Biotech & Regulation: The European Commission has granted centralized marketing authorization for CinnaGen’s Zandoriah® (teriparatide) biosimilar to Forsteo®, with coverage extending to EU27 plus Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Norway—an important step for faster European and GCC market access. Banking & Fintech: Objectway is acquiring FNZ’s Swiss private banking technology business (FNZ Switzerland/New Access), adding 160+ staff and tech used by 40+ private banks, and strengthening its core-to-digital platform across Switzerland and Liechtenstein. Trade & Policy: EFTA and Vietnam have concluded a long-running free trade agreement, paving the way for reduced trade barriers and broader cooperation across services, investment, IP, procurement, and sustainable development. Digital Assets: Bitcoin Suisse is migrating Ethereum staking to Obol Distributed Validators, moving from single-validator setups toward a more resilient distributed operating standard. AI in Finance: A Synpulse study finds AI interest in Switzerland and Liechtenstein far outpaces adoption in banking (15:1 interest-to-adoption at the use-case level), with only a small share running live AI solutions. Public Health: WHO highlights how coordinated global action—vaccination, outbreak containment, and pathogen monitoring—has driven major infectious disease wins and remains central to cross-border response.