Dublin, Ireland (ots) - Helsinn is pleased to announce that Helsinn Birex Pharmaceuticals, its drug facility in Dublin Ireland, has undergone a successful inspection by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) without any Form 483 observations. The FDA visit, which lasted 5 days, was a pre-approval inspection ...
BSI AG (Generali) obtains CBB licence and opens its representative office in the Kingdom of Bahrain. Manama, Bahrain (ots) - The Central Bank of Bahrain (CBB) has granted a license to BSI AG (Generali), a major Swiss Private Banking group, with assets under management totaling CHF 94 billion and shareholders equity of around CHF 2.3 billion, to establish an office in Bahrain. BSI AG (Generali), headquartered in Lugano, Switzerland, is incorporated under the laws of ...
Geneva/Houston (ots) - Microsoft Corp. and WISeKey today announced that they were selected by the Regional Government of Biscay for the delivery of a comprehensive e-Government Citizen Services Platform. This EUR17.4 million project includes a leading-edge identity federation that enables the establishment ...
Lugano (ots) - The operation sees the creation of a major Swiss Private Banking group, with assets under management totalling CHF 94 billion and shareholders' equity of around CHF 2.3 billion. Today saw the merger of Banca del Gottardo into BSI (Generali Group), according to the schedule and plans set out at the time of the acquisition ...
Amsterdam/Zurich (ots) - REDEVCO Switzerland has signed an agreement with Brack Electronics to transfer ownership of a 5,510 sq. m. logistics centre in Brunegg. Brack Electronics is a distributor of electronic, audio and visual equipment, based in Switzerland. With the sale of the Brunegg centre, REDEVCO is disposing of the last remaining logistics property in its ...
Zurich (ots) - Jelmoli Holding AG ("Jelmoli"), acting on its own behalf and on behalf of its relevant subsidiaries ("the Jelmoli Group") on the one side, and Empario Holding GmbH ("Empario"), Delek Global Real Estate Limited (holding indirectly 33.33% of the share capital of Empario), Delek Belron International Limited (holding indirectly 16.67% of the share capital ...
KPMG AG Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft
Zurich (ots) - KPMG's member firm in Spain has voted to join KPMG Europe LLP alongside the U.K, Germany and Switzerland in a move which will enhance the merged firm's position as Europe's largest fully integrated accountancy firm. The Spanish practice of KPMG has grown very successfully over the last three years. ...
Zug, Catania (ots) - AmVac AG, a Swiss biopharmaceutical company based in Zug, is starting its first research cooperation program with Bayer Innovation GmbH on the development of a new influenza vaccine. Joint research and development work is beginning with the Bayer subsidiary Icon Genetics GmbH on a novel production approach. Antigens are to be produced for the first time in tobacco plants which along with AmVac AG's ...
Appenzell (ots) - Ergonex Pharma today announced that the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted orphan drug designation to Terguride for the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). Terguride is currently being evaluated for PAH in a pivotal Phase II trial in Europe. "The ...
Baar (ots) - Manas Petroleum Corporation (MNAP.OB) today announces that its wholly owned subsidiary, Manas Energia Chile Limitada farmed-out interest in the Tranquilo block in the Magallanes Basin, Chile to a local group exploring and producing in the basin. Erik Herlyn, Chief Operating Officer of Manas Petroleum Corp.: "This farm-out is consistent with our core strategy of acquiring major oil and gas licenses for ...
Baar (ots) - At a board meeting on April 15th 2008 management of Manas Petroleum Corporation reported that all projects reached their milestones on time and are within the budget. Albania (Blocks A, B, D and E; Manas working interest: 100%) Geoscientists of the Tirana, Albania office of DWM (a 100% Manas subsidiary) are finalizing the design of a 400 KM 2-D ...
Zurich (ots) - Renova Group has bought 1.5 million shares of the Swiss high-tech company OC Oerlikon from Deutsche Bank in a single transaction and now owns 24.39 % in shares of the company and a call option with actual delivery for 1,073,941 shares, equal to a further 7.60 % stake in OC Oerlikon. According to Renova Group Chief Investment Officer and OC Oerlikon ...
Zurich (ots) - MATCH Hospitality AG, the worldwide exclusive rights holder for the FIFA Hospitality Programme until 2014, has appointed the international sports marketing agency SPORTFIVE as its exclusive sales agent for the Continental European territory for the Official Hospitality Programme of the FIFA Confederations Cup 2009 and the 2010 FIFA World Cup South ...
Zurich (ots) - HSBC Guyerzeller Bank AG, a Swiss private bank with offices in Zurich, Geneva, Istanbul and Hong Kong, has once again posted record annual results. In 2007, gross earnings grew almost 18 per cent to CHF 96.9 million and net profit reached an all-time high of CHF 82.8 million. These results exceed the already excellent results posted for 2006. Net new money coming into the bank at the end of 2007 ...
Luterbach (ots) - From April 3, 2008, Schaffner Holding AG registered shares will be traded with a new par value of CHF 36.00 on the main segment of the SWX Swiss Exchange. As a result of the decision reached at the 12th Annual General Meeting of Schaffner Holding AG held on January 16, 2008 to reduce capital by repaying par value to the shareholders to the tune of ...
Zurich (ots) - The expanding Swiss location developer Location Services continues to grow: Within the new Location Group, Location Luxury Ltd. is founded together with Horst Edenhofer. As Cartier Switzerland's CEO, he has developed the brand over 30 years to its strong presence today, following the principle that ...
Geneva, Switzerland (ots) - Wisekey SA, Lead Partner for eID solutions delivery by Microsoft, today announced that its CertifyID TrustCenter 2008 is the first Enhanced Security Technology solution to earn Windows Server 2008 software certification. Wisekey's CertifyID TrustCenter 2008 Edition helps enterprises and governments achieve enhanced security by ...
Zurich (ots) - The Kardex Group increased net revenues in the 2007 fiscal year by 11.4% to EUR 422.5 million (2006: EUR 379.1 million). The continued operations, KRM (Dynamic Storage and Retrieval Systems) and Stow (Static Storage Systems), both achieved record net revenues and bookings. The order backlog grew ...
Lugano (ots) - Helsinn Healthcare SA, a Swiss pharmaceutical group, together with its partner EISAI Corporation of North America and EISAI's U.S. subsidiary, MGI Pharma, Inc., today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Aloxi® (palonosetron hydrochloride) injection for the prevention of postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) for ...
Zurich/Dubai (ots) - Clariden Leu, a leading Private Bank in Switzerland, today officially opens its Asset Management Company in Dubai to offer wealthy clients local and exclusive Private Banking Services and innovative products. Clariden Leu's enhanced presence in Dubai shows the importance of the Middle East and represents the ongoing implementation of its growth ...
- Note: Photos are available for free download at: http://presseportal.ch/de/pm/100011956 - Winterthur (ots) - The ideal combination of form and function With minimal weight, skilful design and extremely low drag, this revolutionary new production vehicle offers superior drive performance coupled with greatly reduced space requirements ...
Thalwil (ots) - u-blox, the leading Swiss provider of GPS receiver technology, will perform live GALILEO satellite tracking demonstrations at the 2008 CeBIT trade show to be held in Hanover, Germany, on its revolutionary u-blox 5 A-GPS and GALILEO-ready chip. u-blox' commitment to stay at the forefront of GALILEO development has led it to participate in several EU-funded research projects, such as the GREAT ...
Zurich (ots) - Citi and Wegelin Asset Management are jointly launching a novel portfolio of systematic trading strategies that allows qualified investors to access Foreign Exchange as an asset class. These strategies are the result of several years of joint research and development by CitiFX Quantitative Investor Solutions and Wegelin Asset Management. The ...
ASIP - Schweizerischer Pensionskassenverband
- Indication: The performance of Swiss pension funds in 2007 can be downloaded free of charge under: http://www.presseportal.ch/de/pm/100005511/?langid=2 - Zurich (ots) - The performance comparison carried out on behalf of the ...
Bettlach (ots) - The increase in turnover of the Bettlach Orthopaedic Company Mathys lies at 10.1%, well ahead of the business sector average. 2007 stands out as the year in which Mathys entered the Asian market as well as the year in which new innovative products were launched. The family business once again records a growth in turnover, considerably higher than the market average. With consolidated sales of CHF ...
- Indication: Key figures for the balance sheet and income statement can be downloaded free of charge under: http://www.presseportal.ch/de/pm/100000145/?langid=2 - Lugano (ots) - Banca del Gottardo celebrated the year of its fiftieth anniversary, which was also its last full financial year as an independent company, with a very ...