The DISCOVER Series

Student program

October 2016

• Marrone Bio Innovations celebrates 10 years of innovation in biopesticides

September 2016

• Bayer-Monsanto deal could have repercussions in Sacramento region
  Sacramento Business Journal

May 2016

• University of California’s climate of innovation pays off for California

• 6 ways UC Davis is supporting and promoting the commercialization of agtech startups
  AgFunder News

April 2016

• Forbes names UC Davis Top College for Women in STEM

• Novogene establishes first U.S. genomic sequencing center located at UC Davis; acquires second Illumina Hi-Seq X Ten system

• Davis biotech firm Marrone Bio Innovations plants seeds of revival after accounting scandal
  The Sacramento Bee

March 2016

• Sakata Seed America to establish new research station in Woodland, California

February 2016

• UC Davis, Area 52 Establish New Business Incubator in Davis
  UC Davis
• Bayer CropScience completes last step of $80 million investment
  Sacramento Business Journal
• West Sacramento research greenhouse to focus on biopesticides
  The Sacramento Bee

• Bayer showcases agricultural advancement with grand opening of new greenhouse site in West Sacramento, California - $12 million facility to help develop crop science division’s biologics and vegetable seeds solutions to change the future of farming

November 2015

• BioConsortia hopes to develop faster-growing crops - without genetic modification
  Modern Farmer

October 2015

• Steve Wiley, General Manager, gives students tour of Takii facility following Seed Central meeting in Salinas
• UC Davis enabled 13 new companies in the past year
• Takii & Company, family-owned international seed company, expands American operations with new facility in Salinas

• American Takii’s multimillion-dollar seed facility opens in Salinas, California
  Monterey Herald

September 2015

• Ag technology hubs encourage farm innovation
  Daily Democrat

• UC Davis ranked among top public universities

• Woodland seed lab is part of a business Syngenta just put on the block
  Sacramento Business Journal

August 2015

• Seed Central Managing Director: Seed Central is a Catalyst for Region’s Growth in Seed, Food and Agriculture Excellence
  Davis Vanguard

• Syngenta celebrates expansion for seed R&D
  The Davis Enterprise

• Move by Swiss company is another boost for seed research in Yolo County
  Sacramento Business Journal

• Syngenta hosts grand re-opening for major expansion at its Woodland, California, R&D and seed production facility
• At Monsanto, it all starts with the seed
  The Davis Enterprise

July 2015

• Bayer CropScience: Davis roots, global branches
  The Davis Enterprise
• Bayer CropScience expands West Sacramento R&D labs
  Sacramento Business Journal

June 2015

• Ag giants look to plant a seed to fight the drought
  CNBC

May 2015

• Nasdaq welcomes Arcadia Biosciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKDA) to the Nasdaq stock market
• UC Davis and HM.CLAUSE partner to open life science innovation center
  The Daily Democrat
• Davis, California seed company HM.Clause opens up lab space for research incubator
  Sacramento Business Journal

April 2015

• Connecting talent to employment in Salinas - UC Davis students and Salinas Valley employers find common ground in the World's Salad Bowl

• Marrone Bio Innovations announces opening of new greenhouse to facilitate and expand research and product development capacity

• What exactly qualifies as a biotech company?
  Sacramento Business Journal

• Monsanto spreads roots in Yolo County
  Daily Democrat

• Bayer CropScience grows West Sacramento campus with greenhouses
  Sacramento Business Journal

March 2015

• "Agriculture Silicon Valley" may bring big change to world
  Xinhua

• Endowment gift of $500,000 germinates UC Davis seed research
  Sacramento Business Journal

• UC Davis Seed Biotechnology Center seeks funding for continued innovation; Limagrain is first to answer the call

February 2015

• Agrinos expands global leadership and opens new global R&D facility in Davis, California

January 2015

• Some see Sacramento region as agriculture’s Silicon Valley
  Sacramento Bee

December 2014

• Top Execs of 2014: Pam Marrone, Marrone Bio Innovations
  Sacramento Business Journal

• Seed Central: Aiming to be the Silicon Valley of seed
  CSA News, official magazine for members of the American Society of Agronomy, Crop Science Society of America, and Soil Science Society of America

• Marrone Bio Innovations announces new corporate headquarters location

October 2014

• Marrone Bio Innovations CEO Pam Marrone receives Agrow Award for Best Manager With a Strategic Vision
• Calgene, Monsanto subsidiary, moving out of Davis into Woodland facilities
  The Davis Enterprise

September 2014

• Bayer CropScience plans further growth in the USA, opens new R&D site in California - Close to US$ 1 billion (EUR 700 million) earmarked for investments in the USA between 2013 and 2016

August 2014

• Biotech firm BioConsortia Inc. opens headquarters, laboratories in Davis
  The Sacramento Bee

• International agri-tech firm opens doors in Davis
  The Davis Enterprise

July 2014

• Agrinos steps up U.S. presence, establishes R&D facility and office in Davis, California and corporate functions in Dallas, Texas

May 2014

• The Sacramento-Davis Corridor: Seeding an Innovation Cluster
  - Can Sacramento end its innovation drought?
  - The Davis dilemma: new energy for innovation, but where to grow?
  Xconomy

• Venture capital fund being organized in Davis, California to invest in agtech
  The Sacramento Business Journal
• Arcadia Biosciences raises $33 million Series D investment

April 2014

• Andrew Hargadon: Creating a path for entrepreneurs
  The Sacramento Business Journal

• Davis company BioConsortia raises $15M in funding
  Sacramento Business Journal

March 2014

• Marrone Bio Innovations reports record fourth quarter and fiscal year 2013 financial results

December 2013

• Davis, California biotech firm Marrone Bio Innovations sets stage for ‘Ag Tech Valley’
  ABC News 10

November 2013

• Capitol Corridor Ventures pledges $600K for Davis tech startups
  Sacramento Business Journal

October 2013

• Limagrain announces the acquisition of Eureka Seeds Inc. of Woodland, California
• Monsanto to acquire The Climate Corporation, combination to provide farmers with broad suite of tools offering greater on-farm insights
• Vilmorin & Cie takes control of U.S. vegetable seed company Shamrock

September 2013

• Sakata Seed America plans to switch on solar project
  The Grower
• Marrone Bio Innovations to move headquarters to new location in Davis, California

August 2013

• Dietitians get a taste of vegetable seed breeding
  The Packer
   

• Monsanto reveals expanded research facility west of Woodland, California
  Daily Democrat
   

• Monsanto completes $31 million expansion of vegetable research site in Woodland, California - State of the art lab and site now world’s largest location for molecular breeding of vegetable seeds
   

• Marrone Bio Innovations visits NASDAQ to celebrate completion of IPO; CEO Pam Marrone rings the opening bell
   

• Bayer's expansion in the Sacramento region shows how collaboration can pay off
  The Sacramento Bee
   

• Monsanto ready to consolidate operations in Woodland, California
  Sacramento Business Journal

July 2013

• Monsanto plants deeper roots in Woodland, California
  Daily Democrat
   

• Bayer CropScience plans to open integrated R&D site in West Sacramento, California
  
  Bayer CropScience hopes to double workforce with move to West Sacramento, California
  Sacramento Business Journal
   

• Marrone Bio Innovations files registration statement for proposed initial public offering

November 14, 2012

• Syngenta breaks ground on new seed facility west of Woodland
  Daily Democrat

November 3, 2012

• Growing companies make Woodland, California world leader in seed research
  CBS News Sacramento

November 2, 2012

• Syngenta expanding Yolo County's seed research
  Daily Democrat

October 2012

• Dow AgroSciences acquires Cal/West Seeds

September 6, 2012

• Monsanto growing its seed research facilities
  Sacramento Bee

July 20, 2012

• Seed firms sprouting around UC Davis
  Sacramento Business Journal