Cluster: Health Economy

Swiss healthcare takes step towards digitalisation

The healthcare system takes another step towards digital technology

This content was published on Mar 12, 2026 Swiss House of Representatives have given the greenlight for electronic prescriptions and medication plans.

Pharma supply chains

Lonza sells off its capsules division to British firm

This content was published on Mar 7, 2026 The Swiss firm is selling its capsules and health ingredients business to Lone Star Funds for CHF2.3 billion ($3 billion).

Parliament approves easier authorisation of pesticides

Agribusiness

Swiss parliament backs faster approval of pesticides

This content was published on Mar 5, 2026 Swiss parliament backs faster approval for some pesticides from neighboring countries.

Middle East war causes stock market losses

War & peace

Swiss stock market takes slight tumble as war in Middle East escalates

This content was published on Mar 2, 2026 The Swiss Market Index (SMI) did not fall quite as sharply in early trading Monday as its key European counterparts.

Agribusiness

Syngenta CEO: ‘No formal decision has been made on a potential IPO’

This content was published on Feb 28, 2026 Jeff Rowe, CEO of the Syngenta Group, headquartered in Switzerland, explains why being Chinese-owned is good for the company.

The Swiss are set to vote on the issue of GMO food

Agribusiness

Swiss anti-GMO initiative handed in at Bern

This content was published on Feb 27, 2026 Swiss anti-GMO initiative handed in with 137,000 signatures.

New treatments

Switzerland’s bitter-sweet news for Alzheimer’s patients

This content was published on Feb 27, 2026 Swissmedic was expected to approve two drugs for Alzheimer‘s disease. But it only approved one. What happened?

Food safety

Does infant formula have too many ingredients?

This content was published on Feb 26, 2026 Several European countries, including in Switzerland, have reported illnesses that may be linked to toxic contamination in infant formula.

There have been reports of hospitalisation of infants who were fed the recalled formula in France and Spain.

Food safety

Infant formula recall: Is trying to copy breastmilk increasing risk of contamination?

This content was published on Feb 25, 2026 A contaminated additive found naturally in breastmilk is responsible for the recent recall of infant formula worldwide.

The banking sector has been particularly affected by redundancies.

Pharma supply chains

Why unemployment in Switzerland is increasing more than elsewhere in Europe

This content was published on Feb 24, 2026 The number of people in Switzerland who are out of work increased for the second year in a row. This contrasts with the situation in the European Union.

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