GSK taps Engitix’s platform in liver fibrosis deal worth up to £44.5m upfront
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.
John Deere upgrades 8R series
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.
Innovafeed raises $59m, scales production, cuts R&D headcount as insect ag hits “industrialization phase”
French insect ag firm Innovafeed has raised a €51 million ($59 million) round and unveiled plans to consolidate activiti…
CiteSentinel Launched to Detect and Prevent AI Hallucinations in Legal Citations
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.
India’s Tractor Junction shares upside with staff after 62% revenue jump
[Disclosure: AFN’s parent company, AgFunder, is an investor in Tractor Junction.] India’s Tractor Junction, a startup en…
FAO study: Global Meat Supply Quadrupled Over Six Decades, But Uneven Distribution Persists
June 2026, Rome: The global supply of terrestrial animal source food (TASF), driven mainly by egg, poultry and pig meat,…
CRISPR Shreds Undruggable Cancer Cells with Precision
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.
Vice Minister Zhang Zhili Meets with Officials from Colombia, Côte d’Ivoire, and Jamaica
June 2026, China: Zhang Zhili, Vice Minister of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of China, met separately with Martha Carva…
FAO MuNe Expands Beyond Rome With First Installation At Venice Climate Week
June 2026, Italy: FAO MuNe (The Food and Agriculture Museum and Network) has unveiled its first installation outsid…
Kuhn 和 Unicampo 在巴伊亚农展会上展示新产品。
在6月8日开幕的巴伊亚农展会上，马托皮巴农业前沿地区对效率和生产力的追求开启了新的篇章。在毫米级精度和运营效率决定大型农场盈利能力的背景下，库恩巴西公司与其经销商Unicampo合作，为展会带来了一系列专为应对该地区土壤和气候挑战而设计的优秀农机具。