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Heart attack research wins prestigious award

This content was published on Mar 24, 2004 The awards, worth SFr1 million ($785,000) in total, were announced in Lausanne on Wednesday and will be presented by the Leenaards Foundation later this week. The first prize went to a team from Geneva University Hospital led by Marisa Jaconi for stem cell research into rebuilding heart muscle. The team has developed a technique –…

Swisscom doubles profit

This content was published on Mar 24, 2004 The company also announced that it would be buying back SFr2 billion ($1.6 billion) worth of shares. In a statement released on Wednesday, Swisscom said its net income had increased by 90.4 per cent to SFr1.57 billion in 2003. This was up from SFr824 million the previous year, when earnings were hit by a large…

Novartis ready to bid for Aventis

This content was published on Mar 23, 2004 But the Basel-based firm said such a move was conditional on Aventis giving it the green light, and the French government not getting involved. Aventis is fighting off a hostile takeover offer from France’s Sanofi-Synthélabo currently worth around €46.2 billion (SFr71.7 billion). Novartis said in a statement on Tuesday that it had completed a feasibility…

Organic revolution slows in Switzerland

This content was published on Mar 23, 2004 But the increase that the organic market has been experiencing over recent years is slowing. Bio Suisse, the Swiss association for organic organisations, said total sales of organic produce increased by seven per cent in 2003. But growth was slower than in 2002, when sales increased 13 per cent over the previous year. Bio Suisse…

Swiss says it has funds to keep flying

This content was published on Mar 23, 2004 This guarantee allowed Swiss to clinch a SFr50 million ($40 million) credit agreement with London-based Barclays Bank earlier this month. Announcing its annual results on Tuesday, Swiss said it had enough liquidity to keep flying but kept quiet about who might be replacing former CEO, André Dosé. Dosé stepped down on March 10 after becoming…

Tourism boss warns against false economies

This content was published on Mar 19, 2004 Dick Marty told swissinfo that trying to save money by cutting funds used to promote tourism abroad was irresponsible and a false economy. The rightwing cabinet minister didn’t succeed in cutting Marty’s budget to that extent – in the end, the government decided to give the tourist board SFr200 million for to market tourism for…

Circus rejects accusations of animal negligence

This content was published on Mar 19, 2004 Swiss Animal Protection (SAP) says Circus Knie is failing to respect the basic needs of its wild animals during winter months. Circus Knie, Switzerland’s biggest and best-known circus, is among several circuses and entertainers criticised in a report by SAP, the umbrella organisation for Swiss animal welfare groups. The organisation says many circuses are guilty…

Ciba moves to strengthen its paper business

This content was published on Mar 19, 2004 Basel-based Ciba said the deal would strengthen its position as a leading paper industry chemicals supplier. A statement from Ciba, whose products include dyes for compact discs and red pigments for Ferraris, on Friday said the move brought together two complementary paper chemical supply businesses. Raisio Chemicals, which makes starch and latex binders to improve…

Swiss plan to ban spam

This content was published on Mar 19, 2004 The software giant, Microsoft, has joined forces with politicians to draft legislation which has just been presented to the Swiss parliament. The law would make it illegal for Swiss companies to send unsolicited messages to individuals unless they are already a customer or have given their permission. Sixty-two per cent of all emails sent worldwide…

Speak English, will travel

This content was published on Mar 18, 2004 During a trip through the German-speaking Bernese Oberland, swissinfo discovered that even the man operating the train is an “engine driver”. The journey begins at Bern’s railway station, now called “Rail City”, and leads to Interlaken, a stronghold of English-speaking tourists. About 60 per cent of all visitors here come from overseas. English is omnipresent…

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