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TPG Rise Climate and Renaissance Partners to Co-Control SICIT Group in Strategic Investment Deal Milano & San Francisco, May 2025 – TPG Rise Climate, one of the world’s largest private equity funds focused on climate solutions, has entered a binding agreement to co-acquire a controlling stake in SICIT Group S.p.A. alongside Renaissance Partners. The deal…

For her significant contribution to the development of biological inputs for agriculture, Brazilian scientist Mariangela Hungria, a researcher at Embrapa Soja, has been named the 2025 laureate of the World Food Prize (WFP), widely regarded as the “Nobel” of agriculture. The announcement was made on the evening of Tuesday, May 13, at the headquarters of…

Biome Makers, a global leader in soil health, sustainable agriculture, and third-party agricultural input testing, has announced a landmark collaboration with AgList, the leading independent discovery platform for agricultural biologicals. This partnership signals a turning point for the ag-biologicals industry, as Biome Makers becomes the first official ecosystem partner featured on the AgList platform—paving the…

Rovensa Next Launches “Biostimulation 360º” to Tackle Climate and Agricultural Challenges Climate change and intensive agricultural practices have severely impacted global soil health and crop productivity. From extreme weather events and prolonged droughts to nutrient depletion, today’s farmers face mounting pressure to sustain yield and crop quality in an increasingly fragile ecosystem. In response to…

GreenLight Biosciences (the Company or GreenLight Bio), a pioneering agricultural biotechnology company, today announced a significant breakthrough in its bioherbicide development pipeline. In greenhouse and field trials, the Company has demonstrated consistent, effective herbicidal activity. This advancement confirms that RNA technology can effectively control hard-to-kill weeds and can be paired with conventional herbicides to enhance…

Jord BioScience, a leading science and analytics company providing customizable microbial solutions for agriculture, unveiled two years of field trial data showing its proprietary microbial solutions consistently outperform industry-standard treatments, increasing soybean yield by up to 3.1 bushels per acre across 16 Midwest locations–even under dramatically different weather conditions. The company’s approach, powered by its…