Storys zum Thema Swiss

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 ...

theScreener Investor Services AG

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New and radically different - theScreener CIO

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 GmbH

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

Schweizerischer Nationalfonds / Fonds national suisse

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 ...

Schweizerischer Nationalfonds / Fonds national suisse

Decision time predicts the risk of depression relapse

Bern (ots) - In a study supported by the Swiss National Science Foundation, researchers have shown that it is possible to predict the risk of relapsing into depression after stopping antidepressant medication. People who relapse take longer to decide how much effort to invest for a reward. Depressive disorder is a major public health problem with an unpredictable course. It often recurs, with episodes of depression ...

Hostpoint AG

Hostpoint continues on a strong growth course

Schweizerischer Nationalfonds / Fonds national suisse

Eye-tracking data improves prosthetic hands

Bern (ots) - Prosthetic hands restore only some of the function lost through amputation. But combining electrical signals from forearm muscles with other sources of information, such as eye tracking, promises better prostheses. A study funded by the SNSF gives specialists access to valuable new data. The hand is a precious limb. Its 34 muscles and 20 joints enable movements of great precision and complexity which are ...

Helsana Gruppe

Helsana posts outstanding result for 2019

Zürich (ots) - In 2019, Helsana Insurance Company Ltd recorded an outstanding result of CHF 436 million. This comprises a very strong investment performance and a solid underwriting result. Customer growth for 2020 once again clearly exceeded the prior year and the new corporate strategy was successfully launched at the start of 2020. In 2019, Helsana Insurance Company Ltd recorded an outstanding result of CHF 436 ...

Schweizerischer Nationalfonds / Fonds national suisse

Jürg Stahl is the new President of the SNSF Foundation Council

Bern (ots) - The SNSF Foundation Council has elected Jürg Stahl as its new President. The former president of the National Council replaces Felicitas Pauss, who had led the Foundation Council as interim president since April 2018. The Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) promotes scientific research in Switzerland based on a federal mandate. As its supervisory body, the Foundation Council ensures that the SNSF is on ...

MSD Merck Sharp & Dohme AG

MSD Expands Operations in Switzerland

Lucerne (ots) - - Company will open a new location in Zurich, focused on accelerating research, data and commercialization of our medicines and vaccines - Lucerne will remain the center of MSD's presence in Switzerland MSD (Merck Sharp & Dohme AG) today announced that it will establish a new office in Zurich, Switzerland, aimed at accelerating the ...

swissstaffing - Verband der Personaldienstleister der Schweiz

Swiss Staffingindex - A year under fire: staff leasing sector shrinks by 4.5%

High-Tech Bridge SA

PwC Switzerland and ImmuniWeb are joining forces to facilitate SMEs' access to cybersecurity

Geneva and Zurich (ots) - Two cybersecurity leaders are combining their expertise to offer a continuous approach to improve the security posture of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and larger organizations. Their approach addresses the three main aspects of cybersecurity: people, processes and technology. Companies in Switzerland and Europe have been affected by ...