🎥 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 …
World Food Safety Day / From Burden Estimates To Solutions: Damascus Marks The Day
July 2026, Rome: Under the theme “From Burden Estimates to Solutions: Towards Safe Food Everywhere”, and on the occasion…
KRAS-Targeted Vaccine Crosses First Clinical Milestone in Pancreatic Cancer Prevention
A vaccine to prevent pancreatic cancer, targeting common KRAS mutations, was found to be safe and stimulated KRAS-specific T-cell responses in 90% of study participants who were at high risk of developing pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC), according to Phase I clinical trial results. After a median follow-up of 16.5 months, none of the participants developed pancreatic cancer, and some of the precancerous lesions shrank or stopped growing. The study represents the first proof of concept for the use of vaccines for interception of pancreatic cancer in human patients.
Orakl takes on four Sanofi cancer assets
Why it matters: The agreements give Orakl a potentially important pharmaceutical validation project for O-Predict, its system for forecasting clinical response and helping drug developers choose patient groups, combinations and trial strategies.
Mission Therapeutics refocuses on CNS and sells $292M kidney drug to Dimerix
Why it matters: The divestment gives Cambridge-based Mission non-dilutive funding for MTX325, its remaining clinical-stage USP30 inhibitor, while handing the kidney programme to a company already running a global Phase 3 renal trial.
World Food Safety Day / Iran National Standards Organization Celebrates With Informational Webinar
July 2026, Rome : To mark World Food Safety Day 2026, the Iran National Standards Organization (INSO) organized a nation…
Lilly buys Europe-rooted AtaiBeckley for up to $3.8B
Why it matters: The deal is a major validation for Europe’s psychedelic drug development ecosystem and for German investor Christian Angermayer, who helped launch atai Life Sciences in Berlin as an umbrella for experimental mental health companies.
Gene Therapy Partners Aim to Enhance Protein Expression
Circio Holding and Avenue Biosciences agreed to a research collaboration designed to combine their synergistic technologies to improve long-term expression of secreted proteins, relevant for treatment of a broad range of diseases.
World Food Safety Day / Mexican Food Company Celebrates With Staff
July 2026, Mexico: The Mexican company DK Foods, which manufactures marinades, condiments, seasonings, and specialty pre…
Cropin联手谷歌云发布OrbitAI：全球首个面向食品与农业的智能体AI平台
世界农化网中文网报道：2026年7月15日，全球部署规模最大的食品与农业AI平台Cropin宣布，联合谷歌云（Google Cloud）推出智能体AI（Agentic AI）平台OrbitAI。该平台基于谷歌AI基础设施构建，将自主决策能力引入全球粮食体系，被双方称为全球首个面向食品与农业领域的智能体AI平台。