AI Materials Discovery: Cambridge’s CuspAI raised $450m (€385m) for its AI Materials Foundry, aiming to speed up the search for brand-new materials via its MIRA platform and a coalition of 45+ labs and firms including Nvidia and Meta. Semiconductor Industry: ASML lifted its 2026 outlook to €43–€45bn and is expanding capacity, fueling talk it could become Europe’s first trillion-dollar company as AI chip demand keeps climbing. Biopharma Testing in Europe: Merck KGaA opened a €25m BioReliance testing facility in Darmstadt to expand in-region release and stability testing for biologics, including monoclonal antibodies and cell therapies. Medical Device Research: AMT Medical reported one-year results for its SAFE-CAB II sutureless, laser-assisted coronary bypass, showing a strong safety profile and high connection openness. Digital Safety Enforcement: The EU hit AliExpress with a record €550m fine under the Digital Services Act over unsafe and counterfeit goods. Dutch Health Consumer Protection: NOS reports Dutch crowdfunding platforms do too little screening for misleading or unproven medical claims, prompting insurers to call for mandatory warnings. Industrial Electrification: Flash Battery partnered with Sweden’s ETP AB to help Nordic OEMs integrate lithium battery systems and power electronics for electrified industrial machines.