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Novartis hit by second US lawsuit in four days

This content was published on Apr 26, 2013 On Friday, US Attorney Preet Bharara in Manhattan said the government had joined a whistle-blower lawsuit filed against Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp in January 2011 which seeks triple damages under the federal False Claims Act. The government accused Novartis of causing the Medicare and Medicaid programmes to pay millions of dollars in reimbursements based on kickback-tainted…

On the beat with the Geneva police

This content was published on Apr 26, 2013 Ruef was embedded with police patrols from the Pâquis police station day and night and given total access. The police station, open 24 hours a day seven days a week, is based in one of the liveliest parts of the city, squeezed between the main station and the lake and known for its nightlife and…

Novartis invests in factory once slated to close

This content was published on Apr 26, 2013 Novartis Switzerland Chairman Pascal Brenneisen said in Nyon on Thursday that after promising last year to keep the site operational, the company now intends to modernise it and ensure increased production. According to Novartis, there are currently 730 people working at the facility, 15 per cent more than 18 months ago. The company plans to…

Suicide organisations criticise public research

This content was published on Apr 25, 2013 Exit Romandie, Exit Deutsche Schweiz, Dignitas, Ex International und Lifecircle demand the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) readjust the national research programme end of life NRP 67. They claim the CHF15 million ($16 million) programme is “unscientific”, “biased” and “full of Catholic morality”. The science foundation firmly rejects the charges. The scientific quality of the…

Swiss inventors face funding hurdles

This content was published on Apr 25, 2013 “Switzerland’s small size makes life easier in terms of networking because you can easily meet everyone,” says Nicolas Frey, the 39-year-old creator of the DAHU ski boot company. “At the same time, the small size is also a problem because you have less investment capital in a small territory.” Frey’s concept – a ski boot…

Chinese group buys Corum watch company

This content was published on Apr 24, 2013 The CHF86 million ($90.6) agreement is intended to allow Haldian to expand its presence in the Swiss luxury watch market while helping Corum to strengthen its brand worldwide, company representatives expressed at this week’s Baselworld watch industry trade fair. Antonio Calce, the CEO of Corum, expressed his belief that Hon Kwak Lung, who heads Haldian’s…

Clock ticks on Swiss banking secrecy

This content was published on Apr 23, 2013 In an opinion piece published by the French newspaper Le Monde on April 10, Swiss Finance Minister Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf defended Switzerland’s so-called clean money strategy, outlining the measures taken by the government to fight tax evasion. She pointed out that when Switzerland undertook reforms, it expected the international community to take note of the efforts…

Increasing weight of commodities business (2013)

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End of 20th century broke global cooling trend

This content was published on Apr 21, 2013 Using 511 local climate archives from all seven continents, researchers involved in the university’s PAGES (Past Global Changes) programme catalogued past temperature patterns based on tree rings, pollen, coral, the dimensions of lakes and oceans, stalagmites, ice cores and historic documents. They found that global temperatures fluctuated in specific regional patterns but that all regions…

Turning down the volume in Switzerland

This content was published on Apr 21, 2013 EMPA, the institute for material sciences and technology development, carries out complex testing to help establish noise pollution guidelines. But it also works with industrial partners to develop noise-resistant materials. swissinfo visited the sound laboratories in Dübendorf to find out more. (Julie Hunt, swissinfo.ch)

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