AGP Executive Report
Last update: 7 hours agoSwiss Competition Watch: Switzerland’s competition authority (COMCO/WEKO) has opened a preliminary probe into Google after the Android “Choice Screen” stopped appearing during setup in Switzerland, leaving users with Google Search by default and creating “unequal treatment” versus the EEA. Swiss Business & Luxury: Watches of Switzerland reported a big jump in profits and revenue, with the US now its largest market, as it pushes further into jewellery. Health & Biotech: FDA granted Fast Track status to SOTIO’s SOT109 antibody-drug conjugate for advanced colorectal cancer targeting CDH17. Energy & Industry: A new Swiss nuclear plant study says construction could be economically viable, as demand rises and reactors age out. Climate Impact: New official data points to 10,000 excess deaths across Europe during late-June heatwave conditions. Innovation & Research: Magritek is bringing NexMR’s photohyperpolarization tech into its benchtop NMR platform to boost signal strength for biophysics. Digital Rights & AI: Swiss media reports say AI firms are buying and destroying large numbers of books to train models, reigniting copyright debate.
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