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Cutting edge technology sheds light on matter

This content was published on Nov 7, 2002 The SLS is able to probe the fundamental structure of matter with x-rays. For most tasks, it is the most advanced machine of its kind in the world. “Within its energy range, it will be the world-leading machine for a couple of years, allowing us to do top-level research,” said the institute’s director, Professor Meinrad…

Swiss learn lessons from the Finns

This content was published on Nov 1, 2002 Secretary of state for economic affairs David Syz said Switzerland had learnt a great deal about the transfer of innovation and know-how to the economy. Syz told swissinfo Finland owed much of its success to the fact that its economy had developed “in a very organic way” over the past two decades. Different economic bodies…

Swiss open new biotech hub

This content was published on Oct 30, 2002 The Biotech Centre, located in Schlieren, has led to the creation of more than 250 highly skilled jobs. The four companies, which jointly opened the centre, are spin-offs from either Zurich’s Federal Institute of Technology or Zurich University. “The inauguration of this biotech centre provides a welcome relief from the prevailing economic gloom,” said the…

Novartis clinches Lek deal

This content was published on Oct 29, 2002 Novartis confirmed that more than half of Lek’s shares had been tendered in the Swiss company’s takeover offer. The Swiss firm wants Lek because of its strong position in generic drugs – cheap versions of drugs which have lost patent protection. The market for cut-price medicines is expanding fast as countries try to cut healthcare…

NGOs want gold money spent on education

This content was published on Oct 28, 2002 The call comes after Swiss voters rejected two different proposals on the use of the gold reserves. In a charter released on Monday, the NGOs proposed the money be spent on what they call “sustainable education”. The aim would be to make youngsters aware of the needs of ecology and development. “The PISA survey shows…

At least 16 die as gales lash Europe

This content was published on Oct 27, 2002 Powerful winds gusting up to 160 kilometres per hour uprooted trees and wreaked havoc on roads and railways and disrupted flights. In Switzerland, a 31-year-old woman died when a tree fell on her. She was walking with her husband and child in a forest in Basel. Britain suffered the highest death toll with three children…

Biosensor analyses arsenic in water

This content was published on Oct 25, 2002 They believe it could have significant applications in a country like Bangladesh where millions are at risk from groundwater contaminated by arsenic. In laboratory testing, the sensor has proved reliable and sensitive to small concentrations of arsenic. Researchers from the Federal Institute for Environmental Science and Technology (EAWAG) in Dübendorf are preparing to conduct field…

Lek shareholders accept Novartis takeover

This content was published on Oct 23, 2002 The announcement came a few days after Novartis raised its bid price by ten per cent. Last September, Lek shareholders turned down a previous cash offer from the Basel-based company of 95,000 Slovenian tolars ($406) per share, arguing that the asking price was too low. Novartis made a renewed bid worth $860 million, or $446…

Jury out on whether Switzerland will hold another Expo

This content was published on Oct 22, 2002 Traditionally, national exhibitions have showcased the best of a country – from agriculture to architecture and trade to technology. Times have changed, however, and many cultural observers believe these “old fashioned” events no longer serve a purpose in today’s high-tech, information society. Outdated Correspondent Christoph Büchi, of the German-language Neue Zürcher Zeitung newspaper, believes national…

Europe offers cash and kudos to woo scientists

This content was published on Oct 21, 2002 Grants totalling $1.5 million over five years are being dangled before researchers in a bid to stop them bypassing Europe in favour of the United States. The European Young Investigators Award will offer the grants to researchers in any discipline from humanities and natural sciences to biology or medicine. “It’s a programme to make Europe…

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