EU Sanctions Update: The EU has adopted its 21st Russia sanctions package, with fresh measures aimed at Russia’s finance, energy, crypto and military-industrial sectors, plus parallel tightening on Belarus—new asset-freeze decisions and trade controls took effect on 23 July. Medtech Finance (Switzerland): Healthcare Holding Schweiz closed CHF 80m in syndicated financing to fund more acquisitions and tech synergies as it expands its medtech distribution platform. Biopharma (Europe): NewAmsterdam Pharma and Menarini won a positive CHMP opinion for marketing authorization in Europe for Ubeslo® (obicetrapib) and Evlarco® (obicetrapib + ezetimibe). Crypto in Banking (Switzerland): BancaStato launched regulated crypto trading via Sygnum and Avaloq, adding Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin and Solana directly inside its existing banking apps. Immersive Tech (Intamin): Intamin acquired UK immersive attractions specialist Simworx out of administration, keeping operations running and preserving its motion-simulator and 4D theatre portfolio. Borders & Biometric Travel (EU): Airport bosses warn the EU’s Entry/Exit System is still slowing summer travel, with queues for UK passengers reported as up to triple in some cases. Public Media (Liechtenstein): A new insight piece revisits Liechtenstein’s public radio funding fight and argues the mission of public service media matters even more as trust erodes.