French biotech company Meiogenix has entered into an agreement with Lesaffre to develop improved industrial yeast strains using Meiogenix’s recombination technologies. Meiogenix's PhoeniX technology helps in controlling the process ...
Agricultural and seed company Monsanto is looking to exit its biotech soybean seeds business in Argentina, as it faces problems in collecting seed royalties and with a depreciation in the country’s currency. The seed company is in ...
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DuPont Pioneer and Origin Agritech Limited announced a commercial licensing agreement to develop new seed technologies for Chinese farmers. This combined effort will contribute to the modernization of China's agriculture system and ...
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US-based food company General Mills has completed the sale of its Venezuela business to private investor Lengfeld, exiting from the country. The sale of the Venezuelan business includes brands such as Underwood, Rico Jam and ...
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The US Senate has stalled a bill which would have eliminated state by state laws requiring food manufacturers to label products made with genetically modified organisms (GMOs), ahead of Vermont’s law coming into effect from July. ...
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The US Senate Agricultural Committee has passed a bill which paves the way for a single national labeling law for food made with genetically engineered ingredients, while doing away with state by state labeling. With this bill, which ...
Israel-based ingredients company Frutarom has acquired 50% stake in Algalo Industries to fortify its position in algae-based products segment. Frutarom has invested NIS10m ($2.6m) to acquire the stake. As part of its growth strategy, ...
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The short-term outlook for biomaterials in coatings and related sectors in Europe has been looking grim in the wake of the fall in the oil price. However companies along the biomaterials value chain in the region are not overtly concerned. ...
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Cartridges and vials maker Vetter has launched Vetter-Ject, a closure system for prefilled syringes for use in highly-sensitive compounds such as biologics. The closure is expected to cater to the pharmaceutical and biotech companies that ...
Dr Greg A. Constable of Australia has been declared the winner of 2015 the International Cotton Advisory Committee (ICAC) researcher of the year, the committee said on its website. The ICAC awards the researcher a shield, an honorarium of ...
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UPS has added to its UPS Temperature True Packaging service with four new, specially designed packaging lines. The Temperature True service offers temperature-sensitive storage and transportation solutions, consultative expertise and ...
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Johnson & Johnson’s fourth-quarter medical device sales fell by 4.7%, to $6.6 billion, with the biggest drop (7.7%) in the U.S., the company announced this week. Total fourth-quarter sales were down 0.6% year-over-year, to $18.3 ...
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Sterilization Validation Services Sterilization Validation Services (SVS) announces their newly added capabilities. Sterilization Validation Services (SVS) which provides validation and support services to the Pharmaceutical, Medical ...
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SEMI-GAS Systems, a division of Applied Energy Systems Inc of Malvern, PA, USA and a manufacturer of high-purity gas source systems, distribution systems and control technology, has announced the latest addition to its GigaGuard controller ...
Tags: Gas Source Systems, Electrical
Chinese lawmakers are in the process of considering a proposed revision to the country’s Food Safety Law which would include the mandatory labelling of all goods containing Genetically Modified (GM) organisms. The central ...
Tags: GM crops, labelling procedure, Agriculture