Nitro invests BRL 10 Mn in next-generation bionematicide for Brazil
Brazilian agricultural inputs company Nitro has launched Elmo Max, a multi-strain biological nematicide developed throug…
Symbiomics, Valeouro partner to bring genome-edited biologicals to Brazil
Brazil’s fast-growing biologicals market is becoming a proving ground for a new layer of agricultural biotechnolog…
China’s Bestzyme Unveils Automated Smart Production Line for Sweet Proteins
The rapidly growing sweet protein market has just witnessed a major manufacturing milestone in China.
Judge Slashes Beyond Meat’s Damages by $23.4M in Dunkin’ Trademark Lawsuit
Months after a jury found Beyond Meat liable to pay nearly $39M for infringing a trademark owned by Sonate (which does business as Vegadelphia Foods), a federal judge has accepted the plant-based meat company’s motion to reduce the damages awarded.
Impossible Foods Launches Plant-Based Beef Burger & Whole-Muscle Chicken in the UK
The Impossible Burger is finally coming to the UK – a version of it, anyway.After a years-long wait for regulatory approval of its genetically engineered heme ingredient, a key flavour and colour component of its signature burger, Impossible Foods has tweaked its recipe for the UK launch.
‘Natural Protein’: La Vie Brings Tofu Range to UK Amid Whole-Food Rush
La Vie has become the latest plant-based meat company to introduce a whole-food product format in the UK.
Future Food Quick Bites: École Ducasse, BuzzFeed Tasty & Toddler Milk
French culinary school École Ducasse, founded by Michelin-starred chef Alain Ducasse, has launched three plant-forward gastronomy training programmes, starting in Spring 2027. These include an English-language Essentials of Naturalité course with a focus on vegetable-led cooking, and Vegan Pastry Essentials courses delivered in English and French.
Exclusive: Lilac Agriculture raises $2.3m to tackle inoculants’ ‘black box’ problem
Lilac Agriculture has raised an oversubscribed $2.3 million seed round to shine a light on the black box of rhizobial in…
Best Practices for Establishing Data Integrity in Western Blotting
Western blotting is a fundamental technique, supporting protein detection, identification, quantitation, and providing insight into post-translational modifications. Despite advances in other proteomic methods, including mass spectrometry, western blotting remains one of the most widely used techniques across life sciences research due to its affordability, specificity, and widespread accessibility.
Big Picture Bio launches with £2.2M to design cancer combinations
Why it matters: Combination therapies are central to oncology, but choosing which drugs to combine — and in what dose, sequence and patient population — creates a huge experimental search space. Big Picture Bio wants to narrow it computationally before combinations reach the lab.