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Attracting major investors: GreenLight on the international stage
In the last six months GreenLight Medicines has successfully out-licenced leads from its research, branching out internationally and attracting major investors.
Tailor-made climate-ready and nutrient-dense rice
Precision breeding has tailor-made new rice varieties designed to combat the double burden of malnutrition and a pesticide-free environment, according to Professor Dr Apichart Vanavichit from the Rice Science Center in Thailand.
Health research in Africa: Infectious diseases of humans and animals
Gerald Misinzo and Mark Rweyemamu from SACIDS Foundation for One Health provide a detailed look at one health research by the Africa centres of excellence for infectious diseases of humans and animals.
High voltage agriculture creates sustainable food supply
Professor Koichi Takaki discusses how combining electricity and biology could create a sustainable food supply.
Enhancing crop diversification to support transitions towards sustainable agri-food systems
Antoine Messéan, Research Manager and Lise Paresys, Scientific Officer for the National Research Institute for Agriculture, Food and Environment in France, walk us through what we need to know about enhancing crop diversification to support transitions to sustainable agri-food systems.
Fighting infectious crop diseases with big data analyses
Dr Kim Hammond-Kosack, Research Programme Leader Wheat Pathogenomics at Rothamsted Research, explores how big data analyses and knowledge networks can be used to protect global wheat crops from infectious diseases.
Plant pathology: The global impact of wheat diseases
Dr Kim Hammond-Kosack at Rothamsted Research highlights an aspect of plant pathology that concerns the importance of finding new ways to disarm old enemies in wheat diseases.
Economic and scientific experts discuss EU response to COVID-19
Here we summarise a discussion with experts on the EU response to COVID-19 and the role of Horizon Europe in this pandemic.
Malta’s stance on cannabis for medicinal and research purposes
Here, the Malta Medicines Authority (MMA) shares a vision which integrates regulatory sciences, innovation, and academic initiatives.
Potato late blight in Europe
Didier Andrivon delves into the disease that once killed 1.5 million individuals in Ireland: Potato late blight, also known as Phytophthora Infestans.
Global Food Research: Will front-of-the-package warning labels change our eating habits?
The Global Food Research Program shares their perspective on targeting ultra-processed foods with front-of-the-package warning labels, which is the only impactful approach.
Rebooting the economic engine: Fostering healthy economic development
Jocelyn Blériot – Executive Lead, International Institutions & Governments, Ellen MacArthur Foundation, shares his thoughts on how fostering healthy economic development while addressing the challenges faced on the environmental front involves co-creation mechanisms between the private and the public sector.
Agriculture and crops: A focus on wheat cultivation
Aarthi Janakiraman, Industry Manager, Chemicals and Advanced Materials at TechVision, Frost & Sullivan, provides an in-depth focus on wheat cultivation across the globe, within the wider field of agriculture and crops.
The medical cannabis market in Denmark & Europe
Investment Manager at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark, Michael Prytz, charts the rapid development of the medical cannabis market in Europe and provides a look at the Danish model in this vein.
ROMI: Robotics for Microfarming
Developing technology towards sustainable farming practices: Learn about a new generation of farmers are starting small innovative market gardens in rural, peri-urban and urban areas across Europe.
What happened in Madrid at COP25?
As UN climate negotiations came to an end last week, we round up what really happened at the 25th climate conference in Madrid (COP25) and who the key players were.
Sustainable agroecosystems: Regenerative grazing and cropping
Richard Teague from Ecosystem Science and Management, highlights how regenerative grazing and cropping can be used to create a sustainable and resilient agroecosystem.
STEM Excellence: A model for equalising opportunities for STEM
Susan Assouline, PhD, Director Belin-Blank Center for Gifted Education and Talent Development, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, U.S., details a model for equalising science, technology, engineering and mathematics opportunities and in this vein, that inspires excellene.
Soy production linked to habitat loss in Brazil
Researchers found that consumer markets for soy products have been linked to habitat loss in Brazil, suggesting a threat to biodiversity.
Open Data intitiatives empowering women in agriculture
Global Open Data for Agriculture and Nutrition (GODAN) discuss Open Data initiatives for women in agriculture.