Global Scans · Partnerships for the Goals · Weekly Summary

In September 2015, 193 world leaders agreed to 17 Global Goals for Sustainable Development. If these Goals are completed, it would mean an end to extreme poverty, inequality and climate change by 2030.
Goal 17: Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the global partnership for sustainable development.

• [New] MitoQ New Zealand has signed a research partnership with the National University of Singapore (NUS) to assess the potential of mitochondria for healthy ageing as it seeks to deepen research partnerships across Asia. NutraIngredients.com
• [New] Driven from the maritime hub of Singapore, the Ericsson-Net Feasa partnership will provide vessel owners, shipping companies and port operators with real-time, end-to-end visibility of cargo from the point of departure to the destination port. Cision PR Newswire
• [New] Sustained US leadership will depend less on countering China and more on reinvesting in scientific capacity, regulatory excellence, and global health partnerships. PubMed Central (PMC)
• [New] By training local scientists, supporting disease control programs, and sustaining long-term research partnerships, the United States cultivated reservoirs of trust and scientific legitimacy that no messaging campaign could manufacture. PubMed Central (PMC)
• [New] The United States reaffirmed the goal of sending humans to Mars in the 2030s, stimulating public-private partnerships and research into new space-habitat technologies. Nature
• [New] Rebuilding Ukraine will require significant resources, institutional resilience, strong governance, and global partnership. World Bank Group
• [New] Washington's tariff threats and uneven engagement are eroding confidence, pushing governments to diversify partnerships through platforms such as BRICS and the Gulf Cooperation Council. / China East Asia Forum
• [New] In partnership with Expedia Group, users in the U.S. will have access to a wide selection of hotels, ultimately growing to more than 700,000 properties in destinations around the globe. Uber
• [New] Small to mid-sized manufacturers are increasingly entering strategic partnerships with larger entities or utilizing shelter models in regions like Mexico to gain access to established legal, tax, and logistics infrastructure without the capital risk of a standalone entity. Data Bridge Market Research
• [New] The partnership between the United States and Taiwan remains rock solid, and that the U.S. Congress will continue supporting Taiwan's self-defence capability and maintaining stability in the Taiwan Strait. Vision Times
• [New] The partnership with US defence company Anduril Industries will use Rocket Lab's HASTE testbed suborbital launch vehicle. BusinessDesk
• [New] The entrance of tech giants like Google and NVIDIA presents both risks and opportunities, emphasizing the need for strategic partnerships and standards for interoperability. Vision systems design
• [New] With global insurance markets currently seeing softening prices, there is a short-term window to expand coverage as well as reduce protection gaps - and a long-term opportunity to build 'future-proof' partnerships that tackle threats of uninsurability. MCII
• [New] The USAF will likely formalize a tiered international partnership framework for CCA increment one that distinguishes co-funding partners from observer nations, as the current bilateral model could create interoperability inconsistencies if expanded informally to multiple allies simultaneously. Drone Warfare
• [New] The ability to forge qualitative partnerships with dynamic economies creates new opportunities across key economic sectors and expands the UAE's global reach. Belfer Center
• [New] The Manitoba Metis Federation plans to build 30 to 35 windmills just north of Neepawa as part of the Fleury Winds project, in partnership with U.K.-based Renewable Energy Systems Limited. National Wind Watch
• [New] Cure Blindness Project and The Fred Hollows Foundation announced a strategic partnership aimed at accelerating the elimination of avoidable blindness in Rwanda and Laos by 2035, while addressing cataract backlogs in additional countries. PentaVision
• [New] The U.S. government has acknowledged that utilities are not willing to take on the financial risk themselves, and a public-private partnership model is needed to kick-start the next building cycle. / USA Sprott ETFs
• [New] Anthropic emerged as one of the week's most aggressive AI infrastructure spenders, announcing a major compute partnership with SpaceX that will provide access to hundreds of megawatts of data-center capacity and massive GPU clusters. Dwealth.news
• [New] Russia and the Southern African Development Community have extended their military and technical cooperation deal until 2028, moving a long-running partnership into a new phase of implementation. OkayAfrica
• [New] A University of Texas at Austin research team funded by the National Institutes of Health and in a partnership with Bay Area biotech company Metagenomi Thereaputics has developed a smaller pair of molecular scissors for gene editing that could make site-specific delivery within the body possible. EurekAlert!
• [New] Insilico's $120 million partnership with Qilu Pharmaceutical will result in the development of cardiometabolic therapies. Deepgram

Last updated: 25 May 2026