World Economic Forum Announces New MINDS Cohort amid AI Adoption Surge

Dunia Innovations has been selected for the World Economic Forum's 2026 MINDS cohort, alongside partner Valterra Platinum, recognizing their self-driving lab platform that uses AI to design experiments, execute them robotically, and continuously refine the path from material hypothesis to validated industrial solutions. The announcement was made on 2 June 2026, ahead of the Annual Meeting of the New Champions in Dalian, China.

​Discovery Day brings together ~100 C-levels, VPs, Directors, and top academic minds to explore the future of materials innovation.

Dunia, the programmable matter company, today announced the formation of its Scientific Advisory Board (SAB) and Commercial Advisory Board (CAB). Together, the eight advisors bring together expertise and leadership from pioneering academics, experienced CEOs, scale-up operators, and computational science leaders to help accelerate the deployment of new materials across verticals from batteries to semiconductors to chemical catalysts.