Female Founders Get Shortchanged
Female Founders Deliver the Goods
• Women-founded businesses deliver higher revenue—
more than twice as much per dollar invested
• Women-led tech startups achieve a 35%
higher ROI and generate 12% higher revenue
• The fastest-growing companies, with 200%+
growth, are 75% more likely to have a female founder
Women-Led Startups Receive a
Thin Slice of the Investment Pie
$16.9 Billion Agri-Food Tech Funding in 2018
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News about IFT members and events
Researchers from the Institute of Environmental Biotechnology at TU Graz in cooperation with the Austrian Centre of Industrial Biotechnology and industrial partners have successfully tested ecological methods (i.e., hot water treatment [HWT] and biocontrol organisms) that improve the storage of apples and extend their shelf life.
Many consumers are interested in decreasing their consumption of animal products, such as bovine milk, because of health, environmental, and ethical reasons.
A paper published in Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety (CRFSFS) examines the use of lactic acid bacteria (LAB) as natural preservatives in food and animal feed to control fungal growth and subsequent mycotoxin production.
Hazel Technologies, a startup fighting food waste, has closed an $13 million Series B funding for its packaging technology that helps extend foods’ shelf life.
