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The Biotechnology Fermentation Factory (BFF) in Ede, the Netherlands, has confirmed that its pre-pilot lab is now operational, nearly a year after the facility held its public kick-off event in June 2025.

Under the agreement, Engitix is eligible to receive up to £44.5m in upfront and near-term payments, plus up to £118m per target in downstream milestones and tiered low-single digit royalties on future product sales. GSK will have the option to license assays, datasets and targets generated through the collaboration, and would lead further development and commercialisation of any resulting programmes.

The new 8R combines strong drawbar performance with enhanced cab comfort and advanced precision farming capabilities, making them a versatile solution for large-scale farming operations with tasks ranging from heavy pull to semi-load applications and occasional transport.

French insect ag firm Innovafeed has raised a €51 million ($59 million) round and unveiled plans to consolidate activiti…

Legal tech startup BrentWorks reports that it has launched CiteSentinel, a dedicated platform built specifically to detect and prevent AI hallucinations in legal citations, including those related to biotechnology. The tool scans legal documents and flags case law, statutes, and legal authorities that may be fabricated, misstated, or otherwise erroneous, before they reach a judge, according to the company.

[Disclosure: AFN’s parent company, AgFunder, is an investor in Tractor Junction.] India’s Tractor Junction, a startup en…

June 2026, Rome: The global supply of terrestrial animal source food (TASF), driven mainly by egg, poultry and pig meat,…

When Jingkun Zeng, PhD, joined the lab of Nobel laureate, Jennifer Doudna, PhD, as a postdoctoral researcher in 2024, he was not interested in applying CRISPR for gene editing.

June 2026, China: Zhang Zhili, Vice Minister of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of China, met separately with Martha Carva…