We are proud to announce the ten finalist teams in the US Department of Agriculture’s ARSX2023 Challenge - Secure Future Food Systems Through Safe and Sustainable Agriculture.
ARSX2023 tasked scientists and researchers to propose high-risk, high-reward ideas that will help find innovative ideas to implement sustainable agriculture as a path to nutrition security.
The ten finalist teams, in no particular order, are:
- Greener Land and Dinner with Edible Cover Crops by Lindsey Witthaus
- Bioengineered Flower Traits for Pollinator Health by Vincent Ricigliano
- Taste Transformation: Unlocking Polyphenol Appeal by Hanna Lee
- Boosting School Breakfasts with Popping Beans by Karen Cichy
- NanoVax + Egg-cellent IgY: Conquering Mycotoxins by Revathi Shanmugasundaram
- Using Supercharged SYMBIONTs for N-fixation by Stacy DeBlasio
- VISE: Venereal Invasive Species Eradication by Brian Rector
- Smart Food Packaging with Handheld Systems by Joseph Capobianco
- Sterile fertility to Ensure Fish for All by Erin Legacki
- Improved Food Safety With Peanut Skin Additives by Ondulla Toomer
The ten finalist teams have several weeks to participate in an innovation forum, refine their ideas, and build out their pitches. On Friday, September 8th, 2023, all teams will present their pitches to a panel of judges and an audience of their peers and colleagues. The day will culminate in a live, public virtual event where the judges will award $100,000 each to the top three teams.
Congratulations once again to our finalists!
