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The partnership will focus on developing an amplifier for a specific active ingredient, with Gowan making an undisclosed investment including upfront payments, milestone-based value sharing and royalties.

US-based ingredient technology firm MycoTechnology has named Robert Scott to its board of directors.

Discovery Park, Kent’s life sciences hub, has added two high-growth biotech start-ups to its CoLab innovation space.

Keychain, a start-up in the consumer packaged goods (CPG) sector, has secured $30 million in Series B funding, in a round led by Wellington Management, with participation from existing investor BoxGroup.

he Taylor Geospatial Institute (TGI) has launched a funding initiative offering up to $2 million for projects using geospatial technology to tackle global food security and sustainable agriculture challenges.

Meatable has acquired UK start-up Uncommon Bio’s cultivated meat platform, along with its key technologies, patents, cell lines and several team members.

Norwegian agtech company Saga Robotics has secured $11.2 million in equity funding to expand the commercial rollout of its autonomous agricultural platform, Thorvald, in the UK and US.

OCOchem, a leader in CO2 electrolysis technology, has entered into a new partnership with ADM.

India has inaugurated its first Animal Stem Cell Biobank and Animal Stem Cell Laboratory at the National Institute of Animal Biotechnology (NIAB) in Hyderabad, a facility aimed at advancing regenerative medicine and cellular therapies for livestock.

BASF, Corteva Agriscience and MS Technologies have signed a trait licensing agreement to introduce BASF’s nematode-resistant soybean (NRS) trait into Enlist E3 and Conkesta E3 soybean varieties for farmers in Brazil.

Prefer has raised $4.2 million in an oversubscribed funding round and launched its first commercial products.

H2Ok Innovations has secured $12.42 million in Series A funding led by Greycroft, with additional investment from 2048 Ventures and Construct Capital.

Switch Bioworks has appointed two senior executives and moved into a new corporate headquarters and R&D facility in San Carlos, California, as it advances its biotechnology-based fertiliser development.

In a move to bolster its cocoa supply chain amid growing challenges, Mars has entered into a licensing agreement with agricultural gene-editing firm Pairwise.

Australian cultivated meat company Magic Valley has announced a strategic partnership with US-based deep tech company Pythag Tech to support its scale-up using AI-powered bioprocess optimisation.

Cell-based dairy start-up Opalia has announced its first commercial sale, signing a strategic agreement with global dairy supplier Hoogwegt to bring the world’s first cell-based milk products to market.

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Hydroleap has raised $4.75 million in new funding to expand its sustainable water treatment solutions across the Asia-Pacific region.

FloVision Solutions, a start-up developing AI-driven analytics tools for the global food industry, has raised $8.7 million in Series A funding to scale its technology and workforce.

4AG Robotics, a manufacturer of autonomous harvesting technologies, has successfully closed a CAD $40 million Series B funding round, aimed at accelerating the adoption of its robotic systems in the mushroom farming sector.