AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoAI & Compute: Anthropic hired Monzo cofounder Tom Blomfield to bolster its AI compute team, underscoring how European hubs like Zurich are becoming magnets for top AI talent. Biotech & Drug Discovery: VERAXA Biotech (Zurich) teamed up with Ardigen to use AI-enabled computational work for its BiTAC® pipeline, aiming to widen the therapeutic window for T cell engagers and antibody drug conjugates. Enterprise Tech: TCS won a multi-million, multi-year contract from ABB to modernise and run ABB’s global network operations via an AI-driven network-as-a-service model, adding cybersecurity and centralised operations. Energy & Materials: A new triple-junction all-perovskite solar cell using a graphene-oxide bilayer hole-contact strategy hit 27.3% efficiency, targeting better stability and lower optical losses. Robotics (Switzerland): EPFL and MIT unveiled an ultra-light flapping aerial-aquatic robot that can swim and then fly, inspired by diving birds and tested in Lake Geneva. Health & Climate (Switzerland-linked): Swiss Re Institute warned that AI data centers and energy buildouts are reshaping insurance risk pools, while EuroMOMO data put extreme heat deaths in Europe at 10,000+ in late June.
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