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As EU leaders discuss and draft the EU Strategic Agenda for the next five years (2024-2029), we at the European Crop Protection Association (ECCA) have been focused on highlighting the synergies between food security and sustainable agriculture promoted by the post-patent plant protection products (PPP) industry. Essentially, we have been and will continue to be adamant about an EU agricultural policy based on pragmatism rather than political ideology. We are therefore encouraged by the recently published final draft of the EU Strategic Agenda, which outlines a practical path to climate neutrality and expresses a desire to harness the potential of…

Consensus and its investors reportedly see an opportunity to use artificial intelligence (AI) to power a search engine focused on providing information on scientific research papers to academics, students, physicians and general users interested in health issues. “Specialization is our strength,” Consensus co-founder and CEO Eric Olson told Bloomberg in a report published Wednesday (August 14). “Everything we do is geared toward solving research use cases.” Consensus announced in a blog post on July 23 that it had raised $11.5 million in Series A funding led by Union Square Ventures. The company added that since launching its search engine in…

Fractyl Health, Inc.Updated clinical results from German Real-World Registry demonstrate potential for Revita® to meaningfully sustain weight loss and lower blood sugar for at least one-year post-treatment in a real-world settingGranted U.S. FDA Breakthrough Device designation for Revita in weight maintenance after discontinuation of GLP-1 based drugsREMAIN-1 pivotal study for Revita in weight maintenance now initiated with anticipated data readouts beginning in Q4 2024REVITALIZE-1 on-track to report topline data in mid-2025 in expanded Type 2 Diabetes patient populationPresented head-to-head preclinical data comparing Rejuva® versus semaglutide in #1 abstract at ADA 2024Conference call today at 4:30 p.m. ETBURLINGTON, Mass., Aug. 14,…

The 109th World Esperanto Congress in Tanzania, attended by 850 people from 66 countries, focused on scientific and cultural events, translation, and environmental issues. The International Catholic Esperantist Union addressed environmental issues and held an ecumenical service and mass. By Marija Belošević* The 109th World Esperanto Congress took place in the city of Arusha, Tanzania, from 3 to 10 August 2024. It is one of the most important conferences for Esperanto speakers, with 850 participants from 66 countries across five continents. During the week, various programs were carried out: special programs, scientific programs, cultural programs, etc. The International Union of…

Brian Kelly and the LSU Tigers are more than halfway through fall camp, and the team has remained healthy through the first two weeks of preseason practice. Aside from some minor injuries, the Bayou Bengals have been trending in a good direction after 11 practices.Both Zay Alexander and John Emery continue to practice after tearing their ACLs during the 2023 season. How are their recoveries progressing?LSU Availability Report:LSU defensive tackle Jacobien Guillory injured his left knee during a fall camp practice on Tuesday and missed most of Day 10. Guillory was worked on by trainers, evaluated and eventually spent the…

This article is part of our UFC Picks series. UFC will host a packed card for UFC 305 in Perth, Australia, with Drix du Plessis looking to defend his middleweight title against Israel Adesanya in the main event.Below you'll find my favorite plays, underdogs, props and two-fighter parlays: All odds for UFC 305 are via DraftKings Sportsbook and are accurate as of the posting date of this article. Weight class: FlyweightSteve Erceg (12-2) vs. Kai Kara-France (24-11)The co-main event of UFC 305 is an intriguing flyweight bout and I predict Steve Erceg will win against Kai Kara-France.Erceg is coming off…

The global recombinant DNA technology market is valued at approximately USD 8,037.6 billion in 2023 and is projected to grow from USD 8,568.1 billion in 2024 to USD 1,623.52 billion by 2034, growing at a CAGR of 6.6% from 2024 to 2034. An important research tool in biology, recombinant DNA technology allows scientists to manipulate fragments of DNA to study them in the laboratory. DNA is inserted into bacteria or yeast using a variety of methods, and the technology allows the host cell to copy the inserted DNA with its own DNA. This advancement has led to the development of…

FISHERS — The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filed a civil lawsuit Tuesday against a Georgia-based financial company and its CEO, accusing them of running a $300 million Ponzi scheme.Drive Planning LLC has offices in Fishers, Indiana, as well as Georgia and Florida, according to the company's website. WRTV According to the SEC's complaint, Drive Planning and its CEO Russell Todd Burkhalter raised more than $300 million under the guise of real estate investments between 2020 and at least June 2024, telling investors the money would be used to fund land development projects. According to the complaint, the defendants…

Get your free copy of Editor's DigestFT editor Roula Khalaf picks her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.Radical Ventures, the venture capital firm that helped launch pioneering artificial intelligence startup Cohere, has raised approximately $800 million to launch one of the largest funds in the AI ​​space. The Toronto-based venture capital firm's third institutional fund will focus on growth-stage startups, according to people familiar with the plans. The firm raised $550 million last year to invest in early-stage companies and $350 million in 2019. Radical's investors include the family office of former Google CEO Eric Schmidt, Stanford University professor Fei-Fei…

WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has determined that the sudden increase in MPOX in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and a growing number of African countries constitutes a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) under the International Health Regulations (2005) (IHR).Dr Tedros' declaration was made on the advice of the IHR Emergency Committee of Independent Experts, which met earlier in the day to consider data submitted by WHO and experts from affected countries. The Committee informed the Director-General that the MPOX surge is a PHEIC, with the potential to spread further into African countries and possibly…