Circio completes NOK300m financing to fund circular RNA platform development

Circio Holding ASA has secured NOK300m (€27m) in gross proceeds from the exercise of warrants and an underwritten private placement, concluding a financing package that the Oslo-listed biotech says brings its total capital raised in the first half of 2026 to approximately NOK620m (€57m). The new capital is intended to support preclinical development of Circio’s circular RNA-based gene expression technology, circVec, and to move a lead gene therapy programme toward an investigational new drug filing and clinical proof-of-concept.

American Medical Association Votes to Put More Plant-Based Food on Doctors’ Plates

The American Medical Association (AMA) House of Delegates has passed a resolution directing the organization to increase plant-based food options at its own professional meetings, citing both individual health outcomes and environmental impact.

Health and Cost Savings Drive Meat and Dairy Alternative Purchases, Survey Finds

Consumers who regularly buy plant-based meat and dairy alternatives cite health above environmental concern as their primary motivation, according to new data from UK-based market research agency EcoVox. The findings, drawn from a survey of 6,000 adults across the UK, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, and the US conducted in March 2026, are published in EcoVox’s inaugural People’s Eco ’26 report.

AlzeCure shares soar over 300% after Eli Lilly strikes Alzheimer’s deal worth over $1bn

The agreement centres on ACD680, a preclinical small-molecule candidate from Alzecure’s platform. The candidate modulates gamma-secretase, an enzyme involved in the production of amyloid-beta peptides, which have long been implicated in Alzheimer’s. According to the press release , Eli Lilly will assume responsibility for the further development and commercialisation of the programme.

主要农药品种抗性加剧,科学轮换迫在眉睫 ——全国农技中心发布水稻主要病虫害抗药性监测报告

为系统监测粮食作物重大病虫草害对主要农药品种的抗性现状,明晰抗性水平、分布区域,指导农药科学安全使用,2025年,全国农技中心联合各级植物保护机构、有关科研教学单位,组织全国91个抗药性监测点开展水稻有害生物抗药性监测评估,监测有害生物8种、其中一类农作物病虫害5种,监测农药25种。监测评估结果和治理对策如下:

保定召开“三夏”农机安全生产工作调度会 确保小麦应收尽收

  日前,河北省保定市农业农村局组织召开全市“三夏”农机安全生产工作调度会。会议贯彻落实中央、省、市关于安全生产的决策部署,分析当前“三夏”生产形势,安排农机安全生产重点任务,确保全市小麦应收…

环三硫醚绿色合成新突破,为水稻细菌病害防治提供新骨架先导

世界农化网中文网报道:植物细菌性病害是由致病病原细菌引发的一类重大病害,在全球农业生产中造成严重经济损失。目前田间防治该类病害仍以铜制剂、农用抗生素等药剂为主,存在重金属污染、抗药性日益增加等问题。因此,开发新骨架、高活性的新型防治药剂,已成为当前绿色农药创制领域亟需攻克的难题。

唑胺菌酯:沈阳科创研发的甲氧基氨基甲酸酯类杀菌剂

唑胺菌酯(pyrametostrobin)是沈阳科创2005年研发的新型甲氧基丙烯酸酯类杀菌剂,其结构可看作是在唑菌胺酯(吡唑醚菌酯)的吡唑环上对取代基进行重新修饰得到的,唑菌胺酯吡唑环1位上取代基是4-氯苯基,而胺唑菌酯的吡唑环1位和4位上是两个甲基,3位上取代基是苯环。结构的变化赋予了胺唑菌酯更好的光稳定性和内吸传导性。实验证明,唑胺菌酯具有很好的预防和治疗作用,具有较长的持效期和耐雨水冲刷活性,在低剂量下对马铃薯和番茄晚疫病、葡萄灰霉病、小麦和黄瓜白粉病就有很好的防治效果。

丰疆智能再次递表港交所,冲击香港主板上市

世界农化网中文网报道:继2025年9月26日递表失效后,近日,丰疆智能再次向港交所递交招股书,向香港主板上市发起冲击。

彝良组织开展农机购置与应用补贴和农机报废更新政策宣传活动

  为认真贯彻落实国家农机购置与应用补贴和农机报废更新补贴惠农政策,云南省昭通市彝良县农机管理站坚持“深入乡村、走进群众”的原则,日前组织农机工作人员深入角奎街道拖脚村沈湾组和三关组开展农机购置与应用补贴和农机报废更…