Northway opens €61M Vilnius plant built for personalized medicine
Why it matters: Northway told European Biotechnology that it is already accepting projects (with six mammalian cell therapy lines and four microbial vaccine production lines currently undergoing qualification), and that the timing lets customers start process development now and move into GMP once the agency signs off. The project is helping usher in an entirely different pharmaceutical model in the Baltics and Europe.
Closing the mercury tap? Pakistan bill targeting toxic cosmetics advances
Pakistan’s Senate Standing Committee (SCC) on Science and Technology has approved the Pakistan General Cosmetics Bill of 2026. The proposed law aims to regulate the country’s cosmetics industry as concerns about illegal beauty products and their health implications rise.
L’Oréal leans into K-beauty with Cosmax development partnership
L’Oréal and South Korean cosmetics manufacturer Cosmax have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU), partnering to develop novel K-beauty-inspired cosmetics, ingredients, and sensorial formulations for global audiences.
Givaudan Casablanca hub targets growing Middle East and Africa beauty markets
Givaudan has inaugurated a fragrance development hub in Casablanca, Morocco, to bolster its Fragrance & Beauty presence in the South Asia, Middle East, and Africa (SAMEA) region. The fragrances and active beauty ingredients company is positioning the new hub at the core of its Maghreb and West Africa strategy.
How AgFunder is using AI to build a venture firm that remembers
[Disclosure: AgFunder is the parent company of AgFunderNews.] When we started AgFunder in 2013, we went out to raise a v…
ProducePay eyes profitability as it shifts from capital to data: ‘We think 2027 will be a breakout year’
ProducePay, a digital platform designed to bring greater transparency to the $1.5 trillion fresh produce industry, is sh…
Knip bets on postbiotics, not commodity protein, as it scales biomass fermentation
Knip—a Boston-based startup making functional ingredients for food and feed via biomass fermentation—has ratcheted up ma…
Indian State-Backed Hub Develops Six Plant-Based Protein Bars from Local Pulses
As Indians seek more high-protein, clean-label food options, a government-backed initiative is looking to local pulses to deliver on this front.
Rentabilidade da soja deve cair 35% na safra 2026/27 em MT
O custo total para produzir soja em Mato Grosso deve chegar a R$ 8,17 mil por hectare na safra 2026/27, enquanto a renta…
Safra de laranja 2026/27 é estimada em 263,15 milhões de caixas
A primeira reestimativa da safra de laranja 2026/27 do cinturão citrícola de São Paulo e Triângulo/Sudoeste Mineiro, div…