Chicago Inno (April 27) – Lucas Frye, co-founder and CEO of agricultural technology startup Amber Agriculture, was awarded the Illinois Innovation Prize at Illinois’ Cozad New Venture Competition on Wednesday. The award is intended to honor creative and passionate innovators on campus. Frye’s startup Amber Agriculture is a system of internet of things-enabled sensors that sit inside grain bins and monitor environmental factors such as carbon dioxide and moisture to help farmers monitor and prevent crop spoilage.