Biospringer Adds Bacterial Fermentation Capabilities with PTX Food Corp IP Deal

Biospringer by Lesaffre has acquired selected intellectual property and technology from PTX Food Corp, a US-based food ingredient manufacturer focused on bacteria fermentation. The deal extends Biospringer’s capabilities beyond its established yeast fermentation portfolio into non-yeast fermented solutions.

Eurofragance talks rise in mood-driven fragrances

Eurofragance showcased its Get in the Mood collection that links emotions to scent at BeautyIstanbul 2026 in Istanbul, Türkiye (May 7–9). The Spanish fragrance house invited visitors to partake in an olfactory experience that explores four “universal” emotions to enhance the experience of scents in fragrance formulations.

Steakholder Foods Plans US Consumer Launch with Whole-Cut Plant-Based Line

Israeli food technology company Steakholder Foods has announced plans to bring its Perfecta plant-based meat range to the US market in the second half of 2026, beginning with a phased rollout in the northeastern United States.

Mosa Meat Joins APAC-SCA to Deepen Asia-Pacific Regulatory and Industry Ties

Netherlands-based cultivated beef company Mosa Meat has joined the Asia-Pacific Society for Cellular Agriculture (APAC-SCA), adding one of the sector’s longest-standing players to a regional body that connects startups, researchers, investors, and policymakers across the APAC region.

Tate & Lyle Expands BioHarvest Deal to Develop Plant Cell-Cultivated Sweetener Range

Ingredient solutions company Tate & Lyle and Canadian biotech firm BioHarvest Sciences have expanded their joint development program to cover a broader range of plant-based sweetener molecules, building on an initial agreement signed in 2024.

Collaborative Drug Discovery Inks Deal with Eli Lilly to Accelerate Biotech Innovation

Lilly created Lilly TuneLab to accelerate biotech innovation by enabling participating companies to access models trained on Lilly’s proprietary research data. Through this agreement, biotech companies that use CDD Vault will be able to utilize select Lilly predictive models within their natural scientific workflows, according to Barry A. Bunin, Collaborative Drug Discovery (CDD) president and CEO.

马托格罗索州在 2025/26 作物季引领大豆增长。

根据Serasa Experian基于卫星图像测绘的全新项目“Mapas Agro”系列的最新数据显示,2025/26作物年度,马托格罗索州和朗多尼亚州的大豆种植面积较上一年度增加了294万公顷。其中,马托格罗索州约占268万公顷,朗多尼亚州约占26万公顷。这家数据技术公司开展的调查还显示,这两个州的首茬玉米种植面积也增长了13%。

Could ‘chickpea-sized’ biosensors make biomanufacturing more cost competitive?

Virginia-based Capra Biosciences—a startup making retinol (a form of vitamin A) and other high value ingredients via bio…

中国农科院作科所利用ABE精准改造SbALS,高效创制抗除草剂高粱

世界农化网中文网报道:2026年5月18日,JIPB在线发表了中国农业科学院作物科学研究所顿宝庆等团队的最新研究进展:″Engineering herbicide-resistant sorghum with CRISPR/Cas9-mediated adenine base editing″。该研究利用CRISPR/Cas9介导的ABE系统,对高粱SbALS基因进行定点A-to-G编辑,成功获得SbALS W545R/SbALS杂合突变材料。该材料在温室和田间条件下均表现出对咪唑乙烟酸的明显抗性,并且在株高、分蘖数、茎粗、穗长、单穗重和千粒重等主要农艺性状上与未处理野生型无显著差异。

$55m financing round for NVision

With a new $55m financing round and Abbott joining as lead investor, Ulm-based quantum technology company NVision Imaging Technologies GmbH is significantly broadening its ambitions beyond its existing work in quantum sensing. Going forward, the company also aims to make quantum computing usable for drug development, creating an integrated approach that brings drug design and biological validation closer together.