AGP Executive Report
Last update: 7 hours agoInfrastructure Justice: An Italian court convicted former Autostrade per l’Italia CEO Giovanni Castellucci, sentencing him to 12 years over the 2018 Morandi Bridge collapse in Genoa that killed 43 people, with 57 defendants overall facing charges tied to alleged maintenance failures. Health & Biotech Markets: New reports project rapid growth for longevity, digital therapeutics, anti-ageing drugs, tissue engineering, medical devices, and endoscopy devices through 2035—signaling a bigger push toward mechanism-based therapies and AI-enabled care. Life-Sciences Capacity in Europe: Merck opened a €25m BioReliance testing facility in Darmstadt to expand GMP-compliant drug substance/product release and stability testing for European biopharma. Robotics in Europe: AGIBOT launched a European partner platform in London, expanding its Robot-as-a-Service model across the UK, France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the Nordics. Digital Rights & Ads: Italy’s regulator-backed court outcome lands on Google after it lost a case over an €854,250 fine tied to illegal gambling ads on YouTube. Tech & Business: Uber agreed to buy Delivery Hero for €13bn, with carve-outs likely to face EU competition scrutiny.
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