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Gretag Imaging sells unit to Dutch company

This content was published on Nov 9, 2001 No financial details of the transaction were released. It allows the troubled Gretag Imaging to concentrate on its core business of Consumer Imaging. The Professional Imaging Division has a strong market for display graphics and in 2000 had revenues of SFr173 million ($105 million). It employs 450 people. In a statement, the company said the…

Swiss not exactly “warm and friendly”

This content was published on Nov 8, 2001 “Switzerland’s Image in the United Kingdom,” a study published by the University of Bern, shows that the British regard the Swiss as rather cold and unfriendly, compared with people of the Netherlands or Austria. The study, based on popular opinion, and the views of British politicians, journalists, managers and students, deals with issues such as…

Promote peace through Football World Cup, says Ogi

This content was published on Nov 6, 2001 “Sport can be an instrument to create a better world,” said Ogi, during a trip to Tokyo, which is set to co-host the annual event with South Korea. The former Swiss president believes the countries’ cooperation should serve as an example to the world. Citing other examples of sporting events used to build bridges, Ogi…

Roche rolls out new anthrax test

This content was published on Nov 6, 2001 The move follows an announcement on Monday by the Minnesota-based Mayo Clinic that it had developed a test for anthrax, which works in one hour and can be used both on people and in the environment. Current tests can take days. The Mayo test uses technology developed by Roche to look specifically for DNA that…

Chemistry calls the shots at Hönggerberg

This content was published on Nov 6, 2001 In a revolutionary design concept, which looks set to be copied worldwide, the laboratories are independent of the shell of the Federal Institute of Technology’s new building. The workplaces are fitted with movable service columns, which hang freely from the ceiling, enabling gas, water and electricity to be tapped wherever they are needed. Installations and…

Cost of super accelerator explodes

This content was published on Nov 6, 2001 The budget of the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) of the European Organisation for Nuclear Research (CERN) has expanded faster than expected. The LHC project was expected to cost SFr2.6 billion ($1.58 billion) upon completion in 2006, but due to cost overruns, the bill will probably reach SFr3.45 billion, if not more. CERN’s board will meet…

Government promotes Unesco bid for Monte San Giorgio

This content was published on Nov 6, 2001 Switzerland is putting forward an official application to Unesco headquarters in Paris. Monte San Giorgio is renowned for its remarkably well-preserved fish and reptile fossils from the Middle Triassic period of prehistory – about 240 million years ago. “It’s an excellent opportunity to protect the site because it really is unique in the whole world,”…

Immigrants needed to offset Switzerland’s ageing population

This content was published on Nov 4, 2001 The Swiss think-tank, Avenir Suisse, says the number of old-age pensioners will rise more sharply in the next 60 years than was previously suggested by figures released by the Federal Office of Statistics. The increase will represent a heavy financial burden on the country’s working population, a trend which can only be offset by increasing…

Swiss get first university rankings

This content was published on Nov 3, 2001 They may be unofficial and they may be far from complete, but the rankings drawn up by the new company “swissUp” of 12 higher education establishments in Switzerland are the first time they have been able to compare their overall performance alongside that of their competitors. Some vice-chancellors are happier about this than others. The…

Geneva: a place for peace

This content was published on Oct 31, 2001 “Geneva: a Place for Peace”, has been timed to coincide with the 100th anniversary of Henry Dunant, the founder of the International Committee of the Red Cross, receiving the first Nobel Peace Prize. “The people of Geneva should be proud of being in such a unique city, but they aren’t always aware of its importance,”…

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