Predictive agriculture, using machine learning to track and quantify soil carbon data in real time and field conditions ahead of time

FIGUR8 discusses challenges in objectively assessing worker recovery progress using data.

Biotia, a genomics and AI-powered company fighting infectious diseases, raised an $8 million Series A round led by OCA Ventures, with participation from Continuum Health Ventures, Phoenix Venture Partners, SeedtoB Capital, SK Square Americas, Digital-Dx Ventures, and others.

Braga Fresh and climate tech start-up Agrology were recently honored with the IFPA’s Science and Technology Circle of Excellence award for achievements measuring soil health and quantifying regenerative ag outcomes.

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Biotia secures an oversubscribed $9 million funding round to advance its BIOTIA-ID Urine Test, which detects recurrent and complicated urinary tract infections (UTIs) with high accuracy. The company expands its board to support growth in infectious disease diagnostics for women’s health and orthopedics. The test is already available nationwide to physicians and patients.

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