World Economic Forum Announces New MINDS Cohort amid AI Adoption Surge

Alexander Hammer, Co-Founder & CEO of Dunia, was featured as a contributor in the 2026 Deep Tech Report by Drumbeat Capital, one of the most comprehensive annual surveys of the global deep tech landscape.

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.