Two Swedish companies, biotech firm Curve (formerly Re:meat AB) and software company Digital Tvilling AB, have announced a partnership to develop an integrated biomanufacturing platform that uses AI and digital twin technology to reduce the cost of precision fermentation over time.

Protein Industries Canada (PIC) has committed $4.9 million to a $15.1 million project with NS/TX Industries, New Protein International (NPI), and Infusd Nutrition to automate and expand NS/TX’s whole-cut alternative protein manufacturing platform.

Los Angeles-based coffee chain The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf will remove its upcharge for plant-based milk alternatives starting June 3, following a campaign by animal rights organization PETA that included outreach from more than 20,000 supporters and a direct meeting with the company.

Karlijn Sibbel, Chief Innovation Officer at seaweed and plant-based packaging company Notpla, will join eXXpedition’s South Pacific research voyage this June, bringing the perspective of the alternative materials sector to a scientific mission tracing plastic pollution through ocean and land ecosystems.

Parabilis Medicines, the developer of drugs and antibody-drug conjugates targeting historically undruggable protein targets and based on stabilized helical peptides or Helicons™, has filed for an initial public offering (IPO), joining a growing parade of companies seeking to raise capital by tapping into the improving market for first time biotech stocks.

Optimizing greenhouse production with LED intercanopy lighting has become increasingly relevant, especially in environments characterized by high natural sunlight or strong supplemental toplighting. High-wire crops such as tomatoes often experience a rapid decrease in light levels toward the lower parts of the canopy. When abundant light is supplied from above, either naturally or through toplighting, further increasing upper illumination does not always yield additional benefits. This can result in saturation of the upper leaves while deeper layers receive insufficient light. The challenge is further amplified in lower greenhouse structures, where the proximity between fixtures and crops restricts the effectiveness of toplighting in penetrating the canopy and distributing light uniformly. Consequently, exclusive reliance on toplighting can lead to uneven plant development and reduced yield.

中东地区的紧张局势正在影响巴西农民的经济状况，并可能进一步增加2026/2027年度粮食收成的成本。这是巴西农业和畜牧业联合会（CNA）本周发布的一项调查得出的结论。 

Developing an optimized production host in biomanufacturing takes time and money, two things most startups lack. Saku Bi…

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