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Serono announces major new advance in infertility treatment

This content was published on Dec 5, 2000 Serono says the two new products are based entirely on recombinant DNA material while its main competitors still use urine-based products. Analysts say they should give the company the edge over its rivals. Serono will launch “Luveris” in Europe following the European Commission’s decision to grant it full marketing authorisation. Luveris is the world’s first…

Switzerland marks 40 years of European space research

This content was published on Dec 5, 2000 The celebrations in Lausanne coincided with the launch of a book: “Switzerland, Europe and Space: an Adventure and a Necessity”. The launch marked the 40th anniversary of the Meyrin Accord, signed at CERN, the European nuclear research centre just outside Geneva, following a space conference organised by the then Swiss Foreign Minister, Max Petitpierre. “The…

UMTS auction likely to be a cheap deal

This content was published on Dec 5, 2000 Most observers agree it be an anti-climax, because it is unlikely to raise anything like the revenues received in auctions in other European countries. There are only four companies bidding for the four Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS) licences, so it is not expected that the bidders will have to pay much more than the…

Swissair crash probe calls for better firefighting methods

This content was published on Dec 4, 2000 As part of its probe into the 1998 crash off the coast of Nova Scotia, the Canadian Transportation Safety Board issued five recommendations on Monday aimed at helping to reduce risks identified with the Swissair accident. In Zurich, Swissair stressed that “the implementation of these recommendations has already begun” and said it was pushing forward…

Novartis claims breakthrough in battle against leukaemia

This content was published on Dec 4, 2000 Announcing the study’s findings in California last weekend, Novartis, said that of 532 patients who had been given the experimental drug, “Glivec”, 30 per cent showed no traces of the disease. “We are extremely encouraged by the growing body of scientific evidence on our investigational agent, Glivec, and its potential role in treating certain forms…

Givaudan invests in “smell” technology

This content was published on Dec 4, 2000 Givaudan, which was spun-off from Swiss drugs giant Roche in June, said it was entering an exclusive agreement with DigiScents, which is a California -based start-up that’s trying to give computers a sense of smell. In an interview on Sunday, DigiScents chief executive, Joel Bellenson, said that Givaudan along with Dutch group, Quest, have both…

EMS Chemie bids half a billion francs for Axantis

This content was published on Dec 4, 2000 The bid, which offers shareholders SFr330 ($190.75) per share, beats an existing SFr310 per share offer by Model Gruppe. At a news conference in Zurich, the head of EMS-Chemie, the billionaire right-wing politician and businessman, Christoph Blocher, said the takeover move represented a welcome expansion of his firm’s products. EMS paved the way for its…

Switzerland to push for global ban on dangerous chemicals

This content was published on Dec 4, 2000 The meeting, which ends on Friday, brings together 120 countries with the aim of approving a global agreement on the reduction and eventual elimination of Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs). These are blamed for causing fatalities, birth defects and serious diseases, and are used in an array of industrial and farming activities, from paint additives to…

Novartis buys BASF’s generic drugs business

This content was published on Dec 4, 2000 Novartis Generics announced on Monday that the acquisition includes companies in six European countries and, subject to regulatory approvals, will be effective from January 2001. Oswald Sellemond, Head of Novartis Generics, said: “This acquisition will give us rapid entry into new markets in addition to enhancing our presence in areas that are attractive for the…

Sports leaders assess growing impact of Internet

This content was published on Dec 4, 2000 The International Olympic Committee, which organised the meeting, said the 600 people taking part in the conference would “discuss their vision for the future of the business of sport and how you can take advantage of the new media revolution”. Officials will also be debating the impact of increasingly popular online sports sites. A Swiss…

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