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May 2016
Bayer offers $62 billion for Monsanto to create
biggest agriculture supplier
German crop chemical group Bayer has made an offer of $62bn (£43bn) for seed com-
pany Monsanto in a deal that would create the world’s biggest agricultural supplier.
The unsolicited proposal, which includes debt, would be the largest foreign takeover by
a German company if accepted.
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Farming UK24 May
Smartphone-connected allergen device startup
6SensorLabs raises $9.2M, changes name to Nima
Nima’s first product, which has been available for
preorder since October 2015, is a gluten sensor.
Users take a small sample of their food, put it in
a small capsule that Nima provides, and put the
capsule into the device. From there, the device will
show a sad face if the food sample has 20 parts
per million or more of gluten and a smiley face if
it doesn’t. In addition to testing food and return-
ing a result, the sensor will send the data to the
user’s smartphone via Bluetooth and allow the user
to record and store the results of each meal. Nima will use the funds to release food
sensors for peanut and milk products.These offerings are expected to launch in 2017.
Currently Nima’s gluten sensor is still in beta testing but the company plans to ship it
to consumers later this year.
Reportetd by
MobileHealthNewsMay 19