EU Greenlights €30 Million State Aid to Shield Portugal’s Agriculture and Fisheries Sectors
By Editor, Global AgInvesting MediaThe European Commission has approved a €30 million State aid scheme submitted by Portugal to support primary producers in the agricultural, fishery, and aquaculture sectors. The financial injection aims to buffer local producers from severe price spikes in critical operational inputs, specifically fuel and fertilizers.
With young farmers struggling, PepsiCo explores ways to keep agriculture ‘a viable and attractive livelihood’
The average age of a farmer globally is around 58 years old, while just 11% of farm managers in Europe are under 40 and …
Transgene cancer vaccine keeps patients relapse-free for three years
Why it matters: The result extends an unusually clean early efficacy signal for TG4050, which is designed to prevent cancer from returning after surgery and standard adjuvant treatment. But the study is small and was primarily designed to assess safety, leaving a larger ongoing Phase 2 trial to determine whether the apparent benefit holds up.
Psilocybin Prevents Chemotherapy-Related Peripheral Neuropathy in Mice
Peripheral neuropathy is a common side effect of chemotherapy, resulting in symptoms that can include numbness, painful nerve injury and sensitivity. A study by researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center has now found that in mouse models, as few as two doses of psilocybin given before chemotherapy durably prevented chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN) through multiple treatment cycles, while preserving both nerve function and tumor-killing effects of therapy.
China’s Soybean Buying Spree Continues Ahead of Xi Jinping’s Expected U.S. Visit
September 2026, Beijing: Soybean prices climbed to their highest level since late 2023 this week, with market trackers p…
Sephora joins TikTok Shop as social media shapes beauty shopping
Sephora will debut on TikTok Shop in the US with a shopping experience called the Sephora Drop Shop, where users can discover and buy curated products without leaving the app. The move comes amid the growing trend of beauty consumers using social media platforms as direct shopping destinations.
VitalFluid Secures €17.2 Million Series A Funding to Drive Global Expansion of Plasma-Based Agriculture
By Editor, Global AgInvesting MediaAgriculture worldwide is facing a pivotal turning point. Traditional chemical fungicides and crop protection products—long the industry standard for safeguarding harvests against fungal diseases—are subject to increasingly stringent regulatory bans, environmental scrutiny, and diminished efficacy due to growing chemical resistance.
GSK bets $1.3B on KRAS-EGFR conjugate from HUTCHMED
Why it matters: The deal gives GSK a new way into KRAS, one of oncology’s hottest but hardest targets, while strengthening its expansion into lung and gastrointestinal cancers. It also puts GSK into an emerging race to package KRAS inhibitors inside tumor-targeting antibodies — an approach designed to attack resistance while limiting the systemic toxicity of KRAS blockade.
🎥 TRIC Robotics scales to 1,500 strawberry acres with 15-robot fleet
Ag robotics startup TRIC Robotics has moved from half-acre trials in 2021 to treating more than 1,500 acres of commercia…
Aesop debuts fragrance and refreshed packaging with heritage-inspired design
Aesop, a L’Oréal brand, has redesigned its fragrance bottle alongside the launch of a new fragrance, Unforeseen Aer.
