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Swiss and Russian tech ventures increase

This content was published on Sep 15, 2003 Obscured for a long time by news about cowboy capitalism, oil oligarchs and scandals, Russia’s technologists are attracting attention and capital. Some Swiss startups are already benefiting. At least four high-tech firms here have tapped into Russian resources, transferring breakthroughs to Western markets. Geneva-based ACOL Technologies formed a new company with Russian entrepreneur, Alexander Shishov,…

Scientists get entrepreneurial jump-start

This content was published on Sep 15, 2003 They will receive training specifically aimed at helping early-stage entrepreneurs get off on the right foot under a programme called New Entrepreneurs in Technology and Science (NETS). Some 20 scientists in Switzerland received the award this year. They are all male and many are working on biotechnology or nanotechnology ventures. They will attend a number…

Swiss disappointed as WTO talks fail in Cancun

This content was published on Sep 15, 2003 The Swiss economics minister, Joseph Deiss, said he doubted whether negotiations would now be concluded by the end of 2004. Commenting on the deadlock, Deiss said he was disappointed that the current round of trade talks in Cancun had not ended in decisive agreements. However, he stressed that there had been a positive outcome of…

Exhibition questions cult of fitness

This content was published on Sep 15, 2003 Now that obsession is being challenged by a new exhibition – “Fitness. Beauty Comes From the Outside” – at the Forum Schlossplatz Museum in Aarau. The exhibition examines the historical roots of today’s preoccupation with body shape, and shines an ironic as well as critical light on the fitness movement, which began at the start…

Swiss wine: a beginner’s guide

This content was published on Sep 15, 2003 swissinfo asked several wine experts for their recommendations. “If I was at home offering Swiss wine to a guest, I’d probably reach for one of eastern Switzerland’s wonderful Pinot Noirs,” says Zurich wine journalist Erich Grasdorf. “Perhaps one of the wines produced by Hansueli Kesselring in Thurgau. “Thurgau is not a place that’s particularly well-known…

Valais vines reach for the summits

This content was published on Sep 14, 2003 Valais not only has more 4,000 metre peaks than any other region of the Alps, it also boasts Switzerland’s largest winegrowing region, with 5,200 hectares of vineyards. Two things catch the eye while travelling along the Rhône River that cuts through the heart of the canton: the terraced vineyards claiming the northern slopes and the…

Electronics giants pin their hopes on flat screens

This content was published on Sep 14, 2003 Dealers have been looking at what consumers might be tempted to buy in future, with a particular eye on the Christmas season. High above Lake Lucerne, at the Swiss Holiday Park in Morschach, some 2,000 dealers were given an insight into the products expected to take off in the next months and years. The show…

Wine technology – an ancient obsession

This content was published on Sep 13, 2003 Both men work in the lakeside town of Wädenswil: Ruffner at the Swiss agricultural research centre and Koblet at the nearby museum of winegrowing. The six hectares of vineyard cultivated by the research centre produce one of the most diverse crops in Switzerland. Since Ruffner’s team is charged with investigating the strengths and weaknesses of…

Radio tracking devices set to boom

This content was published on Sep 13, 2003 A Swiss company, Sokymat, says cheaper versions of radio frequency tags will lead to a huge expansion of the market. Sokymat’s tags are already used in their millions worldwide to immobilise cars, to gain access to buildings and to track pets and livestock, including migrating salmon and racing pigeons. They are also being used by…

Light pollution threatens night sky

This content was published on Sep 12, 2003 The symposium attracted astronomers, ornithologists and even health experts. Scientists estimate that a fifth of the world’s population can no longer see the Milky Way galaxy and several of the 12 constellations featured in horoscopes have become completely invisible in light-polluted areas. Organisers from the International Dark Sky Association say their priority is effective outdoor…

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