnerships along with unique approaches to moving forward. @AgTech360 agtech360@gmail.com go.ncsu.edu/CERSA southernipm.org https://cals.ncsu.edu/psi/

Beth Roden, Global Head of Communications at Bayer Crop Science, talks about the challenges and opportunities of communicating about agriculture and new technologies. @AgTech360 agtech360@gmail.com go.ncsu.edu/CERSA southernipm.org

John Dombrosky of Oerth Bio, a young AgTech start-up in the Triangle of Raleigh, NC, talks about leveraging their proprietary PROTAC® protein degraders that work by harnessing the plant's own natural protein disposal system to degrade and remove unwanted proteins. @AgTech360 agtech360@gmail.com go.ncsu.edu/CERSA southernipm.org

Danesha Seth Carley, Director of CERSA talks with Adrian Percy about the goals for the future of regulatory science and her experience in pollinator health. See Danesha's brand new book on Pollinator Gardens here: https://uncpress.org/book/9781469659411/pollinator-gardening-for-the-south/ @AgTech360 agtech360@gmail.com go.ncsu.edu/CERSA southernipm.org

Adrian Percy talks with Jason Wargent, Chief Science officer at Biolumic about photobiology and UV treatments for seeds and seedlings. @AgTech360 agtech360@gmail.com go.ncsu.edu/CERSA southernipm.org

Bobby Vick, former Director of Agriculture of PrecisionHawk based in Raleigh, NC, talks with Adrian Percy about drones and how agriculture can utilize them. @AgTech360 agtech360@gmail.com go.ncsu.edu/CERSA southernipm.org

CEO of Terramera, Karn Manhas, talks with Adrian Percy about BHAGs (Big Hairy Audacious Goals) and using Biochemistry to reduce synthetic chemistry loads. @AgTech360 agtech360@gmail.com go.ncsu.edu/CERSA southernipm.org

Cheif Executive Officer of Biotalys, Patrice Sellès, talks with Adrian about protein-based biocontrol. @AgTech360 agtech360@gmail.com go.ncsu.edu/CERSA southernipm.org

Spencer Maughan of Hi Fidelity Genetics talks with Adrian about how they use precision data science, advanced sensors, and large scale DNA sequencing to build crop genomes. @AgTech360 agtech360@gmail.com go.ncsu.edu/CERSA southernipm.org