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Drug giants see outsourcing as key to staying ahead

This content was published on Apr 21, 2006 Both Swiss firms recently signed deals with United States companies to licence drugs at the early development stage rather than forking out billions to take over competitors. Novartis last month signed a deal with Infinity Pharmaceuticals, and will pay that company to develop cancer treatments. Roche’s collaboration with Amira, agreed in January, went a step…

Labour market checks pay off

This content was published on Apr 20, 2006 The State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (Seco) said on Thursday that there had been a 60 per cent increase in the number of checks carried out against firms for wage-dumping. Serge Gaillard, chief economist at the Swiss Federation of Trade Unions, said the supporting measures appeared to be working, adding that he wasn’t surprised abuses…

Swiss assess effects of Chernobyl disaster

This content was published on Apr 18, 2006 The southern canton of Ticino still bears the brunt of the worst accident in nuclear history, the Federal Health Office said on Tuesday. High radioactivity was still being registered in wild mushrooms and meat. The health effects of the Russian accident remain unstudied to a large degree, although there is not thought to be any…

Doctors hit back at claims of overcharging

This content was published on Apr 17, 2006 However, the Swiss Medical Association has rejected the criticism, arguing that the method of calculation was incorrect. According to the study, nearly 12 per cent of doctors in Switzerland sent out bills that were 30 per cent higher than colleagues practising in the same canton. santésuisse said that in three out of ten cases, the…

“Simply no room” for bears in Switzerland

This content was published on Apr 15, 2006 Mountain communities, hunters and farmers rejected the concept; environmental groups welcomed the government’s efforts but called for a clearer strategy. The authorities put together the document after a brown bear was spotted several times in Switzerland last July, gaining immediate celebrity status because it was the first to be seen in the country since 1904.…

Heavy rain creates chaos

This content was published on Apr 10, 2006 The west of the country has been particularly hard hit, with areas near Lake Geneva reporting more than 70 litres of rain per square metre falling between Sunday and Monday morning. Canton Ticino reported up to 105 l/m2. During the flooding last August, more than 100 l/m2 fell during 48 hours north of the Alps.…

The legacy of Chernobyl

This content was published on Apr 7, 2006 In April 1986, a combination of careless work practices and the poor design of the Chernobyl power plant’s safety systems led to an explosion in reactor number four. The heat from the meltdown ignited a vast pile of carbon and the resulting fire spread a plume of ionizing radiation across much of Europe. It was…

Emigration expert scoops expat prize

This content was published on Apr 6, 2006 Schelbert, who has lived in the United States for more than 40 years, is an expert on Swiss emigration to America. The 77-year-old historian, who is emeritus professor at University of Illinois at Chicago, received the prize at a ceremony on Thursday. The honour has been awarded since 2002 by the centre-right Radical Party as…

Geneva is the master of invention

This content was published on Apr 4, 2006 They are among around 1,000 potentially useful or downright oddball products hoping to catch the eye at the 34th International Exhibition of Inventions, which runs from April 5-9. According to organisers, the spirit of invention is very much alive as shown by the record 775 exhibitors from around the world making the trip to Geneva…

Pfizer eyes Zurich research potential

This content was published on Apr 4, 2006 A top Pfizer executive told swissinfo that the US giant is impressed with the “unique” research network set up recently by the Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) and the University of Zurich. Dr Peter Corr, senior vice president for science and technology at Pfizer, attended the first Zurich Innovation Meeting on Monday, a forum designed…

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