Thalwil (OTS) - u-blox AG, the leading Swiss provider of GPS chips, modules and services, today announced the launch of two GPS modules that set new benchmarks in terms of speed, sensitivity and ease of integration. The LEA-5 GPS module series is based on u-blox' fifth generation positioning engine, u-blox 5, which boasts an acquisition performance of less than one second. These versatile, stand-alone GPS receivers ...
Zurich (ots) - Clear owner strategies and systematic equity management are prerequisites for sustainability In 2006, many Swiss banks increased the value they create for their owners. However, over a seven-year observation period only a small number succeeded in turning their capital to profitable use and achieving profitable growth. These are the findings reached by the Zurich corporate consultancy firm IFBC in ...
Zurich/Klingnau (ots) - Capvis, the Zurich-based private equity firm, has agreed to acquire de Sede, a leading manufacturer of premium quality upholstery and seating furniture from the two current private entrepreneurs, Hans-Peter Fässler and Bernhard Schüler. The transaction sets the course to strengthen the position of the international top-brand and to preserve the future of de Sede, a company steeped in tradition and located in the Swiss canton of Aargau. The ...
Dietlikon, Zurich (ots) - The Board of Directors of Implenia AG has noted the announcement by Laxey Partners Ltd. of its intention to make an offer for the whole of the issued share capital of Implenia at a price of CHF 33.23 per share. The Board of Directors is considering its position and will be making an announcement and writing to all shareholders with its response and advice to shareholders in the immediate future. Notice: We have no further comment ...
Luterbach (ots) The Schaffner Group increased net sales in continuing operations in fiscal 2006/2007 by 23.6% to CHF 170.3 million (2005/2006: CHF 137.8 million). Adjusted for currency effects, this represents an increase of 20.3%. Order intake grew by 23.3% to CHF 174.3 million (CHF 141.4 million), corresponding ...
Zurich (ots) - Hans Nützi, Deputy CEO and Head of Investment Products & Wealth Management Services, will assume overall management of Clariden Leu with effect from November 15, 2007. Current CEO F. Bernard Stalder is retiring for personal reasons. F. Bernard Stalder, CEO of Clariden Leu, is handing over the reins of the company to his deputy Hans Nützi with effect from November 15, 2007. Walter Berchtold, ...
Lugano (ots) - Oral Formulations of 5-HT3 receptor Antagonists Represent Approximately 10% of the Day-of-Chemotherapy Market - Helsinn Healthcare SA, a privately owned Swiss pharmaceutical group, and its partner MGI PHARMA, INC., (Nasdaq: MOGN), a biopharmaceutical company focused in oncology and acute care, ...
Geneva (ots) - Kuwaiti Musaed Al Saleh appointed board member of renowned global environment group Vice Chairman and CEO of Kuwait-based National Projects Holding Co (NPHC), Musaed Al Saleh, is the first Middle Eastern representative to be appointed to the board of Earth Council Geneva (ECG). A leading global environmental group based in Switzerland, ...
Malaga and Geneva (ots) - OISTE will help the government of Malaga become the new Euro-African Hub, with the aim of optimizing economic-social-cultural relations between Europe and Africa. This will be accomplished using the infrastructure of the Technology Park of Malaga and its unique geopolitical location. The ...
TRB Chemedica International S.A.
Geneva (ots) - TRB Chemedica International S.A. has issued legal proceedings against Gilead Science Limited in a dispute over the distribution rights of their products Viread, Hepsera, Truvada and Emtriva for Switzerland. TRB Chemedica International S.A., a small, family-owned Swiss pharmaceutical company based in Geneva, was granted exclusive rights by ...
Former Cedi-Diagnostics new affiliate for the Benelux and Nordic markets Zurich (ots) - Prionics, a world leader in farm animal diagnostics, enhances its own presence in Europe targeting the Benelux and Nordic markets with the launch of Prionics Lelystad (Netherlands). The latest affiliate emerges from the former Cedi-Diagnostics B.V. acquired in 2006, a spin-off from today's world-famous Animal Sciences Group of ...
Zurich (ots) - The newly formed Investment Products & Wealth Management Services division is being substantially strengthened, with Clariden Leu appointing a new management team for both the Sales & Distribution and Alternative Investment Products departments. In addition, the Biotechnology Equity Fund, the Luxury Goods Equity Fund and the Swiss Equity Fund are also to receive a new management. Marco Fiorini has ...
Zurich (ots) - Clariden Leu completed the final stage of the merger of its IT systems at the end of September 2007, with the migration of the former Clariden Bank and Credit Suisse Fides systems to the joint Credit Suisse platform. Walter Berchtold, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Clariden Leu and CEO of Private Banking at Credit Suisse, commented: "I am pleased that we have completed the migratory work ...
IEC International Electrotechnical Commission
Geneva, Switzerland (ots) - Electricity is a form of energy that we often take for granted - in our homes, hospitals, offices and factories. But certain ways of generating electricity can be major contributors to climate change. By using less electricity, using it more efficiently, using it more responsibly and looking for new or improved ways to generate it. We ...
- Note: The Document "Aggregated Revenues of PricewaterhouseCoopers Firms by Service Line and -by Geography" can be downloaded free of charge under: http://www.presseportal.ch/de/pm/100008191 - Growth continues in all major regions and territories -Tax business up 15.1 % - Advisory ...
Winterthur/Switzerland (ots) - SpineLab AG, a privately held company, specialized in developing a dynamic stabilization system for the spine, announced today the strategic partnership with Precimed Group, a leading technology-driven supplier to the orthopaedic industry. Under this agreement, Precimed co-develops the minimally invasive instrument set and will exclusively handle production and logistics for ...
Zurich (ots) - Integration of French distribution partner Kardex Group, the leading global provider of dynamic storage and retrieval systems, is acquiring Leader Systèmes SA (www.leadersystemes.com) from the company's founder effective 21 September 2007. Leader Systèmes SA is domiciled in Le Mesnil-le-Roi near Paris. Operating on the dynamic storage systems market, Leader Systèmes SA is also sole ...
London (ots) - Helsinn's Top Management today announced the positive outcome of the EMEA procedure, according to Article 107, initiated due to concerns over serious liver problems. The Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) today confirmed Nimesulide's positive benefit/risk profile. The benefits of these medicines outweigh their risks, but there ...
Geneva (ots) - Netnetnet.tv is pleased to announce that it has acquired a business in Singapore for its move into Asia. That business will be renamed as Netnetnet.tv (Asia) Pte Ltd. We welcome the Managing Director of Netnetnet.tv (Asia), Mr Lawrence Liaw, as the latest addition to our global team. The new Netnetnet.tv (Asia) will be the Asian regional ...
Zurich (ots) - Kardex Group company System Schultheis AG, domiciled in Rapperswil, is to be sold to Winterthur-based Fehr Langgutlagertechnik AG, a manufacturer of automatic storage systems for long bars and sheets, (www.fehrllt.ch) effective 1 October 2007. System Schultheis AG generated approximately 1% of KRM division revenues in the 2006 business year. The ...
- Note: A Picture can be downloaded free of charge under: http://www.presseportal.ch/de/pm/100001998 - Zurich (ots) - Bidders have opened their wallets with generosity and enthusiasm to support the Singapore Airlines A380 First Flight Charity Auction. With almost all seats now sold, the total committed to charities from sold packages so far is ...
Zurich (ots) - Cognosense and Boxalino, two Swiss technology companies, have today announced plans to merge their operations as part of an agreement that will see the newly created corporation become a leading global software and professional services provider. The new corporation will retain the Boxalino ...
Baar (ots) - Manas Petroleum Corp. (OTC.BB: MNAP) has signed a MOU with a Mongolian company, Shunkhlai Energy, regarding petroleum exploration in block XXIII. Manas Petroleum has a right to purchase a 90% interest in the Mongolian company, which has won a bidding round for the block XXIII. Block ...
We send you the letter to the shareholders of Jungfraubahn Holding AG including the half yearly balance: Dear Shareholders Interlaken (ots) - We welcomed 264'000 guests to the Jungfraujoch-Top of Europe in the first six months of the year (previous year 232'000). Due to this fact we were able to compensate the drop in sales from winter business by the middle of the year. At CHF 6.6 million, the semester result is ...
Zug (ots) - As of September 1, 2007 Ariane Meynert is joining Swiss biotech company AmVac AG, Zug, as Managing Director in charge of investor and public relations. Management graduate Meynert comes from TOMORROW FOCUS AG in Munich, a Hubert Burda Medien AG Group company where she was in charge of developing investor and public relations for several years. She previously supervised, in the same function, the ...
Zurich (ots) - After nearly two years of renovation and restoration, Clariden Leu is opening the landmark building known as Metropol, which will become the bank's second prestigious office building in the heart of Zurich. Thanks to the building's new multi-purpose hall and the METROPOL restaurant, which is operated by Zurich based Kramer Gastronomie, much of the ...
Basel (ots) - The 4th European Conference "Tobacco or Health" takes place in Basel from 11th-13th October, 2007. The conference is organized by the Swiss Cancer League together with the German Cancer Society on behalf of the Association of European Cancer Leagues. About 800 participants from over 60 countries ...
Zurich (ots) - Returning to the city where he enrolled in his first graphic design course, David Carson has opened a studio in Zurich. Described as the most influential graphic designer working today, Carson has decided to focus his work in Europe on serving agencies and clients alike with his often imitated, but never matched expertise in visual ...
Zurich (ots) - As at November 1 of this year, Stefan K. Kräuchi will take over as Head of Investment Funds and Alternative Investment Products in Clariden Leu's Investment Products and Wealth Management Services division. In his new position, Stefan K. Kräuchi will report directly to Hans Nützi, who will ...