Indian agritech enters its capital-efficiency era as investors shift from growth to value creation
India’s agritech sector is entering a more disciplined investment cycle, with investors moving beyond growth-at-all-cost…
Koppert launches Bacillus-Based Fungicide for soybean, corn and sugarcane in Brazil
Koppert is expanding its biological crop protection portfolio in Brazil with the commercial launch of Macan, a biologica…
Philippines targets more female dairy calves with 170,000-semen-scale facility
The Philippines has taken a major step towards expanding its domestic dairy herd with the inauguration of what the Depar…
Philippines ships first commercial Carabao Mango consignment to Canada
The Philippines has opened a new market for one of its flagship agricultural products, shipping its first commercial con…
Goldoctor Seed unveils corn portfolio designed for heat, density and mechanisation
Henan Goldoctor Seed Co., Ltd. is expanding its corn portfolio with four new varieties designed around a common breeding…
Longping high-tech rice variety sets new Super-Rice yield record at 18.47 Tonnes per Hectare
A rice variety designed to fight one of the crop’s most persistent insect threats has simultaneously set a new ben…
Neutrogena taps BEMT, bets on skinified sun care for daily SPF use
Neutrogena has launched a sunscreen technology called Cloud-Tech, centering on the first new sunscreen filter the US FDA approved in over 25 years: bemotrizinol, or BEMT. The new ingredient touts stronger UVA protection than older filters while offering a lighter skin feel. Neutrogena has tapped the newly FDA-approved UV filter in two sunscreen launches.
SARS-CoV-2 Protein Fuels Lung Inflammation by Hijacking Macrophages
Even now, scientists are still untangling how the SARS-CoV-2 virus can leave such lasting damage in the lungs. Severe COVID-19 is not simply a matter of infected airway cells. In the sickest patients, the virus can help set off a destructive inflammatory loop, in which immune cells that should be fighting infection instead become part of the problem.
Remynd receives €3.5M for Alzheimer’s trial
What’s next: The funding will support a Phase 1b trial expected to start in early 2027, evaluating safety, tolerability and pharmacokinetics alongside exploratory measures of cognition and disease progression.
Indonesia backs cosmetics SMEs as beauty exports rise 13.7%
Indonesia’s Ministry of Industry is strengthening support for small and medium-sized cosmetics manufacturers (SMEs) as it seeks to improve their competitiveness and expand access to international markets.