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Swiss beats the drum for business women

This content was published on Jan 3, 2003 Rüegg has been elected president of the International Federation of Business and Professional Women. Founded in Geneva in 1930, BPW now has 50,000 members in more than 100 countries. “Our principal goal – to empower women in shaping a more humane society with the same degree of influence as their male peers – is part…

Serono concentrates minds

This content was published on Jan 1, 2003 The decision is a welcome tonic following Novartis’s move last year to concentrate its research efforts in the US. Serono, Europe’s leading biotechnology company and the third largest in the world, has set aside SFr500 million ($332 million) to develop the new complex. Project “Horizon Serono” will involve all the company’s research staff – currently…

Sperm banks face donor shortage

This content was published on Dec 30, 2002 Donor numbers dipped following a new law which ruled out donor anonymity. The law was introduced on January 1, 2001, following an amendment to the Swiss constitution in 1992. The new legislation brought Switzerland into line with the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, which states that all children have the right…

WWF Switzerland fights for Europe’s rare species

This content was published on Dec 29, 2002 WWF Switzerland says the country is lagging behind its neighbours in its obligations to the international Bern Convention for the conservation of biodiversity. To prevent Switzerland becoming an “island of inactivity”, WWF has identified 108 sites it wants designated areas of special conservation interest. If approved by the authorities, these areas will form part of…

Year of Mountains comes to a close

This content was published on Dec 28, 2002 As a guardian of one of the world’s great mountainous regions, Switzerland had much at stake during the year. For many Swiss, it was an opportunity to promote the Swiss Alps as a place of tourism and recreation. But the Year of Mountains was also a chance to get serious about protecting alpine environments, as…

XIOS plumbs the depths for profits

This content was published on Dec 23, 2002 Two-year-old, XIOS SA, has successfully adapted and miniaturised sophisticated military sonar technology normally used in submarines for use by deep sea divers. Worn on the wrist, the system helps divers locate their position below the waves. After spending much of his career making systems for the British and French navies for his employer Thomson Marconi…

Federal authorities overturn decision on GM wheat

This content was published on Dec 20, 2002 The turnaround comes a few months after Switzerland’s environment minister, Moritz Leuenberger, demanded the Office reconsider its earlier ruling. The Office said on Friday that scientists from Zurich’s Federal Institute of Technology would be able to carry out their trials, but under certain conditions. The GM wheat will have to be under permanent observation once…

Swiss persist in taking a rosy view

This content was published on Dec 19, 2002 That’s according to a new study which showed that, while the world frets about a stalled economy and the prospect of war in Iraq, little seems to dampen Swiss spirits. The study canvassed the views of 1,010 Swiss over the age of 18, starting with the question: “Do you consider yourself an optimist or a…

New technique reveals brain changes

This content was published on Dec 18, 2002 The ability to track individual brain cells is expected to help scientists explore how the brain forms memories and reacts physically to experiences. Lausanne University’s Graham Knott, who wrote up the group’s findings, said the international research team had managed to watch a brain as it adapted to change. Using laser and electron microscopes, researchers…

Engineer plots path through minefield

This content was published on Dec 17, 2002 This involved developing sensors for mine clearing, using high frequency radars to detect and bounce back images of mines. But Guerne discovered that only low frequency radars could pick up objects buried beneath the ground. The signal bounced back was also too weak to accurately identify the object traced. He then began to research the…

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