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New pharma tie-up unlikely to drive Swiss mergers

This content was published on Dec 20, 1999 (Reuters) — News of another major merger is unlikely to hasten any move by Swiss pharmaceutical companies Novartis and Roche Holding to team up with rivals, said those in the industry. An announced move by two competitors, Pharmacia & Upjohn and Monsanto Co, to merge would form a company ranked below Novartis, Switzerland’s largest pharmaceuticals…

Switzerland sends emergency aid to Venezuela

This content was published on Dec 20, 1999 Switzerland has stepped up emergency aid deliveries for Venezuela’s natural disaster victims, contributing food, water and medical aid worth about SFr400,000 ($253,000), the authorities said on Monday. The Swiss Red Cross is providing blankets, water purification equipment and medical supplies, which are distributed by about 1,000 volunteers of the Venezuelan Red Cross. Switzerland’s Roman Catholic…

Space shuttle, with Swiss aboard, blasts off to help Hubble telescope

This content was published on Dec 20, 1999 After an unprecedented nine delays, U.S. space shuttle Discovery with its crew of seven astronauts – including Claude Nicollier from Switzerland — is on its way to put the Hubble Space Telescope back in working order. It is NASA’s last chance this year to send the shuttle to Hubble’s rescue. One more postponement would have…

Biotechnology: Novartis, Monsanto launch PR campaign

This content was published on Dec 17, 1999 A lawsuit in the United States against Monsanto, a global player in genetically-engineered crops, has again unleashed a heated debate over the social and political issues surrounding the technology. Biotechnology companies, including Switzerland’s Novartis, have now launched a major public relations offensive. The avowed aim of the campaign is to counter what biotechnology companies see…

Biotechnology food: A gigantic experiment?

This content was published on Dec 17, 1999 Biotechnology firms are under fire after two interest groups in the United States filed a lawsuit against Monsanto. The lawsuit alleges that Monsanto sells genetically-engineered crops without first ensuring they are safe for humans and the environment. Monsanto will not be the only company that will have to answer to the charges: Switzerland’s Novartis is…

Internet police taken offline

This content was published on Dec 17, 1999

City authorities tackle poverty, long-term unemployment

This content was published on Dec 17, 1999 Nearly 40 Swiss cities and towns have pledged to fight poverty of urban families and boost job re-integration efforts for the long-term unemployed. But the city authorities warn that welfare support may suffer if budgetary reforms are implemented. The anti-poverty measures were announced on Friday by 37 cities, which joined forces to tackle social problems…

Swisscom to spin off Internet unit in 2000

This content was published on Dec 17, 1999 Switzerland’s biggest telecommunications group Swisscom said on Friday it planned to spin off a minority stake in its Blue Window Internet business in the first half of next year. It said it would convert the Internet service into a stock company in order to increase the flexibility of the unit for partnerships and to encourage…

Swisscom CEO steps down for “personal reasons”

This content was published on Dec 16, 1999 In a surprise announcement, Swiss telecommuncations group Swisscom said on Thursday that its chief executive officer Tony Reis, 58, was stepping down at the end of 1999 “of his own accord and for personal reasons.” The move had been prepared for a few months within the company, Swisscom spokesman Sepp Huber said. The company maintained…

Swiss spend nine hours a week online

This content was published on Dec 14, 1999 Swiss Internet users spend nine hours per week online, and nearly half of all Swiss users have already bought goods and services via the Internet, according to a new poll. The research was carried out by leading market research company Wemf and published on Tuesday. The poll found that Internet users spend just over one…

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