AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoNobel Tech Watch: The 2026 Nobel Prize in Medicine went to Karl Deisseroth and German colleagues Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel for optogenetics, a light-based method that helps scientists map brain circuits and could support future treatments for disorders like Parkinson’s and epilepsy. Health & Weight-Loss Research: As the Nobel week opens, appetite-hormone work tied to GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic and Mounjaro is flagged as a leading contender for the medicine prize. Digital Heritage Access: Nearly 4 million enslavement records from former British colonies—including Jamaica—have been digitized and are now freely searchable online via Ancestry. Media Measurement Upgrade: Jamaica’s All Media Survey is getting an AI-driven rebuild, expanding beyond a short snapshot to a longer six-month view to better track how people move across platforms. Education Tech in Schools: MapMakers, a GIS-based geography teaching pilot, is set to roll out in eight Jamaican high schools to modernise how students learn spatial data. Innovation Funding: DBJ launches a Research and Development Vouchers Programme, offering up to $2.35M per project to help local ideas reach prototypes, testing, and market readiness.
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