Much improved result - balance sheet and equity basis strengthened decisively - proposal for par value reduction of CHF 2.50 per share. Zurich (ots) - Financial year 2008 saw the Kardex Group increase its net revenues by 8.9% to EUR 460.0 million (2007: EUR 422.5 million). Adjusted for exchange rate effects the increase amounted to 9.6%. At EUR 449.2 million, ...
Lugano (ots) - Helsinn, the chemical pharmaceutical group based in Lugano and Biasca is pleased to announce today that it has awarded a grant for the sum of CHF 30'000 to the Institute of Research in Biomedicine (IRB) in Bellinzona, under the direction of Prof. Dr. Antonio Lanzavecchia. The grant will be used for research work performed by Prof. Markus Manz, in the ...
Prestigious Energy Event to use WISeKey's Social Networking Platform on the Internet Geneva, Switzerland (ots) - The Geneva Energy Pact Foundation will be holding the Energy Pact Conference (http://www.energypact.org/homepage/homepage.php) in Geneva on March 16-17, 2009. The Conference, whose international media ...
Zurich, Swizerland (ots) - Recently, Solianis successfully finalized a series of tests during which patients with diabetes have worn its multisensor device for non-invasive glucose monitoring at home and at work in the office. The results of these real-life tests as well as earlier tests in a more controlled environment have encouraged Solianis to set up the final device and prepare the market introduction for 2010. ...
Zurich (ots) - Albis Technology will present its latest generation of Set-Top-Boxes at the most important IPTV event worldwide, the "IPTV World Forum" in London (25 - 27 March 2009). The Albis STBs feature unique performance and versatility. This gives operators seemingly endless possibilities for IPTV and TV broadcasting applications, as well as for on-demand and other interactive services. The highlight of the ...
New gonadotrophin-releasing hormone (GnRH) receptor antagonist demonstrates rapid, long-term suppression of testosterone Saint-Prex (ots) - Ferring Pharmaceuticals announced today that it has received marketing authorisation from the European Commission, for FIRMAGON® (degarelix), a new GnRH receptor antagonist ...
Zurich (ots) - One of the attractions of this year's CeBIT show (March 3 - 8) comes from Albis Technologies, provider of groundbreaking RFID components and services, with its real-world look at the latest developments and potential applications of its "Active RFID" technology. Authentic live presentations will show visitors how, for example, inventory can be carried out without any manual counting. ...
Zurich (ots) - Renewed increase in revenues and bookings - order books solid at year end - exceptionally high increase in profitability expected Kardex Group, one of the world's leading providers of dynamic storage and retrieval systems (SIX Swiss Exchange: KAR) reported record figures again in financial year ...
Freising-Weihenstephan, Germany (ots) - Pieris AG, a biopharmaceutical company developing Anticalins®, a novel class of targeted human protein therapeutics, reports today that it has made significant progress in the development of its Anticalin® candidate PRS-050, a potent VEGF antagonist with broad ...
Geneva (ots) - Based in Geneva, AIM was established in cooperation with corporate and civil society partners to enable the private sector to act directly and effectively on the major economic, social and humanitarian challenges of human mobility. Manpower Inc. and WISeKey, two of AIM's founding partners, ...
Lugano (ots) - Today the Swiss pharmaceutical group Helsinn announced the acquisition, of the US biopharmaceutical company, Sapphire Therapeutics Inc. with headquarters in Bridgewater, New Jersey, for an undisclosed amount. The establishment of a US-based R&D and commercial operation represents attainment of ...
Basel (ots) - The heirs of company founder Fritz Hoffmann-La Roche have decided to extend the shareholders' agreement, which was due to expire at the end of 2009, for an unlimited period. Consequently, the family pool will retain its voting majority in the company Roche, which was founded in 1896 and has its registered office in Basel. The shareholders' agreement, which was concluded some decades ago among the ...
Rolle (ots) - Archer Daniels Midland Company (NYSE: ADM) today announced an important step in the expansion of its global cocoa and chocolate business with the signing of an agreement to purchase Schokinag-Schokolade-Industrie Herrmann GmbH & Co. KG, one of Europe's leading producers of chocolate and cocoa powder. The purchase is subject to approval by relevant antitrust authorities. ADM is a premier, global ...
Prestigious Event to use WISeKey's Social Networking Platform on the Internet Geneva, (ots) - The Global Competitiveness Forum (25-27 January 2009), the prestigious annual gathering organized by the Saudi Arabian Government Investment Authority under the patronage of the H.M. King Abdullah Ibn Abdul Azziz Al-Saud, will be using the High Trusted Social Network ...
Zurich (ots) - On April 1, 2009, Gerhard Mahrle (51), who holds a degree in economics from the University of St Gallen, will take up the position of Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and join the Management Board at Kardex Group. Gerhard Mahrle has been CFO at sia Abrasives Holding AG in Frauenfeld since 2000. He will take over from Reto Welte, who is leaving Kardex Group at the end of March 2009. Agenda March 10, ...
Zug, Switzerland (ots) - Swiss AmVac AG establishes comprehensive collaboration with the National Health Research Institutes in Taiwan to combat H5N1. H5N1/Influenza A is a flu virus known colloquially as "avian flu". "Avian flu" first occurred in Asia, and was transmitted to humans in a number of cases. ...
Zurich, Switzerland/Tokyo, Japan/London, UK (ots) - MATCH Hospitality AG, the worldwide exclusive rights holder for the FIFA Hospitality Programme until 2014, appointed Dentsu Sports Europe as its exclusive sales agent for the Middle East and Asia excluding China, Korea and Japan for the Official Hospitality ...
Zurich (ots) - Kardex AG has signed an asset purchase agreement to acquire the assets of US competitor Kardex Systems Inc., which had previously filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy with a US court. Kardex Systems Inc. posted sales of approximately USD 21 million in the 2007 financial year, and has a staff headcount of around 100. Under the transaction, Kardex AG is ...
Lugano, Switzerland (ots) - Helsinn is delighted to announce that its drug product manufacturing facility in Dublin, Ireland, Helsinn Birex Pharmaceuticals, has recently obtained an authorisation for Manufacture of Investigational Medicinal Products (IMP) for products for human use from the Irish Medicines Board ...
Zurich (ots) - Solianis has just finalized a test series in which patients with diabetes have worn the first configuration of the multisensor system for non-invasive Continuous Glucose Monitoring at home and at work. Results show that the system tracks glucose in these settings and that it is sensitive to hyper- ...
Lugano, Switzerland (ots) - Helsinn Healthcare's Top management today announced that it has signed a partnering agreement with Zealand Pharma, for the development and worldwide commercialization of ZP1846, a GLP-2 (glucagon-like peptide-2) receptor agonist which provides a novel way to treat chemotherapy-induced diarrhea (CID), a debilitating condition affecting ...
Manas Petroleum Corp. (MNAP.OB) Baar, Switzerland (ots) - Manas Petroleum Corporation announces that the Board of Directors has unanimously appointed Dr. Richard Schenz as an Independent Director. "We are pleased to welcome Dr. Richard Schenz as a member of Manas' board," stated Heinz J. Scholz, Manas's Chairman of the Board. "With his experience and expertise ...
Manas Petroleum Corp. (MNAP.OB) Baar, Switzerland (ots) - Manas Petroleum Corporation announces both the results of report on the Economic Evaluation and a report on the revised volumetrics for Manas Petroleum's Albanian blocks A, B and D,E. Both reports provide independent evaluations prepared by Gustavson ...
Manas Petroleum Corp. (MNAP.OB) (Manas) Baar, Switzerland (ots) - Manas Petroleum Corp., a Baar, Switzerland based company, today announces its wholly owned subsidiary, DWM Petroleum AG, has signed a Production Sharing Contract (PSC) for Blocks 2 and 3 in Albania. The blocks cover approximately 3,400 km2 (approximately 850,000 acres). The Albanian government was ...
Lausanne (ots) - - Gene Signal International, a biotech company registered in Switzerland, will move its headquarter to the EPFL, in Lausanne, - Gene Signal is addressing various issues related to neovascularisation, - Gene Signal is working on a portfolio of ophthalmologic indications, with one now in Phase III trials - Gene Signal ...
Fribourg (ots) - The Wifag-Polytype Group now enters the digital printing market. As part of this strategy, the group has bought up the Digital Printing Department of the company Spühl/Leggett & Platt. The change of ownership will take effect from 1st November 2008, and includes the department's 30 staff in Switzerland and USA. This new department will be ...
Zug/Amsterdam (ots) - - Unger newly appointed CEO of leading Swiss media group Ringier - group's online growth perspective remains positive - MIH Group - Hein Pretorius takes up CEO position from Christian Unger Hein Pretorius, former COO and Business Development Director of MIH Group takes up the CEO position of MIH Internet BV from ...
London (ots) - EQUITY Capital increase of approximately 6.315.850 GBP, to finance further growth in TURKEY From 16st October until 4th November, at the earliest, MARMARA MING PLC will present the company to investors during an international roadshow and encourage the public to purchase shares in MARMARA MINING PLC. The subscription period, during which investors can submit applications for shares, is expected to commence on 12th September 2008, by which time the price ...
Zurich (ots) - The Chief Financial Officer of Kardex AG, Reto Welte, will be leaving the Group at the end of March 2009 to take on a new challenge. The Board of Directors and Management Board regret his decision and would like to thank him for his services and wish him all the best for the future. Calendar of events 10 March 2009Annual Media Conference ...