🎥 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…
US FDA peptide decision could create marketing challenges for beauty industry
Yesterday and today, the US FDA Pharmacy Compounding Advisory Committee (PCAC) is discussing adding injectable peptides to the agency’s list of bulk drug substances permitted for use in compounded medicines. While the meetings will not end in a binding legal outcome, the recommendation is expected to inform the FDA’s final decision.
India’s beauty growth spills across retail, dermocosmetics and exports
India’s beauty and personal care industry is experiencing transformative growth, marked by domestic expansion, surging demand for science-backed skin care, and growing international involvement.
Symrise plans premium Naturals cluster with Floral Concept acquisition
Symrise has signed a put option agreement to acquire Floral Concept, a French premium natural ingredients fragrance house. If completed, the acquisition positions Symrise competitively in the natural fine fragrance space as demand for ethical and differentiated ingredients grows across perfumery.
Colorectal Cancer Targeted with Mass-Produced iPSC-Derived Allogeneic T Cells
Researchers at Kobe University have generated off-the-shelf, mass-producible induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC)-derived gamma delta T cells (γδT cells) that in a small preclinical study suppressed tumor growth in mouse colorectal cancer (CRC) xenograft models. The team says their development could point to the potential for developing faster, cheaper cancer immunotherapy.
China’s Summer Grain Output Exceeds 150 Million Tonnes
July 2026, Beijing: China’s summer grain output reached a record 150.75 million tonnes this year, surpassing the 1…
USSEC Highlights How High-Quality Sustainable Feed Ingredients Can Boost the Region’s Aquaculture Performance
Investing in superior quality aquafeed is essential for aquaculture’s long-term success. At AquaCON, hosted by the U.S. Soybean Export Council (USSEC) in collaboration with WorldFish Egypt, U.S. soybean farmers, educators, nutritionists, and aquaculture’s most prominent voices from across the Middle East, North Africa and South Asia (MENASA) region gathered to discuss forward-thinking strategies, best practices, and the role of feed in sustainably growing the industry.
Corteva and Arevo Partner on Soy Crop Nutrition
Corteva, a global pure-play agriculture company, and Arevo, a Swedish science-led crop nutrition company, have announced a partnership on Arginex Soy, Arevo’s seed applied crop nutrition system.
AgriFood Signals: Trump tariffs on Canada, McCormick + Unilever merger, Coca-Cola’s Fairlife hacked
AgFunderNews rounds up the most important fundings, mergers, acquisitions, closures, and industry buzz in agtech and foo…
Agragene”借道”Pairwise Fulcrum®平台，pgSIT不育昆虫技术再获CRISPR”引擎”
世界农化网中文网报道：2026年7月23日，总部位于北卡罗来纳州达勒姆的农业基因编辑领军企业Pairwise，与总部位于密苏里州圣路易斯的可持续农业技术公司Agragene达成Fulcrum® CRISPR平台授权协议。这是Fulcrum®平台首次被应用于昆虫体系，标志着CRISPR技术从植物育种向害虫生物防治的跨域延伸。