AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 hours agoQuantum Leap for Swiss Industry: IBM, Lockheed Martin and armasuisse are launching a quantum innovation hub at ETH Zurich, with Switzerland’s first IBM Quantum System Two planned for CSCS in Lugano by end-2026. AI for Disaster Forecasting: ETH Zurich researchers are training AI on massive NASA climate data copied to CSCS to speed up natural hazard forecasting. Swiss Pharma Under Pressure: Novartis faces fresh investor scrutiny after key trial setbacks and M&A/R&D misfires. Energy & Shipping Decarbonisation: WinGD’s alcohol-fuel engines let Polaris Shipping run on methanol or ethanol, boosting fuel flexibility. Cyber & Finance Regulation: ESMA says Polymarket and Kalshi lack EU authorization to sell event contracts. Public Health & Environment: Swiss-linked research ties early-life air pollution to COPD risk in genetically vulnerable children. Zurich Community Tech in Action: A Zurich man swims to work and clears litter from the canal on the way. Infrastructure & Planning: Work is set to resume on the Reserves of Lake Zurich after a stop-work order was lifted. Road Safety Trial: Spain’s new white-circle markings aim to guide safer cornering—an approach that could spread across Europe.
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