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India’s beauty and personal care market has surpassed US$30 billion, fueled by rising incomes, urbanization, and the boom of e-commerce and quick commerce. However, as the country’s cosmetic trade increasingly moves online, safety concerns are arising about whether oversight can keep pace. 

As food manufacturers across Europe scramble to reformulate products following the EU ban on titanium dioxide, Swiss biomaterials company Seprify has developed a plant-based alternative derived from FSC-certified wood pulp. The Marly-based startup, which spun out of the University of Cambridge and the University of Fribourg, produces cellulose-based white pigments designed to replicate the opacity and brightness that titanium dioxide has long provided in food applications. The company recently closed a €13.4 million Series A round and has partnered with natural colour supplier Oterra to bring the ingredient to food and beverage manufacturers globally.

Ultrasmall fluorescent core‑shell silica nanoparticles—best known for their roles in medical imaging applications —are now showing surprising therapeutic muscle. Originally engineered as inert carriers for imaging agents, these particles, called Cornell Prime dots (C’ dots), have steadily expanded their résumé. In a new preclinical study, researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine report that these engineered silica nanoparticles can directly kill prostate tumor cells while reawakening antitumor immunity , offering a potential new edge in a disease where immunotherapy has historically struggled.

June 2026, Washington: Today, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins announced the distribution of a compr…

Na 北部地区本周降雨量可能超过100毫米，主要集中在亚马逊州西部。该州中部地区、帕拉州西部以及阿马帕州沿海地区降雨量可能达到60毫米。罗赖马州和帕拉州沿海地区降雨量预计在40毫米左右，而阿克里州和朗多尼亚州降雨量较为温和，最高可达30毫米。托坎廷斯州天气稳定。

Canada-based startup Picketa Systems has raised a CAD$2.1 million ($1.5 million) round to expand its portable crop nutri…

Flu shots reduce hospitalizations and deaths for the roughly one billion people worldwide that get the flu each year. But they are less effective when the vaccine strains don’t closely match the viruses circulating in the community. Today’s vaccines are made months in advance of the flu season due to a long manufacturing process. When projections are off, strain mismatch can reduce the efficacy of the flu vaccines from about 60% (in a good year) down to 19%. A broader immune response could translate to a more effective vaccine even when the virus is changing faster than vaccine makers can update their shots.

在全球农业迈向可持续转型的浪潮中，生物投入品正从边缘补充角色跃升为战略核心。而在这场变革中，巴西无疑是最耀眼的舞台。作为全球增长最快的农用生物制剂市场之一，巴西不仅在应用规模上领先，更在技术、制度与产业生态层面形成了独特的″热带创新模式″。然而，快速扩张也暴露了监管、结构与激励机制的深层瓶颈。对于正处在生物农业起步阶段的中国而言，巴西的经验与教训提供了宝贵的参考。

Over the past year, a growing number of companies have relaunched under fresh brands, often accompanied by promises of a new chapter, renewed focus, or a transformed business strategy. On the surface, these biotech rebranding announcements can look similar: a new corporate identity, a redesigned website, and a narrative centered on future opportunities. But a company changing its name can mean very different things, whether that be a complete strategic reset, a pivot to a smaller part of the business and getting rid of what did not work, or an attempt to capture investor enthusiasm.