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iCapital Network® Leverages U.S. Success to Accelerate International Growth

Schweizerischer Nationalfonds / Fonds national suisse

Protecting animals across the globe

Bern (ots) - This year, the Swiss National Science Foundation's Marie Heim-Vögtlin Prize has been awarded to researcher Charlotte Blattner, whose dissertation on animal rights shows how animals can be protected across national borders. Every year billions of male chicks are shredded worldwide. The chicks can neither be fattened for slaughter nor used any other way in the animal industry and therefore are considered ...

Tom Tailor GmbH

Fashion brand TOM TAILOR lays foundations for further enhancing its successful positioning in the casual lifestyle segment

Hamburg (ots) - - Tom Tailor GmbH (TOM TAILOR) retains its long-term strategic investor with extensive industry experience following its complete takeover by Fosun International Limited - Based on the milestones it has already achieved, TOM TAILOR will implement its development plan by taking specific strategic and ...

Debiopharm International SA

Belgian scale-up Oncomfort raises EUR10 million in Series A funding co-led by Debiopharm and Crédit Mutuel Innovation to further develop its Digital SedationTM through Virtual Reality

Schweizerischer Nationalfonds / Fonds national suisse

The Limitation Initiative is harmful to education, research and innovation

Bern (ots) - The Swiss universities and organisations that support the promotion of research and innovation are opposed to the popular initiative "For moderate immigration". The initiative jeopardises some of the basic parameters that favour Switzerland's role as a centre for science and enterprise. Adopting the initiative would halt the free movement of persons and ...

Swissmem

MEM industries: Massive drop in sales and new orders

Zurich (ots) - The repercussions of the coronavirus pandemic have led to a massive decline in the mechanical and electrical engineering industries (MEM industries). In the second quarter of 2020, new orders fell by 19.5% year-on-year, sales by 19.7%, and exports by 24.6%. Overall, the situation in the Swiss MEM industries presents a bleak picture at mid-year, though the impact on individual firms is varying considerably ...

Schweizerischer Nationalfonds / Fonds national suisse

28 new coronavirus research projects funded under NRP "COVID-19"

Bern (ots) - New research has been launched to better control COVID-19. 18.6 million francs have been invested in projects that will investigate innovative solutions and develop public health recommendations. Mandated by the Federal Council, the SNSF launched the National Research Programme "COVID-19" (NRP 78) on 30 April 2020 to advance our understanding of the ...

swissstaffing - Verband der Personaldienstleister der Schweiz

Swiss Staffingindex - Coronavirus slump of 22.8 percent, 20,000 short-time workers threatened with unemployment

Pro Aidants

We+Care: EUR1.5 million to increase the quality at the end of life

Neue Zürcher Zeitung AG

NZZ Media Group: Audienzz acquires Zulu5 for more transparency and quality in the digital advertising market

Schweizerischer Nationalfonds / Fonds national suisse

Influx from the SP helps the Greens to win elections

Bern (ots) - Due to widespread concerns about the climate, the environmental parties made significant gains in the 2019 federal elections, especially among young voters. The SP was able to mobilise its party base well, but lost almost a quarter of its former electorate to the Greens. In contrast, the SVP encountered difficulties persuading its supporters to turn out to vote. It does, however, have the most stable voter ...

Brainloop AG

Dr. Philipp Roesler Joins the Brainloop AG Supervisory Board

Schweizerischer Nationalfonds / Fonds national suisse

Meeting challenges through basic research

Bern (ots) - Many scientists are currently undertaking work on the Sars-CoV-2 virus. But hundreds of projects supported by the SNSF are already contributing to finding answers to the current health crisis. In Switzerland and around the world, the novel coronavirus has become a priority for scientific research. Projects supported by the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) are no exception. A special call and a ...

Schweizerischer Nationalfonds / Fonds national suisse

Towards a Swiss Food Strategy for 2050

Bern (ots) - NRP 69 recommends that the government develop a Swiss Food Strategy for 2050. This strategy should enable the entire population to eat healthy food sourced from a sustainable production and distribution system. Is it possible to follow a healthy diet that includes more vegetables, fruit and nuts while still reducing the environmental impact that consumption has both in Switzerland and abroad? Funded by the ...

swissstaffing - Verband der Personaldienstleister der Schweiz

Flexworkers are the subject of a new study

Schweizerischer Nationalfonds / Fonds national suisse

Is Switzerland ready for change?

Bern (ots) - Climate change, biodiversity loss, deforestation and the current pandemic crisis make it obvious. The need for a more sustainable world has never been as urgent as it is today. But how do we transition to a sustainable economy? The National Research Programme "Sustainable Economy: resource-friendly, future-oriented, innovative" (NRP 73) is creating knowledge that can support Switzerland in addressing this question. It has now published its first report, on the ...

Ricola Group AG

Positive development of Ricola in 2019

Laufen (ots) - Ricola looks back on a good business year 2019 with pleasing growth in various export markets and successful launches of new products. 2019 was also a year of change for the traditional family-owned Swiss company. In May 2019, Thomas P. Meier took over the responsibility as CEO from Felix Richterich, who has since been focusing on his strategic role as Chairman of the Board of Directors. "Multi-Active" and ...

Debiopharm International SA

Acquisition of Debiopharm's investment portfolio company Kaiku Health broadens patient access to digital oncology intervention

Lausanne, Switzerland (ots) - - Debiopharm announces successful exit deal for Kaiku Health, a Finnish start-up specializing in digital solutions for improved patient outcomes and experience - Kaiku's acquisition by the Swedish company Elekta allows thousands of cancer treatment centers to gain access to the ...

Schweizerischer Nationalfonds / Fonds national suisse

The SNSF funds 36 new coronavirus research projects

Bern (ots) - Under the special call on coronaviruses, the societal and biomedical aspects of epidemics will be investigated with a total budget of 10 million francs. The projects will start as of 1 June 2020. As the coronavirus pandemic began to take hold, the SNSF took swift action by launching a special call on coronaviruses on 6 March 2020. The call was enthusiastically received in the research community. - ...

Schweizerischer Nationalfonds / Fonds national suisse

Monitoring glaciers with optical fibres

Bern (ots) - Seismic monitoring of glaciers is essential to improving our understanding of their development and to predicting risks. SNSF Professor Fabian Walter has come up with a new monitoring tool in the form of optical fibres. The fibres are capable of monitoring entire glaciers. Glaciers are constantly moving and they therefore need monitoring. Satellite images give clues to their development. By listening to ...

Schweizerischer Nationalfonds / Fonds national suisse

Sadistic sexual murders involving child victims: insights for police

Bern (ots) - Researchers supported by the Swiss National Science Foundation analysed how sadistic sexual murderers assaulting child victims commit their crimes and discovered a number of specific patterns. A better understanding of these crimes may help police in their investigations. Sexual homicides involving children are often highly publicised. These events are traumatic for the public, especially while the offender ...

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SIFEM AG

Positive operating result for SIFEM in 2019 - and uncertain outlook for 2020 due to the COVID-19 crisis

Bern (ots) - In 2019, the Swiss Investment Fund for Emerging Markets (SIFEM) committed a total of USD 104.5 million across nine different projects and concluded the year with a positive operating result of CHF 5.1 million. However, the outlook for SIFEM's portfolio in 2020 has taken a sudden negative turn in the ...

Schweizerischer Nationalfonds / Fonds national suisse

SNSF funds 1000 projects on digitalisation

Bern (ots) - Only science can provide us with the insights needed to tackle technical, ecological and societal challenges. 5750 SNSF-funded projects were under way at year-end 2019 - 1000 of them on digitalisation. Philippe Block, Professor of architecture and structure at ETH Zurich, exudes an air of confidence. "The building industry is responsible for more than a third of all carbon emissions. Until now, it has made ...

IFCO Systems

IFCO starts RPC production in China / IFCO´s rapid growth in the Chinese market requires local production of RPCs

Munich/Tianjin (ots) - http://www.ifco.com/ , the world's leading provider of Reusable Plastic Containers (RPCs) for fresh food, announces today the opening of a production facility for its Reusable Plastic Containers (RPCs) in China in cooperation with POLYTEC GROUP. Starting in April, IFCO is localizing the ...

swissstaffing - Verband der Personaldienstleister der Schweiz

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Swiss Staffingindex - The Crunch of the Corona-minus: 12% Slump in March

Swiss Medtech

Swiss Medtech survey: Medical technology industry does its homework / The ball is in the politicians' court: maintaining direct access to the EU single market

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Imaging science

Bern (ots) - Spectacular photographs, provocative videos and intimate stories shed new light on contemporary research. The jury for this year's SNSF Scientific Image Competition has awarded four first prizes and seven distinctions. The fourth SNSF Scientific Image Competition has been a great success. "These stunning images offer a view of science that is very different from the usual clichés of white coats, antiseptic laboratories and faceless researchers", says Nadine ...

Clarios

Clarios Bolsters Commitment to Corporate Sustainability by Joining the UN Global Compact

Milwaukee, WI (ots) - https://www.clarios.com/ , a leader in advanced energy storage solutions, has joined the https://www.unglobalcompact.org/ - a voluntary initiative that encourages companies to develop, implement and disclose responsible business practices. By joining the compact, Clarios pledges to lead on 10 universal sustainability principles and uphold ...

Fraport AG

Fiscal Year 2019: Fraport Increases Revenue and Operating Result March 13, 2020

Frankfurt (ots) - All 2019 financial targets achieved - Extensive cost-reduction measures being implemented during current fiscal year - Outlook clouded amid growing uncertainty of the coronavirus outbreak Fraport AG looks back on a positive 2019 fiscal year (ending December 31). Fraport achieved all financial targets for 2019, despite the increasingly difficult market ...