Goldoctor Seed unveils corn portfolio designed for heat, density and mechanisation
Henan Goldoctor Seed Co., Ltd. is expanding its corn portfolio with four new varieties designed around a common breeding…
Longping high-tech rice variety sets new Super-Rice yield record at 18.47 Tonnes per Hectare
A rice variety designed to fight one of the crop’s most persistent insect threats has simultaneously set a new ben…
Neutrogena taps BEMT, bets on skinified sun care for daily SPF use
Neutrogena has launched a sunscreen technology called Cloud-Tech, centering on the first new sunscreen filter the US FDA approved in over 25 years: bemotrizinol, or BEMT. The new ingredient touts stronger UVA protection than older filters while offering a lighter skin feel. Neutrogena has tapped the newly FDA-approved UV filter in two sunscreen launches.
SARS-CoV-2 Protein Fuels Lung Inflammation by Hijacking Macrophages
Even now, scientists are still untangling how the SARS-CoV-2 virus can leave such lasting damage in the lungs. Severe COVID-19 is not simply a matter of infected airway cells. In the sickest patients, the virus can help set off a destructive inflammatory loop, in which immune cells that should be fighting infection instead become part of the problem.
Remynd receives €3.5M for Alzheimer’s trial
What’s next: The funding will support a Phase 1b trial expected to start in early 2027, evaluating safety, tolerability and pharmacokinetics alongside exploratory measures of cognition and disease progression.
Indonesia backs cosmetics SMEs as beauty exports rise 13.7%
Indonesia’s Ministry of Industry is strengthening support for small and medium-sized cosmetics manufacturers (SMEs) as it seeks to improve their competitiveness and expand access to international markets.
Novartis licenses BoomRay radioligand asset for $900M
By the numbers: BoomRay will receive an undisclosed upfront payment and is eligible for development, regulatory and sales milestones, bringing the potential total to $900 million. The company could also receive royalties on future global sales.
Beacon’s XLRP gene therapy meets pivotal U.S. endpoint
Why it matters: X-linked retinitis pigmentosa (XLRP) mainly affects boys and men, and most cases stem from mutations in the RPGR gene. The disease typically begins with night blindness in childhood, followed by progressive loss of peripheral vision and, later, central vision.
StockWatch: Novo’s 2030 Strategy Underwhelms Investors at Capital Markets Day
A week after loosening up its branding to “Novo,” Novo Nordisk (Nasdaq Copenhagen: NOVO-B; NYSE: NVO) laid out a strategy for 2030 that underwhelmed investors of the Danish metabolic biotech giant.
Genes Involved in Flatworm Brain Regeneration Identified
The human brain is terrible at healing itself from injury or disease. But some animals can harness their own cellular abilities to not only repair injuries but also to regrow their brains entirely. Researchers from the University of Georgia have now pinpointed several of the genes that make brain regeneration possible in planarians, a type of flatworm that exhibits what the team describes in their newly published report in Nature Communications, as “extraordinary capacity for brain regeneration.”