Farmhub Agro Services Returns as Agro-Economy Partner for Africa Blockchain Festival 2026
36 Nigerian agritech firm Farmhub Agro Services has been confirmed as the Agro-Economy Partner for the Africa Blockchain…
Tresalis acquires well-being fragrance brand Vyrao in debut beauty acquisition
Tresalis has acquired well-being fragrance house Vyrao. The new owner-operator platform focuses on acquiring and growing science- and efficacy-led consumer health, beauty, and wellness brands.
UCD and Teagasc Launch Third FAST-IP Programme to Develop Next Generation of Agritech Start-ups
39 University College Dublin and Teagasc have launched the third edition of their Food and Agriculture Sustainable Techn…
CSL backs Swiss Alentis’ claudin-1 bet with up to $1.6bn deal
An exclusive global partnership of Basel-based Alentis Therapeutics with Australian CSL aims at co-developing and co-commercializing lixudebart, an investigational antibody targeting claudin-1. The agreement gives CSL a leading role in a clinical program that Alentis has built around its proprietary claudin-1 platform. CSL will also take on the financial burden of development, including the ongoing Phase II RENAL trial, a planned Phase III study in AAV-RPGN and additional Phase II trials in focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) and primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC).
K-beauty glass-skin trend exposes safety gaps in viral skin care
Almost all viral TikTok videos about the “glass skin” trend that K-beauty popularized contain misleading claims, according to a new study. The researchers found that 95% of these videos included at least one potentially misleading claim, and basic safety information was also largely missing.
EU looks to speed agricultural research to market despite budget pressures
Scientists, policy experts, NGOs and farmers gathered in Brussels Thursday and Friday to tackle a tough question: How ca…
The $100 Billion Leak in Africa’s Food System
5 For all its potential, Africa still faces a curious contradiction. It has the fertile land, the young workforce and th…
China to lower tariffs on US cosmetics as trade truce extends
China and the US have said they will cut tariffs on US$60 billion worth of goods imported from each other. The announcement encompasses US cosmetics and Chinese hair-removal appliances, among others.
Genmab’s Phase 2 data strengthens case for $1.8B ProfoundBio bet
Why it matters: Genmab has already dropped or deprioritized several earlier-stage antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs) acquired from ProfoundBio. Rina-S is increasingly carrying the burden of proving that the 2024 acquisition was worth its price. Fortunately for the Danish company, the latest data strengthen that case.
🎥 Atmonia scales green ammonia with single-step electrochemical process
Ammonia is essential to modern agriculture, but making it via the traditional Haber-Bosch process is carbon-intensive an…