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WEF shows how Swiss fail to capitalise on ideas

This content was published on Jan 30, 2006 Rudolf Vontobel of IBM’s Zurich office told swissinfo the WEF should be exploited for Switzerland before someone else develops the idea. Speaking at the first Swiss Innovation Forum in Baden on Friday, Vontobel likened the WEF to Zurich’s much-vaunted car-sharing scheme, Mobility, which has been copied around the world. “Car sharing was invented in Zurich,…

Forum addresses Swiss-German concerns

This content was published on Jan 29, 2006 Switzerland’s minority communities regret the eclipse of standard German, while educationalists are concerned by a loss of linguistic competence on the part of German speakers. Forum Helveticum, a platform for discussion of current issues in Swiss public life, has returned to the “language question”. This time, however, the issue is not whether pupils should first…

Being green is good for business

This content was published on Jan 29, 2006 Bruno Oberle took over as director of the government’s environmental agency last October, after six years as deputy director under his predecessor, Philippe Roch. Revamped at the beginning of January, the Federal Environment Office wants to improve quality of life and promote a healthy environment, and at the same time create a strong framework for…

Lessons of Challenger “went unheeded”

This content was published on Jan 28, 2006 Claude Nicollier, who has logged more than 1,000 hours in space, also said one of the shuttle’s key design faults was the lack of an emergency escape system. Challenger exploded 73 seconds after take-off on January 28, 1986, killing all seven crew members. Seventeen years later the space shuttle Columbia burnt up on re-entry after…

Magnetic fridge attracts top innovation prize

This content was published on Jan 27, 2006 The designers were honoured during the first Swiss Innovation Forum that organisers hope will help dispel criticism that Switzerland falls short in the global innovation stakes. Professors at the Graduate School of Engineering and Management in canton Vaud used existing magnetic technology to create a household fridge that does not emit harmful hydro-carbons into the…

Swiss plug renewable energy sources

This content was published on Jan 23, 2006 The appeal by Environment Minister Moritz Leuenberger came at the launch of an international campaign aimed at raising awareness of the causes and consequences of global warming. “We have to move forwards,” said Leuenberger. “I am convinced that those countries and regions that prove to be the most dynamic and innovative in terms of saving…

“It’s difficult to prevent scientific fraud”

This content was published on Jan 23, 2006 Dieter Imboden says little can be done to prevent such incidents and he does not rule out the possibility that similar scams could occur in Switzerland. Last week it emerged that an Oslo-based scientist had invented patients’ histories for a study about oral cancer published in the respected medical journal The Lancet. Revelations that the…

Have children – will travel to high altitudes

This content was published on Jan 21, 2006 The acclimatisation study carried out by Zurich University at the top of the Jungfraujoch – 3,540 metres above sea level – was the first of its kind involving children. A host of medical conditions can develop when you travel to altitudes above 2,500m. AMS symptoms include headache, fatigue, excessive breathlessness caused by exertion, loss of…

Why Alder had to go

This content was published on Jan 20, 2006 They agree that Alder’s vision for the company no longer matched that of Swisscom’s majority stakeholder, the Swiss government. Swisscom was instructed at the end of last year by the government not to make any significant acquisitions outside the country while plans were made to sell off the state’s stake in the firm. Matthias Finger,…

Record results for Novartis in 2005

This content was published on Jan 19, 2006 The Basel-based company said the strong gain was due to the “dynamic expansion of its pharmaceuticals division and subsidiary, Sandoz”. “We gained market share and concluded strategic acquisitions to strengthen our leadership position in areas with high growth potential and unmet patient needs,” Novartis chairman and CEO, Daniel Vasella, said in a statement. “We are…

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