Geneva (ots) - WISeKey ( http://www.wisekey.com ) is the one of the fastest growing eSecurity company in the world. A leading Swiss information security and identity management software and services firm headquartered in Geneva announced today that has secured $20 million pre-IPO at a $200 million valuation led by a group of USA, European and Swiss ...
Lugano, Switzerland / Tokyo, Japan (ots) - Helsinn Healthcare SA, Switzerland, and Taiho Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Japanese licensee of Helsinn's second generation 5-HT3 receptor antagonist palonosetron, announce the launch of Aloxi® injection today. Aloxi was developed in Japan by Taiho in close cooperation with Helsinn, based on the license agreement between Taiho and Helsinn of January 2004, and its marketing ...
Nyon (ots) - Top European players unions are in Madrid today at the European Sports Forum to tell the European Commissioner responsible for Sport, Androulla Vassiliou, that European athletes must be covered by EU laws protecting workers' rights. The unions won't accept a special application of EU law for sport and are protesting their apparent exclusion from ...
Berne (ots) - Shareholders of BKW FMB Energy Ltd were presented with robust revenue figures for fiscal 2009 at the 107th General Shareholders' Meeting in Berne. The General Meeting approved the 2009 annual and consolidated financial statements and voted in favour of a dividend payment of CHF 2.50 per share ...
Zurich-Volketswil (ots) - - Indication: The complete press release can be downloaded free of charge under: http://www.presseportal.ch/de/pm/100016920/?langid=2 - After a weak start in the first two quarters due to the economic downturn and retailer stock reduction, the La Prairie Group ...
Geneva, Rio and Cartagena, Colombia (ots) - WISeKey, world leader in solutions designed to secure electronic transactions and cloud computing, reinforces with this deal its presence in Latin America with the signing of an agreement with a group of Brazilian companies NexCardSolutions, Etica Soluções em TI ...
Geneva (ots) - Today, Union Bancaire Privée announced that it has hired Eli Koen and Mathieu Nègre as co-heads of Emerging European Equities. They join from Fortis Investments. "We are delighted to welcome Eli and Mathieu" said Richard Wohanka, CEO of Asset Management and Alternative Investments at UBP. "We are strong believers in emerging markets and Eli ...
Zürich (ots) - Solianis Monitoring AG is an important project partner in the development of REACTION, a professional service platform for doctors, caregivers and patients to improve the long term management of diabetes. The objective of the project is to improve glucose control in insulin requiring ...
Paudex, Switzerland (ots) - Nestlé Nespresso SA announced strong 2009 business results, delivering sales of CHF 2.77 billion achieving sales growth of more than 22%. In 2009, the company also grew its retail network to more than 190 boutiques and launched CitiZ, a new machine range, while for the first time Nespresso Club Members exceeded seven million. "In ...
Genf (ots) - WISeKey represented by its Founder and CEO Carlos Moreira shared a panel at the UNHRC Session on Cyber-Terrorism, and freedom of expression. During the presentation WISeKey demonstrated how Cyber-Terrorism is increasing worldwide with the recent terrorist attacks. Many security experts and ...
Geneva and Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (ots) - WISeKey is participating at the Abu Dhabi Media Summit - a venue for an unprecedented gathering of global media leaders. WISeKey announced it is entering into the Digital Media Market by using its unique Digital Identification technology allowing media and entertainment companies to monetize securely the delivery of high-quality, full-length movies, TV shows and ...
Zug (ots) - The Swiss AmVac AG, a biopharmaceutical company located in Zug, has made significant advances in the manufacture and production of its vaccine candidate against RSV over the last few months. This vaccine candidate is based on the new Sendai vector technology for which Max-Planck-Innovations GmbH has acquired the exclusive licence. This technology, which has been developed by Prof. Wolfgang Neubert's ...
Lugano (ots) - - Indication: The Key Figures of the Cornèr Bank Group can be downloaded free of charge under: http://www.presseportal.ch/de/pm/100019252/?langid=2 - The 58th business year of the Cornèr Bank Group, with registered offices and ...
Nyon (ots) - Unions are blasting German-based post and logistics company Deutsche Post DHL for the betrayal of its hallmark value of respect in a new video that highlights the company's failure to respect worker's rights worldwide. Watch the video here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tnOyql_iXIg DHL is ...
Geneva-Valencia (ots) - Inspired by WISeKey SA, leader in internet security and digital identification, the Valencia Government has set the scene to transform the Region into the technological hub of Mediterranean. This to purpose of this «hub» is to promote the local development on economic, cultural, ...
Rome, Italy/Zurich (ots) - The former Associated Press (AP) journalist Marta Falconi has joined Shepard Fox Communications LLC, the global communications and public relations network. She will work out of Zurich and join the team there, looking primarily after international clients based in Switzerland. ...
Zurich (ots) - - Indication: The Retail Market Study and the figures of the Swiss Market Research can be downloaded free of charge as PDF under: http://www.presseportal.ch/de/pm/100019131/?langid=2 - Zurich is among the top three ...
Zurich (ots) - Solianis Monitoring AG presents its Non-Invasive, Continuous Glucose Monitoring System at the 3rd International Conference on Advanced Technologies and Treatments for Diabetes (Basel, Switzerland, February 10-13, 2010). Dr. Andreas Caduff, PhD, Chief Technology Officer of Solianis, will present the concept of Solianis' proprietary ...
Geneva/Davos (ots) - Cloud Computing Need not be a Problem for Governments - Provided the Right Approach is Taken Recent developments have woken many governments up to the reality of Cyberspace and how it is challenging the traditional conception of Sovereignty. "With data being stored virtually anywhere in ...
Rolle, Switzerland (ots) - ADM chairman, CEO serves as co-chair of World Economic Forum Annual Meeting, highlighting the role of agricultural investment in global economic recovery Investment in agriculture and infrastructure can play a vital role in the general economic recovery and in the broader, long ...
Lugano/Tokyo, Japan (ots) - The second generation 5-HT3 receptor antagonist palonosetron available in more than 50 countries worldwide, including US, EU and Japan Today, Taiho Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Japanese licensee of Helsinn's second generation 5-HT3 receptor antagonist palonosetron, gained marketing approval in Japan for this drug indicated for the ...
Zurich (ots) - Telio, a leading European Internet communications provider, has entered the Swiss market. Telio offers an Internet based telephony service, which enables customers to replace their traditional fixed line with a more affordable solution. For a low monthly fee, Telio offers unlimited free calls with normal telephone sets to the Swiss fixed line network, and to the fixed line networks of over 30 ...
Lugano (ots) - Giorgio Calderari promoted to Group General Manager, responsible for Corporate, Business Development, R&D, Technical Affairs, Commercial, and Manufacturing functions Riccardo Braglia has been confirmed as CEO of the Helsinn Group. His role will focus on the Group's fundamental strategic tasks, including internal and external growth, and new market opening. Riccardo Braglia will also directly ...
Saint-Prex, Switzerland (ots) - Results from a phase III pivotal study sub-analyses reported in European Urology show that prostate cancer patients who received Firmagon® (degarelix) in the study have a statistically significant greater probability of PSA (prostate-specific-antigen) recurrence-free survival ...
Dublin, Ireland (ots) - Helsinn, the Swiss pharmaceutical group, announced today that its Dublin plant, Helsinn Birex Pharmaceuticals (HBP), has been awarded the Irish 2009 Responsible Care® Award for Waste Management by PharmaChemical Ireland, the industry association representing the Irish chemical and pharmaceutical sector. "Environmental protection is ...
Zug (ots) - The Swiss biopharmaceuticals company AmVac AG in Zug has joined forces with the long-term strategic investor V+ GmbH & Co Fonds 2 KG. The private equity company based in Dresden has invested CHF 1,500,000 in AmVac AG since the first half of 2009. Last week V+ GmbH & Co Fonds 2 KG announced their intention of acquiring further shares in AmVac AG to the sum of CHF 3,000,000.00. Michael Vogel, spokesman of the investment board: "We agree with boosting ...