AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoHeatwave & Climate Impact: Europe’s record-breaking heatwave has already driven 1,300+ excess deaths since June 21, with France reporting 1,000 excess deaths and health systems strained as temperatures push toward 40°C in parts of the Balkans; Swiss Glaciers: Switzerland’s GLAMOS warns glaciers are melting at unprecedented rates, with winter snow/ice reserves expected to be gone by early July; Nuclear Economics: A new ETH Zurich and PSI study says new Swiss nuclear plants aren’t competitive without state subsidies and risk mitigation, though climate targets are still achievable without new reactors; Life Sciences Deal: Merck is acquiring Bio-Techne for $11.3B to expand life-science tools across the workflow; Cancer Drug Progress: AstraZeneca’s Datroway (TROP2 ADC) gets a positive EU EMA CHMP opinion based on Phase III TROPION‑Breast02 results; Swiss Tech Research: ETH Zurich unveils a bidirectional pixel that can act as both camera and display element, hinting at new screen-as-sensor interfaces; Aviation Services: Lufthansa Group and Airbus sign a long-term A220 spares and component services deal covering Swiss operations.
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