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Edelweiss blooms in the test tube

This content was published on Dec 22, 2005 The Agroscope research station in Changins said on Thursday that the plant’s properties are in high demand by the pharmaceutical and cosmetics industries. The scientists said the laboratory technique they had developed provided the breeders in a short space of time with the parent material necessary to grow the flower. It involves placing sterile new…

Unia defies critics and claims success

This content was published on Dec 22, 2005 It adds that membership figures have remained stable following the merger of four unions to create Unia a year ago. Co-president Renzo Ambrosetti said on Thursday that the move had paid off for the trade unions and proved that critics of the merger were wrong. He told a news conference in Bern that Unia had…

Swiss companies missing out on treasure trove

This content was published on Dec 22, 2005 The Swiss Organisation for Facilitating Investment (Sofi) says few Swiss SMEs are taking advantage of the high growth potential and low labour costs in the region. Countries such as Germany, Austria, Italy and Greece are leading the way, cornering markets in eastern Europe, said the organisation’s deputy managing director, Hans-Peter Achermann. “The potential in eastern…

Government outlines Swisscom privatisation

This content was published on Dec 21, 2005 Analysts said the strategy contained nothing new, while the Communication Union announced it would consider launching a referendum against it. The cabinet pledged on Wednesday to examine all possibilities to ensure Swisscom does not fall into foreign hands once privatised. It said Swisscom may make foreign acquisitions as long as the target is not a…

Dark chocolate “good for the heart”

This content was published on Dec 21, 2005 But chocolate lovers should be aware that only small daily quantities of high cocoa dark chocolate score health points. Milk and white chocolate don’t offer much more than calories. “Only a small daily treat of dark chocolate may substantially increase the amount of antioxidant intake and beneficially affect vascular health,” the report’s authors said. Researchers…

Gaydoul is voted top entrepreneur of 2005

This content was published on Dec 21, 2005 Second was Peter Sauber, head of the Sauber Formula 1 racing team, with the CEO of chocolate maker Lindt & Sprüngli, Ernst Tanner, taking third place. The 33-year-old Gaydoul was cited by economics journalists for his successful growth strategy in a poll conducted by the Handelszeitung weekly newspaper. By taking over the Pick Pay chain…

Nestlé says “no room for mediocrity in China”

This content was published on Dec 21, 2005 Josef Müller, head of Nestlé China, says that although the country has the single largest customer base, companies doing business there have to cope with the rapid speed of change. “China is a cluster of many, many markets in itself,” he told swissinfo on the sidelines of a conference in Zurich on the opportunities and…

Swiss struggle to keep up with research demand

This content was published on Dec 20, 2005 A survey shows that one in four research and development (R&D) graduate posts in Switzerland is filled by a foreigner while a third of all jobs in the sector go to non-Swiss. The results of the joint report by the Federal Statistics Office and Swiss Business Federation, economiesuisse, were released in Zurich on Tuesday. Andrea…

Natural disasters cost Swiss Re dear

This content was published on Dec 20, 2005 The reinsurance giant estimates total damage at about $225 billion (SFr290.4 billion), but says only $80 billion of this amount was insured. Hurricane Katrina, which struck the United States in August, is alone expected to engender claims of $45 billion, making it the costliest insured single event. “The ongoing warm phase that has been measurable…

BSE almost eradicated in Switzerland

This content was published on Dec 20, 2005 Switzerland has been cited as a good role model in the fight against Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy and Swiss expertise has been deployed abroad. The latest figures confirm the steady fall in the numbers of new BSE cases in the national herd since 2001. Marcel Falk of the Federal Veterinary Office told swissinfo that it was…

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