June 25, 2024 | Company News

Korea’s Coway R&D Centre receives recognition for laboratory of excellence

Coway received the highest grade, ‘Satisfactory,’ in all 18 performance evaluation categories. Seventeen of these were related to drinking water, including testing for heavy metals, organic substances, and ion materials…

June 10, 2024 | Company News

Pairwise develops seedless blackberry with transformative CRISPR technology

The first cranberry trait of its kind, achieved in concert with thornless and compact traits to deliver enormous benefits to consumers, growers, and the environment Pairwise, a company pioneering genetics-based…

June 4, 2024 | New Zealand

Zespri explores impact of fruit and vegetable consumption on children’s wellbeing

The feasibility study explored strategies to increase exposure to unfamiliar FVs to promote acceptance in children Zespri, the world’s leading kiwifruit marketer, is investing in building knowledge and healthy eating…

May 29, 2024 | Company News

Bayer advances genome-editing initiatives for nutrition-enhanced vegetables

Collaboration with G+FLAS to develop new tomato varieties addresses Vitamin D deficiency affecting a billion people worldwide As part of its strategic open innovation approach global life science company Bayer…

May 27, 2024 | Middle East

ICBA research paves the way to fast-tracking quinoa breeding

Research by ICBA has identified genetic markers that are correlated with particular traits in quinoa Quinoa breeders now have the genetic information about the crop which will help them develop…

May 27, 2024 | Academic

Cesarbiotic Formula may reduce number of illness incidences

PolyU launched a study on infants’ health needs based on different delivery and feeding methods Two in five newborns in Hong Kong were delivered by C-section. The Hong Kong Polytechnic…

May 23, 2024 | Academic

PolyU researchers develop novel fungus-based fat replacer AkkMore

This replacer not only helps lower the calorific content of food but also extends the shelf life of cream products A research team from the Research Institute for Future Food…

May 10, 2024 | Academic

Oppy and G&M Farms unveil proprietary jumbo and pink blueberry varieties

Both developed by horticulture professor Dr Scott NeSmith of the University of Georgia and grown by G&M Farms in Fresno County, California The leading grower, marketer and distributor of fresh…

April 18, 2024 | Food

Gen Z and millennials prioritise spending on healthy food over streaming

Lifesum revealed that Gen Z and Millennials are embracing functional foods that provide additional health benefits New research from Lifesum, the leading global healthy eating platform, indicates that Gen Z and…

April 8, 2024 | Australia

Australia’s CSIRO invests $20 million to drive SME innovation

The funding will allow CSIRO’s SME Connect team to support up to 750 SMEs through a range of programs and initiatives that provide facilitation, training, dollar-matched funding and support to…