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Hospital care in “top league”

This content was published on May 20, 2011 The survey compared 15 countries, 11 within Europe and four outside, and found that hospital staff were also generally happy with their working conditions. The RN4CAST (Nursing forecasting in Europe) report is supported by the European Union, with the Swiss part being carried out by the Institute of Nursing Science at Basel University. It found…

Can workforce keep watch industry ticking?

This content was published on May 20, 2011 This week both Richemont and the Swatch Group announced that they would create about 1,500 new jobs to meet strong demand for their products. Richemont, which owns watch brands including Cartier, Piaget, Vacheron Constantin and Jaeger-LeCoultre, said on Thursday that “robust” demand in Asia helped full-year net profit jump 79 per cent. “We are actually…

Japanese takeovers invigorate trade ties

This content was published on May 19, 2011 Japan’s largest drugmaker, Takeda, plans to buy Swiss-based pharmaceutical firm Nycomed for $13.6 billion (SFr12 billion), while Toshiba said it had agreed a $2.3 billion (SFr2.03 billion) deal to buy meter manufacturer Landis+Gyr. If the takeovers of both privately-owned companies gain regulatory approval, they would significantly boost the presence of Japanese companies in Switzerland. Nycomed…

Henry Markram tells Marc-André Miserez of the ethical issues.

This content was published on May 19, 2011

Probing the secrets of the brain

This content was published on May 19, 2011 The Human Brain Project (HBP) builds on work already being done by a team at the Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne (EPFL), under the name of Blue Brain, which is headed by Henry Markram. The HBP will use everything we know about the brain to make computer models that can then be used to simulate…

Glencore IPO brings in $10 billion

This content was published on May 19, 2011 Based in Baar in canton Zug, the company set the final share price on Thursday; it falls in the middle of the 480-580 pence range that Glencore had announced in early May. At this price, the world’s biggest commodities trader will be worth $59 billion. Last year its revenue was $145 billion. “Glencore’s offer has…

Japan’s Takeda to buy Swiss drugmaker

This content was published on May 19, 2011 Nycomed, which has its headquarters in Zurich, is a privately-owned company that produces a variety of prescription as well as over the counter products. “Nycomed gives us an immediate strong presence in the high-growth emerging markets while doubling Takeda’s European sales,” said Takeda CEO Yasuchika Hasegawa in a statement on Thursday. Takeda is known for…

Richemont to hire hundreds after high demand

This content was published on May 19, 2011 The group, which has its headquarters in Geneva, said in a statement on Thursday that “robust demand” in Asia had helped full-year net profit jump 79 per cent compared with the previous financial year. “We are actually facing more demand than we can cope with, we have to hire people in all our factories, commented…

Toshiba to buy Swiss company

This content was published on May 19, 2011 The deal, announced on Thursday, would help Toshiba to gain a foothold in the global smart grid market. In a statement Toshiba said it expected the market to grow to 5.8 trillion yen – six times its current size – over the next decade. Founded in 1896, Landis+Gyr makes smart meters – a key component…

Tough competition

This content was published on May 18, 2011 Since 2002, when unlimited access to labour markets gradually came into force between Switzerland and the European Union, trade unions and job inspectors have noticed an increasing number of violations of legal standards, particularly among companies offering temporary employment. (SF/TSR/TSI swissinfo.ch)

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