Culture Biosciences is revolutionizing bioprocess development with cloud-connected bioreactors and software that streamline the design, monitoring, and analysis of cell culture experiments. Their innovative platform, Console TM, allows scientists to conduct experiments remotely, providing real-time data access and analytics tools that enhance flexibility and scalability. By offering modular bioreactors and a service model that integrates seamlessly into existing lab infrastructures, Culture Biosciences accelerates the development of protein therapeutics, viral vectors, and synthetic biology applications, positioning itself as a leader in the biomanufacturing space.
Nuritas is revolutionising the discovery of novel, natural and scientifically proven active ingredients that can manage and improve human health. The company’s disruptive computational approach to discovery uses artificial intelligence and genomics to, for the first time ever, rapidly and efficiently predict and then provide access to the most health-benefiting components hidden within food, called bioactive peptides.
[Sandbox Industries](http://www.sandboxindustries.com), founded in 2003, is a Chicago-based venture capital firm with three main business lines: venture funds formed alongside strategic corporate partners, new business accelerator programs, and an innovation consulting business. Sandbox is the exclusive partner for [Blue Cross and Blue Shield Venture Partners I and II](http://www.bcbsvp.com), which connects entrepreneurs innovating in the healthcare space with 25 Blue plans across the country for strategic investment and partnerships. The [Cultivian Sandbox Food & Agriculture Fund II](http://www.cultiviansbx.com) is a leading fund in the US which invests in new technologies in the food and agriculture space. [Healthbox](http://www.healthbox.com), founded in partnership with BCBSVP, is a healthcare accelerator with a presence in several US cities as well as in London. Sandbox is also partnered with TechStars Chicago (formerly Excelerate Labs). The firm's innovation consulting business, Sandbox Innovation Partners, connects established corporations with emerging companies and helps them work together through pilots, partnerships, investments, or acquisitions.
Sound Agriculture uses molecular discovery to create climate-resilient crops, enhancing harvest yields for growers. They also use an innovative life science approach to sustainably increase farming productivity. The company was founded in 2013 and headquartered in Emeryville, California.
Yard Stick measures soil carbon. Scientists and farmers alike know that climate-friendly agricultural practices have the potential to remove atmospheric CO2 at gigaton/year scale. When these practices are adopted, more carbon is stored in soils, improving soil health and fighting climate change. But significant measurement challenges have held soil carbon efforts back - until now. By reducing the cost of soil carbon measurement by 90%+, Yard Stick will dramatically expand the opportunities for evidence-based regenerative practices to simultaneously improve ecosystem health, increase farmer income, and combat climate change.