Storys zum Thema Swiss

30.05.2023 – 08:00
Schweizerischer Nationalfonds / Fonds national suisse
The age of blood stains says more about the crime
Bern (ots) - The composition of blood stains changes over the course of weeks and months. Forensic medicine hopes to make use of this fact in future to convict suspects - or to prove their innocence. The blood-stained paper lay on the roof terrace for almost a year, protected from the rain but otherwise exposed to the elements. Fortunately it wasn't evidence of a violent crime; no, the drops of blood were part of a ...
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26.05.2023 – 08:00
Schweizerischer Nationalfonds / Fonds national suisse
Mosquitoes prefer cooler temperatures
Bern (ots) - Mosquitoes have thermal preferences. This is an important parameter to better predict outbreaks of diseases transmitted by these insects. "If they have a choice, when it's hot, mosquitoes hide in a cool place to rest," says Niels Verhulst, author of a study recently published in the journal Thermal Biology (*). The entomologist from the University of Zurich summarises the results of the experiment he ...
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24.05.2023 – 08:00
Schweizerischer Nationalfonds / Fonds national suisse
1,500 new research projects and 400 fellowships abroad in anniversary year
Bern (ots) - In 2022, the SNSF approved 910 million francs for its regular funding schemes. We awarded a further 173 million for the Horizon Europe transitional measures. Coronavirus research generated a wealth of knowledge. On 1 August 2022, the SNSF celebrated its 70th anniversary. Founded in 1952 out of concern that Swiss research might sink into mediocrity after ...
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16.05.2023 – 10:00
Schweizerischer Nationalfonds / Fonds national suisse
Transition to a sustainable economy: policy recommendations
Bern (ots) - How can economic progress be aligned with social and environmental responsibility? In closing, the National Research Programme "Sustainable Economy" (NRP 73) presents recommendations in this regard. To mark its conclusion, the National Research Programme "Sustainable Economy: resource-efficient, future-oriented, innovative" (NRP 73) is presenting a white paper with recommendations to policymakers for the ...
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16.05.2023 – 08:30
Swissmem
Technology industry: subdued outlook for 2023
Zurich (ots) - The business situation in the Swiss technology industry (mechanical and electrical engineering industries and related technology sectors) is currently still good. Both sales (+4.9%) and exports (+2.8%) rose in the first quarter of 2023 compared with the previous year. However, the decline in new orders in the first quarter (-4.8%) and the low worldwide Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) indicate considerably ...
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08.05.2023 – 08:00
Schweizerischer Nationalfonds / Fonds national suisse
The Covid-19 pandemic is preparing us for future crises
Bern (ots) - The SNSF Corona Research Conference shows how the Covid-19 pandemic has enabled us to accumulate knowledge that will be useful in dealing with future crises. "If we ever have to deal with a new pandemic in future we will not be starting from scratch, as was the case when we were confronted with the coronavirus." These are the words of scientist Barbara Rath. As an active participant in the Vienna Vaccine ...
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05.05.2023 – 09:30
Credaris AG
Credaris to acquire Crédits Conseils and expand its position as the leading Swiss credit broker
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03.05.2023 – 08:00
Schweizerischer Nationalfonds / Fonds national suisse
Woodland versus wind turbine
Bern (ots) - Special permission is required to clear forest in Switzerland. Until now, the system has worked well. However, plans to increase wind and solar electricity generation could increase conflicts. Around 185 hectares of forest - equivalent to 260 football pitches - are cleared in Switzerland each year. This is not due to felling or storm damage, but to create space for roads, mobile phone masts, drinking water catchment installations, gravel pits and other ...
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28.04.2023 – 09:00
swissstaffing - Verband der Personaldienstleister der Schweiz
Swiss Staffingindex: Economy and labor shortage having negative impact on temporary staffing via staffing service providers
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25.04.2023 – 08:00
Schweizerischer Nationalfonds / Fonds national suisse
Photographs reveal the hidden beauty of research
Bern (ots) - Nineteen works particularly impressed the international jury of the 2023 SNSF Scientific Image Competition. They reveal hidden beauty in research, tell tales of happy coincidences and explore new perspectives on the world around us. The transparent belly of a frog, the caring gesture of a veterinarian, a colony of bees residing on an electronic circuit, and mesmerising vortices: the selection by the jury of ...
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24.04.2023 – 08:00
Schweizerischer Nationalfonds / Fonds national suisse
Our movements predict our electricity needs
Bern (ots) - Artificial intelligence can predict electricity grid loads from road and rail usage data. To satisfy demand and manage consumption peaks, electricity suppliers have to be able to predict grid loads. A team of scientists from Zurich University of Applied Sciences funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) has developed an artificial intelligence system capable of accurately anticipating grid loads ...
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21.04.2023 – 08:00
Schweizerischer Nationalfonds / Fonds national suisse
If paradise were made of concrete
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13.04.2023 – 08:00
Schweizerischer Nationalfonds / Fonds national suisse
Traffic noise - the enemy of our brains
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05.04.2023 – 11:00
SERV Schweizerische Exportrisikoversicherung
Swiss Export Risk Insurance SERV creates and preserves jobs in Switzerland
Zurich (ots) - Swiss Export Risk Insurance SERV conducted a study on the export and employment effects it generates with Offenburg University's Institute for Trade and Innovation (IfTI). The analysis shows that SERV compensates for exporting and financing risks on a large scale, thus creating and preserving up to 21,000 jobs in Switzerland. SERV also makes additional ...
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04.04.2023 – 11:03
Makerverse
MakerVerse Secures 9.4 Million Euro Series A Funding to Expand On-Demand Manufacturing
Berlin (ots) - The funding will grow the company's AI-powered platform, helping companies build resilient supply chains. With manufacturers seeking an easier way to source industrial-quality parts, MakerVerse raised EUR9.4 million in series A funding to meet that need. MakerVerse will scale its AI-powered on-demand manufacturing platform for even faster growth. 9.5 ...
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04.04.2023 – 08:00
Schweizerischer Nationalfonds / Fonds national suisse
Mummies provide the key to reconstruct the climate of the ancient Mediterranean
Bern (ots) - Swiss scientists are reconstructing the climate of the ancient world using small wooden artefacts hung on mummified remains. Throughout history, the earth's climate has undergone natural fluctuations. Although insignificant compared with the current crisis, these fluctuations would nevertheless have been enough to make and unmake empires. According to ...
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30.03.2023 – 13:05
philoro SCHWEIZ AG
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Swiss gold trader launches Crypto Vreneli / New Vreneli coin defines a new class of investment by fusing physical and digital value
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22.03.2023 – 09:00
Debiopharm International SA
DEBIOPHARM ANNOUNCES LAUNCH OF THE PHASE 1/2 GaLuCiTM STUDY FOR ITS CA IX-TARGETED RADIOPHARMACEUTICAL PROGRAM
Lausanne, Switzerland (ots) - - Debiopharm is developing personalized radiotherapy through a theranostic approach, combining diagnostic imaging (Debio 0328 a gallium-labelled imaging tool) and therapeutic components (Debio 0228, a lutetium-labelled radioligand), thus allowing the pre-identification and treatment of ...
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21.03.2023 – 08:00
Schweizerischer Nationalfonds / Fonds national suisse
Analysing how we work
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16.03.2023 – 18:30
Swiss ICT Investor Club (SICTIC)
Successful Swiss technology startups: SICTIC again facilitates more than 100 financing rounds
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16.03.2023 – 08:00
Schweizerischer Nationalfonds / Fonds national suisse
The journey to school is an important time for children
Bern (ots) - Going to school with friends is a precious time that offers numerous opportunities to learn and also unwind, according to children who were asked for their thoughts on this subject. Parents who do not accompany their children to school sometimes worry what could happen on the way. Children see things very differently: for them, the journey to school is a time of independence and socialisation that contributes ...
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09.03.2023 – 09:00
Debiopharm International SA
Iktos raises € 15.5m Series A round to expand its artificial intelligence-based drug discovery technologies and solutions
Paris, France and Lausanne Switzerland (ots) - ● The round is co-led by M Ventures and Debiopharm Innovation Fund with Omnes Capital; all joining as new investors ● Series A will enable Iktos to expand its AI technology platform and launch Iktos Robotics; an AI-driven automated end-to-end drug discovery service ...
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08.03.2023 – 17:59
Cornèr Banca SA
Good Results for the Cornèr Group
Lugano (ots) - Following a highly turbulent year, which saw the outbreak of the war in Ukraine and abrupt interest rate rises by the main central banks around the world, the Cornèr Group has now posted good results in its 71st Annual Report. Revenues increased to CHF 436 million, whilst the net profit rose to CHF 53.2 million, representing a strong increase compared to the previous year (CHF 22.7 million). ...
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02.03.2023 – 10:00
Schweizerischer Nationalfonds / Fonds national suisse
Big data, big challenges
Bern (ots) - If handled responsibly, big data enables many useful applications: the National Research Programme "Big Data" (NRP 75) of the Swiss National Science Foundation investigated the opportunities and the challenges. The use of big data can improve our everyday lives: medical care, mobility and energy efficiency, or the supply of information. At the same time, the increasing use of big data poses a challenge - in terms of safeguarding democratic processes, equal ...
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02.03.2023 – 08:00
Swiss Fibre Net AG
Competition authority once again confirms important aspects of the SFN shunting model
Berne (ots) - In its response to an additional request for advice published today, the Secretariat of the Competition Commission (COMCO) once again confirmed important aspects of the competitive suitability of the SFN shunting model: The SFN shunting model does not violate the precautionary measures even if only one partner (e.g. SFN) is building a fiber optic network ...
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01.03.2023 – 10:00
Swissmem
Technology industry: better than feared and cautiously optimistic
Zürich (ots) - The performance of the Swiss technology industry (mechanical and electrical engineering and related technology sectors) has improved in the past year. Compared with 2021, sales were up by 9.4%, exports by 5.6%, and new orders received by 2.4%. This partially offset the slump in orders experienced in the third quarter of 2022. For the current year, businesses' expectations are cautiously optimistic. Having ...
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01.03.2023 – 07:00
IPZ
Innovation Park Zurich / Development company IPZ Property Ltd's shareholder base receives boost / The Angst+Pfister Group is acquiring substantial share
Zurich (ots) - Following the successful completion of the political process, the Innovation Park Zurich is registering another import step in its development - the Angst+Pfister Group, which operates internationally, is coming on board as a major investor in the generation project. This process is now well under way ...
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28.02.2023 – 10:15
Swissmem
New Swissmem Executive Board members: Adam Gontarz from April 2023 and Noé Blancpain from 2024
Zürich (ots) - Adam Gontarz and Noé Blancpain will be joining Swissmem's Executive Board from 1 April 2023 and 1 January 2024 respectively. Adam Gontarz has been Swissmem's Head of Industry Sectors & Technology since 2014. From 1 April 2023, he will be taking over the Digitalization & Innovation division and at the same time joining the Executive Board. Noé ...
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28.02.2023 – 08:00
Schweizerischer Nationalfonds / Fonds national suisse
Brain scans of people with MS help us understand the effects of Covid
Bern (ots) - People affected by multiple sclerosis need to undergo regular MRI brain scans. The images are now being used to visualise the effects of a coronavirus infection. Brain fog, memory problems, loss of the sense of smell - Covid-19 affects the brain in a number of ways, yet the mechanisms behind this remain largely unknown. This is because disease-related changes in our brains are almost impossible to detect if ...
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16.02.2023 – 08:00
Schweizerischer Nationalfonds / Fonds national suisse
A quiet crisis manager
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