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Computing makes a quantum leap

This content was published on Feb 23, 2001 In quantum theory, objects on the subatomic level can be in two places at the same time, travel in two directions and have other seemingly contradictory properties. A team of physicists at Geneva University is trying to exploit these physical phenomena. In a groundbreaking experiment in 1997, the group showed that distant quantum particles seemed…

Helsana signs agreement with Swiss Pharmacists’ Society

This content was published on Feb 18, 2001 Helsana has said it will compensate pharmacists who sell cheaper generic medicines, instead of the branded, original ones. The agreement stipulates that prescribed medicine can only be replaced by a generic substitute if the doctor agrees to it. Helsana pays the pharmacy 45 per cent of the difference between the price of the original medication…

Public endorses government plans to decriminalise cannabis

This content was published on Feb 15, 2001 The results of the study, presented in Bern on Thursday, reveal that a majority of Swiss voters support government moves to decriminalise cannabis. The survey, commissioned by the Swiss Institute for the Prevention of Alcohol and Drug Addiction, canvassed the opinions of 1,600 people between the ages of 15 and 74. It found that a…

Palm trees go wild in Ticino

This content was published on Feb 15, 2001 Scientists at the Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich say mild winters over the past 30 years have enabled foreign trees planted in public parks to gain a foothold in the wild. Among the species now growing in Ticino are the bay laurel, camphor tree laurel, cherry laurel, thorny silverberry and Chinese fan palm. All…

Sulzer sued in US over faulty hip replacements

This content was published on Feb 14, 2001 Sulzer sued in US over faulty hip replacements The Swiss company, Sulzer Medica, is being sued in the United States over faulty hip implants. In a suit filed in California, lawyers accuse the company of failing to warn up to 17,500 patients about the dangers of its hip-replacement shells. The plaintiffs argued that Sulzer Medica,…

Roche launches search for new schizophrenia treatment

This content was published on Feb 14, 2001 The two companies are also to collaborate to create new drugs for the treatment of a disease which causes the narrowing of the arteries. Decode has identified genes linked to both illnesses. Roche pays Decode for its gene discoveries and has the rights to develop the company’s findings into diagnostic products and medicines. Decode has…

Swiss scientists help to open the book of life

This content was published on Feb 12, 2001 The most startling discovery of the mapping of the human genome is just how few genes are needed to “describe” a human being – around 30,000, as opposed to the 140,000 scientists had predicted. The genome reveals how closely related we are to other species. We share about half our genes with the fruit fly,…

Roche wins EU approval for cancer drug

This content was published on Feb 12, 2001 In a statement, the Basel-based pharmaceutical group said Xeloda would be more effective than current treatments and easier for patients to take than intravenous chemotherapy. The EU’s backing follows two controlled tests involving 1200 patients. The drug is already approved for this use in many countries including Switzerland, Canada and Australia. It’s also used in…

Mikron to close Norway plant with loss of 400 jobs

This content was published on Feb 8, 2001 The redundancies and closure of the Loerenskog plant near the capital, Oslo, are part of a restructuring plan announced by Mikron two weeks ago. Mikron is transferring production capacity from the plant to high-demand markets in Asia and South America. Production machinery from Loerenskog is for the most part to be reused and moved to…

Swiss researchers collaborate with British companies

This content was published on Feb 7, 2001 The event in Zurich and Lausanne provides an opportunity for the British to gain an insight into the latest Swiss developments in micro and nano technologies with a focus on potential applications in the life sciences. British Ambassador to Switzerland, Christopher Hulse, said international technology transfer and technical collaboration were the key to future economic…

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