Luterbach (ots) - The Schaffner Group (SWX Swiss Exchange: SAHN) posted net sales of CHF 79.3 million in the first six months of fiscal 2004/2005 (first half 2003/2004: CHF 86.2 million). EBITA and EBIT both amounted to CHF 0.4 million (down from CHF 3.6 million and CHF 2.6 million, respectively). After deducting ...
Ecublens/Lausanne (ots) - AC Immune, a Swiss biotech company developing innovative therapies against Alzheimer's disease, today announced that it has successfully completed its round B financing raising CHF 21 million from private and strategic investors. The financing goal of CHF 21 millions was achieved with 2/3 of the invested capital contributed by new investors. AC immune is focused on new therapies for the ...
Lugano, Switzerland, and Ljulubiana (ots) - HELSINN HEALTHCARE SA, a Swiss pharmaceutical group, and PHARMASWISS, a Pharmaceutical company based in SLOVENIA, announce the signing of an agreement granting PHARMASWISS the exclusive License and Distribution rights for ALOXI® (Palonosetron hydrochloride) in ...
Indication: Additional information in French can be downloaded under: http://www.presseportal.ch/fr/esseportal.ch/fr/ - Orange is the first mobile communications provider in Switzerland to offer the new Treo 650. The new Treo 650 from Orange comes with PalmOS, integrated QWERTY-keypad and camera, e-mail and Internet access, calendar, contacts, to do list, memos, multimedia and many other functions - ...
- Indication: The picture can be downloaded on: www.presseportal.ch/fr/story.htx?firmaid=100003888 - Robert Bornträger has been named by the Telekurs Holding Ltd. Board of Directors as new CEO of Telekurs Services Ltd., effective August 1, 2005, and at the same time, has been made a Member of the Telekurs Group Executive Committee. Robert Bornträger, born in 1960, is Chief Information Officer (CIO) and Member of the extended Executive Committee of ...
Indication: Further information can be doawnloaded und: http://www.presseportal.ch/fr/story.htx?firmaid=100003587 Latest PDA Smartphone from Orange Lausanne (ots) - The latest PDA Smartphone from Orange will be on sale from 23 April 2005. Whether you use it as your mobile office, as a multimedia device or mobile phone, you will be ...
The Schaffner Group posted sales of CHF 79.3 million in the first half of fiscal 2004/2005 (first half of 2003/2004: CHF 86.2 million). Order intake fell from CHF 93.6 million to CHF 88.4 million. The book-to-bill ratio after six months was 1.11 (fiscal 2003/2004: 1.08). Sales rose 17.7% quarter-on-quarter in the second quarter of 2004/2005 to CHF 42.9 million, ...
Berne (ots) - Germany's Deutsche Presse-Agentur GmbH (dpa) and London-based AFX News Ltd (AFX) have purchased stakes in leading Swiss financial news agency AWP (AG für Wirtschaftspublikationen, Berne). dpa has bought 35% and AFX 30%, while AWP's previous sole owner - sda (Schweizerische Depeschenagentur AG) - retains the remaining 35%. Price details were not specified. The new partners' financial commitments emphasise the determination of all three agencies to ...
Lugano Switzerland (ots) - HELSINN HEALTHCARE SA, a Swiss pharmaceutical group, announced today that the European Commission has granted the marketing authorisation for their new drug ALOXI®. This announcement comes approximately three months after the CHMP's recommendation to approve ALOXI" for the prevention of acute nausea and vomiting associated with highly ...
Bern (ots) - In view of organisational changes envisaged, Josef Jungo, Member of Group Executive Management and CEO of Valora Wholesale, has decided to leave the Valora Group after nine years to seek new professional challenges elsewhere. The Valora Board of Directors respects Mr. Jungo's decision. The Board thanks him for his many years of service to the Valora Group, and wishes him every future personal and ...
LUGANO, SWITZERLAND, and VIENNA, AUSTRIA (ots) - HELSINN HEALTHCARE SA, a Swiss pharmaceutical group, and CSC, a Pharmaceutical company based in AUSTRIA, announce the signing of an agreement granting CSC the exclusive License and Distribution rights for ALOXI® (Palonosetron hydrochloride) in Austria and other countries in Central and Eastern Europe. ALOXI® is ...
Fehraltorf (ots) - BKW, one of the leading electric utilities in Switzerland, and Enermet, have signed contracts for the supply of household as well as commercial/industrial meters plus Ripple Control Receivers supporting BKW's load management efforts. "The contract award in this international tender in favor of Enermet is the result of continuous portfolio ...
Zurich (ots) - Globalization is making itself felt not only worldwide but also at the regional level. The growing diversity of modern society is radically altering conditions on consumer markets. This issue was addressed at the first New Diversity Forum, which was held at the Zurich airport from March 13-14. The event, which was jointly sponsored by Lowe Switzerland ...
Indication: Further information (graphic) can be downloaded as pdf under: http://www.presseportal.ch/de/story.htx?firmaid=100003587 Lausanne (ots) - As of March 14, 2005, Orange will integrate the SMS option with the Optima automatic ...
WISeKey to Create 500 New Jobs in Upstate New York to Make DestiNY USA the Most Secured and Visited Destination on Earth New York, US & Geneva, Switzerland (ots) - March 4, 2005, WISeKey was selected by DestiNY USA to implement its Digital Identification Backbone. In turn, WISeKey will open its first office in the U.S. and bring 500 new jobs to Upstate New York ...
LUGANO, SWITZERLAND, and Athens, GREECE (ots) - HELSINN HEALTHCARE SA, a Swiss pharmaceutical group, and GALENICA, a Pharmaceutical company based in Greece, announce the signing of an agreement granting GALENICA the exclusive License and Distribution rights for ALOXI® (Palonosetron hydrochloride) in GREECE. ALOXI® is the second generation of serotonine (5-HT3) ...
Lugano (ots) - The Banca del Gottardo Group posted a net profit of 71 million Swiss francs in 2004 (down 17% from a year earlier) and recurrent income (before extraordinary items and taxes) of 78 million Swiss francs (+2%). Assets under management rose 7% to 41.1 billion francs. The group continued its strategy of expanding in onshore markets. Following its complete acquisition by the bank, French asset management ...
Option and Swisscom Mobile to market seamless handover technology internationally Cannes/Berne (ots) - Mobile Unlimited from Swisscom Mobile has won the GSMA Award for Best Enterprise Application. The Mobile Unlimited service enables fast, uninterrupted mobile Internet access at all times. Other mobile providers will be offered licences for the Mobile Unlimited technology under the name Unlimited Connection by ...
Berne (ots) - The Board of Directors of the RUAG technology group has appointed Dr Myriam Meyer Stutz as CEO of RUAG Aerospace and elected her to the Executive Board. She will take up her new position and assume responsibility for the operational management of the company on 1 August 2005. 43-year-old Myriam Meyer comes from Turtmann (Canton of Valais). She is ...
Luterbach (ots) - - Dividend payment of CHF 2.00 per registered share - Leo Steiner Chairman of the Board of Directors - new head of the Test Systems business presented Resumption of dividend payments The 9th Annual General Meeting of Shareholders of Schaffner Holding AG, which was held on January 12, 2005, approved a gross dividend of CHF 2.00 per ...
Luterbach (ots) - In the first quarter of fiscal 2004/2005, the Schaffner Group posted net sales of CHF 36.4 million (Q1 2003/2004: CHF 36.6 million). Adjusted for currency effects, consolidated net sales were up 2.6% year-on-year. Overall, the consolidated order intake for the first three months of the current ...
Lugano (ots) - After 15 years spent at the helm of Banca del Gottardo as Chairman of the Board, Claudio Generali will not stand for reelection for another term. At the next general meeting of shareholders on 29 April 2005, Felix R. Ehrat will be ...
Dividend proposal CHF 2 per share ( three-year framework agreement worth CHF 14 million for Components Luterbach (ots) - The Schaffner Group recorded net sales of CHF 175.4 million (fiscal 2002/2003: CHF 163.4 million) in fiscal 2003/2004, up 7.4% (5.9% after adjustment for currency effects) on the year-back figure. EBIT grew by 24% to CHF 5.9 million (CHF 4.8 million), with the net result rising to CHF 2.3 million, ...
Zurich (ots) - Swiss Post has acquired Document Services from Telekurs Group. Following the signing of the agreement between Swiss Post and Telekurs in November the assets have been transferred per 1st December 2004. The new company, to be known as DocumentServices AG, which will be wholly owned by Swiss Post, has a workforce of around 120 and aims to position itself successfully in the document management field. ...
Lausanne (ots) - IMD, a world leader in executive education, announced on December 1st 2004 that Dr. Matti Alahuhta has been elected Chairman of the IMD Foundation Board, replacing Heini Lippuner, who has served as Chairman elect of IMD's Foundation Board since 1999, Vice Chairman elect since 1996, and member since 1989. Mr. Lippuner, who has served as Director ...
Fürth/Thun (ots) - In a public invitation to tender, RUAG Ammotec, a subsidiary of the RUAG technology group, has won a major order for its 9 mm "Action" ammunition from the Royal Netherlands Constabulary. The order is worth 17 million euros. RUAG's newly developed product, which is based on Sintox technology, saw off competition from six other European bidders. RUAG Ammotec is Europe's leading supplier of small ...
Thalwil (ots) - u-blox AG today announced the delivery of its millionth GPS receiver to Socket Communications, Inc., for Socket's new wireless GPS Nav Kit. The millionth GPS module, a TIM-LA, was presented personally by Nikolaos Papadopoulos, President of u-blox America, to Kevin Mills, President and CEO of Socket Communications in a commemorative celebration at Socket headquarters in Newark, California. "u-blox ...
Zurich (ots) - Swiss Post intends to acquire Document Services from Telekurs Group. An agreement has been signed by both partners. Document Services has a workforce of around 100 in Wallisellen and is the leader in Switzerland for pre-printing, printing & dispatch, scanning/document processing, electronic document management and archiving. Swiss Post offers a similar service with HybridPost and wants to improve its ...
During the first quarter, Unilabs laboratories achieved: - revenues of CHF 54.8 million (+4.7%) - EBITDA margin of CHF 6.2 million (+18.6%) - EBIT margin of CHF 4.1 million (+29.3%) Geneva (ots) - During the first quarter of the 2004/2005 fiscal year, which ended on 31 August 2004, Unilabs laboratories achieved consolidated revenues of CHF 54.8 million, up 4.7% as compared to the same prior year period, or 5.1% at ...