Economy

Nestlé spins off its water business into a joint venture

This content was published on Jul 23, 2026 The Swiss food giant is setting up a joint venture called Peranel with the US private equity firm Platinum Equity.

Sandoz "takes note" of the new US tariffs

Pharma supply chains

Swiss pharma firm Sandoz takes note of proposed US tariffs on generic drugs

This content was published on Jul 22, 2026 Generic drugs giant Sandoz said on Wednesday that it had “taken note” of Washington’s announcements regarding new tariffs of up to 200%.

New treatments

‘A wild west’: how one Swiss company aims to tame the botox boom

This content was published on Jul 22, 2026 Galderma, headquartered in canton Zug, is training thousands of doctors to administer jabs as the risk of botched procedures rises.

Billions-on-the-table bid for Swiss pharmaceutical supplier Polypeptide

Global trade

Korean firm bids CHF1.5bn for Swiss pharma supplier Polypeptide

This content was published on Jul 20, 2026 South Korean biopharmaceutical Samsung Biologics bids for Swiss pharma ingredient firm Polypeptide.

Several bee colonies have been poisoned in the Landquart region

Agribusiness

Swiss bee colonies poisoned by insecticide

This content was published on Jul 16, 2026 Forty five bee colonies poisoned by plant protection insecticide.

Federal Court upholds ban on the sale of disposable e-cigarettes

Prevention

Big tobacco loses Swiss legal battle against disposable e-cigarettes ban

This content was published on Jul 15, 2026 The country's highest court dismissed appeals lodged by the Swiss Tobacco Trade Association, Philip Morris Switzerland and others.

Woman standing in front of a shelf stocked with baby formula

Food safety

Contaminated baby formula: how Nestlé organised ‘discreet’ recalls from shop shelves

This content was published on Jul 14, 2026 The Swiss multinational organised ‘discreet’ product recalls in Austria and Germany. The matter has been referred to the French courts.

Health systems

Swiss physiotherapists divided on proposed new fees

This content was published on Jul 8, 2026 A new fee structure for 2027 has sparked divisions among Swiss physios and the creation of a new association.

Martha's Rule is to be formally introduced at Lucerne Children’s Hospital

Prevention

Children’s hospital becomes first to adopt Martha’s Rule in Switzerland

This content was published on Jul 6, 2026 Following a pilot phase, the Children’s Hospital of Central Switzerland is the first institution in the country to introduce Martha’s Rule on a permanent basis.

Healthcare innovation

Savings may not be enough to fund retirement beyond life expectancy: study

This content was published on Jul 6, 2026 A study by researchers in Lucerne shows that as life expectancy rises, so does the risk that one’s savings will no longer be sufficient in old age.

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