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Countdown begins to “Big Bang” machine launch

This content was published on Aug 7, 2008 The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) will be used by physicists to explore the make-up of “dark matter” – the invisible mass of energy that is believed to form 96 per cent of the universe. The first attempt to circulate a beam in the SFr6 billion ($5.95 billion) instrument will be made on September 10, Cern…

Couchepin cancels visit to Shanghai

This content was published on Aug 7, 2008 He is to travel directly from Vietnam – where he held three-days of talks – to Beijing for the opening of the Olympic Summer Games. The interior ministry said the Swiss state secretary for education and research, Mauro Dell’Ambrogio, represented Couchepin at the ceremony of SwissNex on Wednesday. The centre in Shanghai is aimed at…

Cheaper cocaine entices younger generation

This content was published on Aug 6, 2008 The reasons are a fall in the street price and cocaine’s enduring if questionable reputation as a performance enhancing and energising drug. There are no exact figures on the extent of cocaine use but clear indications of an increase in consumption come from the experience of drug experts and the amount of cocaine seized by…

Global Aids attention turns to Latin America

This content was published on Aug 3, 2008 A Swiss delegation is attending the five-day meeting, the first of its kind in Latin America, which is expected to draw around 25,000 participants from across the globe, including many world-renowned leaders and experts. Aids 2008 was officially opened on Sunday by Mexican President Felipe Calderón Hinojosa. Other opening session speakers include Secretary-General of the…

Swiss come tenth in worldwide patent rankings

This content was published on Jul 31, 2008 The Geneva-based United Nations specialised agency said that the country’s share of the worldwide patent cake had increased from 1.2 per cent in 2000 to 1.4 per cent in 2006. The report puts Switzerland tenth overall and 17th when it comes to patent filings compared with gross domestic product – one of the measures of…

Eating affects the body clock

This content was published on Jul 26, 2008 A Geneva University study, published in the American medical journal Cell, found that a metabolic enzyme known as SIRT1 stimulated the timing element in genes, helping to regulate the body’s functions. According to the Frontiers in Genetics research, the brain contains a central “clock” in that is in charge of body functioning. This clock then…

Roche makes third purchase in three days

This content was published on Jul 23, 2008 Roche said the move – the latest in a series of purchases of North American biotechnology companies – would give it access to a new screening platform for antibody therapeutics, FunctionFIRST. “Arius’s promising platform and early pipeline of new antibody candidates represent an excellent fit with our own progressing research in the fields of cancer…

Researchers seek to sail into history

This content was published on Jul 23, 2008 The French Hydroptère hydrofoil vessel is already close to beating the 50-knot (92.6 kilometres per hour) mark. A sleek multihull yacht sets out to sea, gathering speed. Then suddenly it climbs out the water, seemingly travelling through the air a few metres above the surface. It is flying – well almost. What is keeping it…

Roche signals U-turn with Genentech offer

This content was published on Jul 21, 2008 Roche, which already owns 55.9 per cent of the United States drug maker, said on Monday it was offering $89 per share for the remaining stock. It is the largest takeover bid by a Swiss concern. Roche said the two companies combined would represent the seventh largest US pharmaceutical company in terms of market share.…

Swiss stay high in R&D rankings

This content was published on Jul 16, 2008 Switzerland spent more than SFr13 billion ($12.9 billion) or 2.9 per cent of its gross domestic product on R&D in 2004, according to a science and technology indicators study published by the Federal Statistics Office on Wednesday. That earned the country a sixth place ranking among members of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development,…

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