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Polar research is a hot topic for Swiss scientists

This content was published on Oct 11, 2000 Polar research may leave the general public cold or at least raise the question: why is land-locked Switzerland involved in such research at all? The Swiss Committee on Polar Research is holding a symposium with the aim of answering that question and explaining more about the work of Switzerland’s scientists. The disciplines represented at the…

Roche says provisions cover US vitamin deal

This content was published on Oct 11, 2000 The costs relate to a settlement agreed by Roche and five European and Japanese vitamin firms, which were charged with price fixing in the vitamin market. A Roche spokesman confirmed that the companies had agreed on the sum of $255 million to compensate states and indirect purchasers of vitamins. As part of the agreement, Roche…

Sales slow at Novartis

This content was published on Oct 11, 2000 Excluding businesses divested in 1999 and the discontinuing Agribusiness activities to be spun off in mid-November, the company’s healthcare division posted nine month sales of SFr21.3 billion, an increase of 15 per cent in Swiss francs or seven per cent in local currencies. That marked a minor slowdown from the eight per cent rise in…

Flat growth for Givaudan

This content was published on Oct 11, 2000 In local currencies sales were flat over the period, but results were in line with market expectations. “Barring unforeseen events, Givaudan expects a good net result for the full year,” the company said in a statement. It gave no profit figures for the period. The company said its strongest growth for the flavours and fragrances…

High-tech Swiss consulate opens in Massachusetts

This content was published on Oct 11, 2000 The newly renovated building near Harvard Square was inaugurated by the Governor of Massachusetts, Paul Cellucci at an official opening ceremony attended by over 100 dignitaries from Switzerland and the Greater Boston area. The Swiss House for Advanced Research and Education, or Share, is a unique public-private partnership. The building was purchased and renovated by…

Switzerland lifts most sanctions against Yugoslavia

This content was published on Oct 11, 2000 The Swiss government said it had defined a new policy towards Yugoslavia, following the overthrow of President Slobodan Milosevic last week. Humanitarian aid is to be boosted, while the ban on new investments and export credits for Yugoslavia is beng lifted. Some sanctions will, however, remain in place. The economics minister, Pascal Couchepin, made it…

Switzerland creates new consulate for high-tech economy

This content was published on Oct 10, 2000 It is being billed as the first consulate in the world exclusively dedicated to Science, Research and Education. It is also the first digital consulate, acting as a link between the scientific, academic and high-tech communities of Switzerland and New England. The Swiss government says this represents a new diplomatic strategy and is a direct…

High Swiss labour costs offset by strong productivity

This content was published on Oct 10, 2000 The survey by UBS financial services group, says Swiss productivity has improved, and its workers are the second most productive in the world, behind Norway, but ahead of the United States, Japan and Denmark. The survey finds they are also very expensive to employ. The cost of an average hour of work in Switzerland is…

American artist wins new prize

This content was published on Oct 10, 2000 In a statement published on Tuesday, de Maria said: “This is a great honour… such an award motivates me to carry on.” De Maria won acclaim for his “vertical earth kilometre” made from brass, which dates back to 1977. He is also famed for his giant constructions, minimalist creations and “land art” as well as…

Schindler to equip six new cruise ships

This content was published on Oct 10, 2000 Out of a total of 147 elevators ordered, 120 will be installed on five new cruise ships of the Holland American Line of Seattle in the United States. The ships will accommodate 1,800 passengers each. The remaining 27 elevators and eight escalators are foreseen for a new destiny-class vessel of the Carnival Corporation of Miami,…

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