Technology & science insights

Technology & science · 23 Aug 2026

How AI is reshaping education

Ed shares how he built Renewed Learning from his first year at university into an international tutoring business working across the UK and Hong Kong.

Technology & science · 28 Jul 2026

What society is getting from drug innovation

For much of the past half century, the social contract underpinning pharmaceutical innovation was clear. New drugs delivered longer lives, fewer hospitalisations and, in some cases, cures. In return, societies accepted steadily rising healthcare spending. That contract held as long as innovation visibly transformed outcomes. It is now being renegotiated.

Technology & science · 08 Jul 2026

Why human judgment still matters in the age of AI

Tracing ivee’s evolution from recruitment technology to AI upskilling and advisory, Amelia Miller, CEO of ivee, explores AI adoption, prompt engineering, governance, automation, and why experience remains a critical asset.

Technology & science · 22 Apr 2026

How AI and Automation are improving NHS GP access

Pete takes us inside the reality of GP practices, from the pressure on front-desk staff to the outdated administrative systems that still shape much of the patient experience.

Technology & science · 27 Feb 2026

Artificial intelligence powering a healthcare revolution

Machine learning is leading us to new therapies, says Generate:Biomedicines' Michael Nally.

Technology & science · 01 Jul 2025

Chips with everything

The world depends on semiconductors. In this interview, Professor Chris Miller highlights the industry's latest innovations and their implications for our future in a Q&A format with Anjali Bastianpillai, Senior Client Portfolio Manager.

Technology & science · 19 May 2025

Private equity comes to grips with AI

Pictet surveys the private equity industry about what AI means for business.

Technology & science · 16 May 2025

China tech - Throwing down the gauntlet to the US

Chinese Artificial Intelligence (AI) start-up DeepSeek stunned global markets in late January by apparently achieving comparable – or superior – performance to the world’s best chatbots at a fraction of the cost.

Technology & science · 15 Apr 2025

Surveying forecasts of AI’s economic effects

How big will generative AI’s economic footprint be?

Technology & science · 07 Mar 2025

Measuring the impact of anti-obesity drugs

The next wave of GLP-1 treatments will do more than just shrink waistlines.

Technology & science · 27 Aug 2024

Exploring the role of AI in philanthropy

The reach of the artificial intelligence revolution is reshaping not only the way we conduct business, but also how we drive the positive change we wish to see in the world.

Technology & science · 22 Aug 2024

Harnessing wind power with rotor sails

With master mariner Kim Diederichsen at the helm, London-based Anemoi Marine Technologies is forging ahead developing its innovative rotor sails, which harness wind power and reduce fuel consumption – helping to cut fuel and emissions from the shipping industry and meet net-zero targets.

Technology & science · 03 May 2024

The AI Tipping Point | Film

What is unique and extraordinary about this moment in the history of technology Where are we right now? And how will AI revolutionise our daily lives?

Technology & science · 04 Mar 2024

As Artificial Intelligence comes of age, it’s time to unearth its promise

With investment growing fast, AI’s commercial promise can now gain traction – with some areas particularly well placed.

Technology & science · 13 Oct 2023

Reinventing payday

Avinash Sukhwani, co-founder of the salary-on-demand company Payflow, is aiming to ease employee access to cash beyond the monthly pay run.

Technology & science · 20 Sep 2023

Technology’s ability to address the global healthcare challenge

The impact of new technologies on healthcare systems worldwide has only just begun. Key advantages include detecting diseases early, and greater personalised care. Both should result in better patient outcomes and could reduce the cost burden on providers.

Technology & science · 27 Apr 2023

Powering the Future | Film

The global economy is defined by an invention every one of us uses every single day, almost without thinking about it: a technology integral not only to our daily lives but to military might and geopolitical strategy: a technology that advances so quickly there is even a famous rule to describe the pace of progress: Moore’s Law.

Technology & science · 31 Mar 2023

Why businesses are integrating blockchain for supply-chain transparency

Two-thirds of customers are reducing their environmental footprint, according to NielsenIQ. This changing profile of consumer demand is transforming the way we do business and is spawning countless green innovations.

Technology & science · 31 Mar 2023

Digitalising the world's supply chains

Covid-19, rising inflation, labour shortages and now war have disrupted the logistics that underpin global trade. To adapt, companies must turn to technology.

Technology & science · 21 Feb 2023

Why businesses are integrating blockchain for supply-chain transparency

Two-thirds of customers are reducing their environmental footprint, according to NielsenIQ. This changing profile of consumer demand is transforming the way we do business and is spawning countless green innovations.

Technology & science · 07 Feb 2023

The untapped potential of preventive health care

Healthy people are the foundation for a healthy economy, reports the U.N. But just how proactive are we about health care?

Technology & science · 19 Dec 2022

The sun shines on a new dawn in aviation technology | Podcast

Welcome to the edge of the world. Today we look closely at the emerging technologies helping the aviation industry become more efficient, cost-effective and sustainable. From alternative fuels to autonomous aircraft, now is the time for new markets and investment opportunities to take flight.

Technology & science · 05 Oct 2022

The metaverse: a mega opportunity

The metaverse offers a new world of investment opportunities across social media, e-commerce, remote learning and working.

Technology & science · 18 Aug 2022

How a scientist in Singapore is innovating with microRNA to tackle cancer

Dr Zou Ruiyang is co-founder and chief technology officer at MiRXES, which uses the power of RNA to deliver early personalized diagnoses that can be acted upon quickly to improve and save lives.

Technology & science · 01 Aug 2022

Will space continue to inspire wonder in humanity for generations to come? | Podcast

As NASA prepares to return to the moon, entrepreneurs like Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos inspire a new generation with breath-taking space technologies and promises to make us an multi-planet species. But will space continue to inspire wonder in humanity for generations to come, or will the conquest of the cosmos transport our worst tendencies to the stars?

Technology & science · 20 Jul 2022

How NFTs are resetting conventions in the luxury goods industry

Technology & science · 28 Jun 2022

Changing the way the pharma industry and academia work together

Technology & science · 01 May 2022

Metaverse: Hype or Hyperreality

For forty years humans have dreamed of persistent virtual worlds.

Technology & science · 30 Mar 2022

Biotech – Where investors can access the value created by medical innovation

Biotechnology, or simply biotech, uses processes found in nature to develop technologies and products, not least within the area of improving human health. The biotech sector has revolutionised the treatment of disease since the 1982 development of injectable insulin used to treat diabetes.

Technology & science · 23 Mar 2022

How cloud technology drive innovation? | Film

Pictet meets Amir Orad, serial CEO, entrepreneur and cyber leader, CEO of Sisense.

Technology & science · 22 Mar 2022

The long-term outlook for health and care

Innovation within healthcare serves two key purposes: improving patient outcomes and reducing or controlling the aggregate related costs to society. Over the last decade, a significant number of new technologies and services have emerged and matured that are reshaping how the major healthcare stakeholders – namely patients, providers, payers and broader society – interact.

Technology & science · 09 Mar 2022

How people and location are at the heart of the new hospitality industry

Christoph Hoffmann, along with his business partners in the 25 hours hotel group, is changing the shape of the boutique city hotel. He says the keys to success lie in variety, storytelling and people, and in creating a pioneering corporate philosophy on all three.

Technology & science · 22 Feb 2022

Meet the international art collective pushing the boundaries of creativity and tech

Since it was founded two decades ago, teamLab has become a global cultural phenomenon – and today it’s on a mission to reunite the post-pandemic world.

Technology & science · 22 Feb 2022

Fuelling the green transition

An analysis of the patent literature pertaining to energy suggests we may be at the early stages of a new wave of clean energy innovation.

Technology & science · 13 Dec 2021

Innovation

What role will innovation play in the future the global economy? What forces stand against innovation – and how can they be overcome?

Technology & science · 02 Aug 2021

Artificial Intelligence: An Existential Threat?

It is not an understatement to say that Artificial Intelligence may be the most important technology human beings will ever create. Can it be employed to enhance the quality of our lives, or will it pose an existential risk to humanity?.

Technology & science · 28 Jun 2021

Will extraterrestrial technology change life on Earth? | Film

Pictet meets Sophie Hackford, Futurist.

Technology & science · 14 Dec 2020

Why Civilizations Collapse | Podcast

Why do some civilizations survive while other collapse? Today we are joined by Pulitzer Prize winning polymath Jared Diamond, who has dedicated his life to understanding the seismic forces that explain human history.

Technology & science · 10 Aug 2020

Future of Work | Podcast

How would a world without work look like? Will the development of AI and automation replace even the most creative of jobs? Or will machines be complementary to their human counterparts?

Technology & science · 14 Jun 2020

Data and Privacy | Podcast

Is true privacy possible or desirable in a digital age? This episode focuses on the right to privacy in the age of big data. Mark Zuckerberg has said that ‘nobody wants privacy anymore’. Is he right?