AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 hours agoSwiss Business & Jobs: BeOne Medicines, headquartered in Switzerland, is investing $300m in its New Jersey manufacturing campus, adding small-molecule capabilities and 120 jobs, with work expected to finish by 2029. Swiss Pharma Deal: Samsung Biologics has launched an all-cash bid of about $1.8bn to buy Switzerland-based PolyPeptide, aiming to expand beyond antibodies into peptide therapeutics. Nestlé Water Spin-Off: Nestlé is creating Peranel with Platinum Equity, spinning out Buxton and Perrier into a €4.9bn joint venture; unions warn of potential job and conditions pressure. Public Health: Switzerland boosted Ebola support for the DRC with an extra CHF1.6m to WHO, bringing total aid to CHF4.6m. Politics & Society: Geneva’s Green Party MP Julien Nicolet-dit-Félix proposes alternating car traffic during heatwaves and offering free public transport and remote park-and-ride to cut congestion and temperatures. Humanitarian Aid: The Red Cross/IFRC says Venezuela’s earthquake response priorities are primary healthcare, mental health, and safe drinking water. Tech & Research: MIT and EPFL researchers unveiled a seabird-inspired robot that can swim underwater, surface, and fly to collect ocean data.
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