🎥 Can non thermal plasma seed treatment move from lab curiosity to broadacre reality?
[Disclosure: AgFunderNews’ parent company AgFunder is an investor in Sylvarum] Using non-thermal plasma or high voltage …
Melt&Marble debuts precision-fermented lipid to fortify supply chains
Melt&Marble has launched Marble7, a precision-fermented bioactive lipid for skin care, makeup, and hair care formulations. The launch comes as lipid innovation is becoming an increasingly attractive area of formulation development in the personal care industry, due to its combination of efficacy, sensorial appeal, and supply chain resilience.
BASF boosts emollient production capacity with decade-high investment
BASF has opened a production plant in Düsseldorf, Germany, dedicated to specialty emollients for skin care and sun care products. The company says it invested a mid-double-digit million-euro amount in the project, marking its largest investment at the Düsseldorf site in a decade.
Shiseido finds cilantro extract clears skin’s “zombie” cells and lifts collagen
Shiseido has discovered that cilantro fruit extract eliminates the skin’s senescent cells (“zombie” cells) and increases normal cells, in turn, promoting collagen production. The Japanese beauty player says the breakthrough was made possible by recognizing the importance of eliminating senescent cells, which are one of the triggers for aging.
Takasago partners to transform Japanese pop culture into sensory fragrances
Japanese Fragrance and flavors manufacturer Takasago has partnered with Handcraft Entertainment to develop scents, tastes, and consumer products that aim to define the emerging “global” J-pop genre. The collaboration hopes to expand Japanese pop culture’s reach beyond music by creating tangible products that let fans experience it through smell, taste, and touch.
StockWatch: Lilly’s Up-to-$3.8B Deal for AtaiBeckley a Good Trip for Psychedelic Drugs, Analysts and Investors Agree
It wasn’t too long ago that biopharma giants stayed away from developing psychedelic drugs—but positive clinical data plus a friendlier regulatory climate in Washington have prompted the largest drug developers to embrace the field.
CARB Guidance Brings Regulatory Clarity for Soy-Based Biofuels
July 2026, US: The American Soybean Association welcomes the California Air Resources Board’s (CARB) release of up…
Evonik completes backward integration of its global MetAMINO® production network
Evonik has completed the backward integration of its world-scale MetAMINO® (DL-methionine) production hub in Mobile, Alabama. With on-site production of the key intermediate methyl mercaptan in Europe (Antwerp), Asia (Singapore), and now the Americas (Mobile), the company has fully integrated its global methionine production network, further strengthening efficiency, supply security, and sustainability.
🎥 Inside Faraday Earth’s bid to make cheap green ammonia without Haber-Bosch
[Disclosure: AgFunderNews’ parent company AgFunder is an investor in Faraday Earth] Can a container-sized plasma reactor…
氟烯线砜靶向杀灭松材线虫机制突破，山东农大团队首次揭示潜在靶标BxALDH
世界农化网中文网报道：由松材线虫（Bursaphelenchus xylophilus）引发的松材线虫病是严重威胁松林工业用材林产业与生态安全的重大生物灾害。注干防治为主要防治手段，目前十六元大环内酯类杀线剂如甲维盐等为主要注干药剂，但长期使用单一药剂易诱发线虫产生抗药性，且部分杀线剂存在水溶性差、树体传导速率慢和稳定性差等问题。因此，开发新型高效、机制清晰和环境友好的新型杀线剂十分重要和必要。