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An international team of scientists report that they have successfully mapped the cells and genes that regulate bone formation and loss and discovered the critical role that blood vessel cells play in bone health. By combining genomic sequencing with data from half a million individuals, the research team identified hundreds of previously unknown genes that govern bone health and revealed cells surrounding blood vessels as one of the drivers of bone repair.

Clean beauty has historically been defined by an absence of chemical ingredients, restricting the sector to what a product isn’t, rather than what it is. That foundation is phasing into a new trajectory: communicating the total environmental impact across a product’s lifecycle. 

Gattefossé has validated five cosmetic ingredients at its manufacturing facility in Lufkin, Texas. The company says it is strengthening its manufacturing presence in North America, directly responding to its customers’ needs for more reliable supply chains and domestic sourcing options in what it calls an “unpredictable global market.” 

Kao Corporation’s Hair Beauty Research division has confirmed for “the first time” that structural protein damage inside hair can continue to progress for seven days after coloring. The effects are especially felt by people with melanin-rich hair, common across Asia.

July 2026, Reims: VIVESCIA (a leading French grain cooperative group), Roquette (a global leader in plant…

Estée Lauder Companies (ELC) has announced that it expects to spend up to US$1.75 billion on its restructuring plan. The scheme was first announced in November 2023, when the company originally estimated it would cost between US$500 and 700 million. 

[Disclosure: AgFunderNews’ parent company AgFunder is an investor in Faraday Earth] Can a container-sized plasma reactor…

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Why it matters: The commitment creates a potentially significant new source of capital for early-stage European biotechs, particularly in Spain and Portugal, although CriteriaCaixa has not specified how much of the €300m will go to life sciences.