Zurich (ots) - Major milestone achieved in the commercial launch of new technology in the treatment of patients with refractory ascites due to liver cirrhosis. Sequana Medical, the Medical University of Vienna and Vienna General Hospital (AKH Wien) reported that the first two commercial implants worldwide of the ...
Geneva (ots) - High-Tech Bridge SA ( https://www.htbridge.ch/ ), a leading Swiss information security company, joins Online Trust Alliance (OTA) as a General Member. OTA's mission is to develop and advocate best practices, training and advance public policy to mitigate emerging privacy, identity and security ...
Bern, Switzerland (ots) - Mobile money services have more chance of being successful when bundled with profiled offers. Sicap innovation, revealed at the Mobile Money Transfer Global Conference in Dubai today, can significantly improve the return on investment of them. Given that many mobile money services are way off-track to reach breakeven timelines, Aleeda Fazal, who leads sicap's mobile money team ...
Yverdon-Les-Bains (ots) - Bacula Systems®, the world's leading worldwide provider of commercial open source backup and restore software, today announced the appointment of Frank Barker as its new CEO. Mr. Barker succeeds Dr. Kern Sibbald, who has served as interim CEO since May 2011. Dr. Sibbald will remain active ...
Plan-les-Ouates, Switzerland (ots) - Viroblock S.A., a company with a highly innovative, broadly applicable anti-viral air filtration technology, initially focused on development and commercialization of anti-viral face-masks, today announced the successful closure of a 3.3 million CHF Series C financing round. Dr Jamie Paterson, CEO of Viroblock, said "these funds allow Viroblock to complete the development of our ...
St. Gallen, Switzerland (ots) - Fora Care Suisse AG located in St. Gallen, Switzerland announced today the launch of its Total and Complete Mobility line of blood glucose monitoring devices and tools. The Total and Complete Mobility line (TCM) which was presented for the first time at the (EASD) in Lisbon, Portugal ...
Bern (ots) - On 26 October 2011, BKW FMB Energy Ltd. (BKW) signed an agreement for a syndicated loan (as yet unused) of CHF 300 million at attractive conditions. With this move, BKW has created a financing framework to strengthen its liquidity reserves. This will allow BKW in future, if the need arises, to raise funds from the banks in order to help finance its net ...
Geneva, Switzerland (ots) - WISeKey, a 2011 World Economic Forum (WEF) Global Growth Company, is pleased to announce an agreement with the Swiss luxury watch brand Hublot to extend their breakthrough anti-counterfeiting partnership. After an astonishingly successful deployment of WISeAuthentic® - WISeKey's brand ...
Bern (ots) - With a view to further developing its market position and as part of the economising programme already announced, BKW FMB Energy Ltd. (BKW) has taken measures to reduce the workforce in the Networks Division. The move was prompted in particular by the changed regulatory environment and increased pressure on costs. In mid-April 2011, the Federal Electricity ...
Yverdon-Les-Bains, Switzerland (ots) - Enterprise-class, Open Source Network Backup and Restore Solution Receives Further Enhancements to Bring High-Value, Low-TCO Opportunity to IT Departments Bacula Systems®, the world's leading provider of commercial open source backup and restore software, announced today the availability of its Linux bare metal restore feature ...
Zejtun, Malta (ots) - "We know Libya is faced with shortages of essential supplies. That's why Actavis donates EUR 2M worth of medicines to Libya now. The goods will leave Malta on Sunday and arrive in Tripoli during next week", said Actavis CEO Claudio Albrecht. "Actavis is one of the world's largest generic pharmaceutical players and takes its social responsibility very seriously." Mr. Albrecht emphasized the role of ...
Ittigen/Bern, Switzerland (ots) - Pevion Biotech AG today announced latest results from the ongoing clinical study of its therapeutic Candida vaccine PEV7, showing high levels of specific antibodies and a 100% mucosal immune response rate. The announcement further included the results of the largest, international ...
Geneva, Switzerland (ots) - Earth Council Geneva (ECG) is proud to announce that Dr. Giovanni Eduardo Picone is joining its ranks as a new Board member, working with other distinguished members such as Musaed Al Saleh, Lucas Assunçao, José-Maria Figueres, Christine Novakovic, Mohammed Sahnoun, Paul Stern and Chairman Reto Braun. Giovanni Picone comes from an ...
Ecublens, Switzerland / Amsterdam, the Netherlands (ots) - Holland Private Equity ("HPE") invested substantial primary capital in Synova S.A. ("Synova") in a capital increase of up to CHF 20 million to become its largest outside shareholder. The expansion capital will allow Synova to further execute its internationalization, sales expansion and fuel further product development of its unique water-jet guided laser cutting ...
Bern, Switzerland (ots) - Long term partners, sicap and telecom services company T-Hrvatski Telekom, have extended the reach of the sicap Device Management Centre (http://www.sicap.com/en/Device_Management_Centre.58.0.html) (DMC) to serve mobile customers of Crnogorski Telekom in Montenegro, the second operator of the group whose customers benefit from the DMC ...
Zurich (ots) - On the occasion of the state visit of Her Excellency Smt. Pratibha Devisingh Patil to Switzerland, a meeting between representatives of Indian and Swiss business took place today. The purpose of the discussions was the further intensification of economic relations. The event was organised by ...
Bern (ots) - As already announced, BKW Group intends to introduce a holding structure to enable a more flexible response in future to changing market requirements and new regulatory challenges. This will be done in the form of a share exchange, whereby the new BKW Group holding company, BKW Inc., submits a public exchange offer to BKW FMB Energy Ltd. shareholders to exchange all registered shares in BKW FMB Energy Ltd. on ...
Lugano, Switzerland and Greifswald, Germany (ots) - Helsinn Healthcare SA, Switzerland and Riemser Arzneimittel AG, German licensee of Helsinn's second generation 5-HT3 receptor antagonist palonosetron, announce today the signing of a licensing agreement granting Riemser the commercialization rights for a ...
Bern (ots) - Following completion of the annual revision and optimising work on the inlet structure of Mühleberg nuclear power plant (KKM), BKW FMB Energy Ltd. (BKW) restarted the facility at the weekend. Prior to the restart, the Federal Nuclear Safety Inspectorate (ENSI) approved the upgrades and authorised the ...
Lugano, Switzerland and Woodcliff Lake, NJ, USA (ots) - Helsinn Group and Eisai Inc. announced today that Helsinn has commenced a multi-centered Phase III clinical study program investigating the Netupitant/Palonosetron (300mg/0.50mg) oral fixed-dose combination for the prevention of chemotherapy-induced nausea and ...
Bern (ots) - Against a challenging economic and regulatory backdrop, the BKW Group has delivered unsatisfactory results for the first half of 2011. The result was impacted by low energy prices, the downturn on equity markets, the low Euro exchange rate and the events in Japan. Compared to the prior-year period, ...
Dalian, China (ots) - WISeKey has been named one of the top Global Growth Companies at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting of New Champions. WISeKey is being recognized as a role model for its innovative technology and revolutionary corporate mission and will be featured in the WEF publication Trailblazers, Shapers and Innovators: Models of Success from the ...
Bern (ots) - American Alpine Journal editor, John Harlin III, has entered the final phase of his attempt to climb, cycle and paddle the entire Swiss alpine border. Follow it live on swissinfo.ch! The extraordinary feat demanding not only skill but endurance, is comparable to going up and down Everest 12 times from the sea. John Harlin started his tour de force in June 2010, on the south shore of Lake Geneva. His goal was ...
Geneva (ots) - High-Tech Bridge SA ( https://www.htbridge.ch/ ), a leading Swiss information security company, invites financial institutions and independent asset managers to participate at invest'11 forum ( http://www.forum-invest.ch/en/ ). The fourth edition of this annual meeting point for the Swiss independent asset managers will take place in Geneva on 21st and ...
Ittigen/Bern, Switzerland (ots) - Pevion Biotech AG today announced that the company has granted to CSL Limited a right of first refusal for the commercialization of its therapeutic Candida vaccine in Australia and New Zealand. At the same time, both companies signed a long-term supply agreement under which CSL shall supply to Pevion components for its virosomal vaccines. CSL, Australia's leading biopharmaceutical ...
Yverdon-Les-Bains (ots) - Enterprise-class, Open Source Network Backup and Restore Provider Announces Comprehensive Partner Support Combined with Trial Version of Bacula Enterprise Edition Software Bacula Systems®, the world's leading provider of commercial open source backup and restore software, announced today ...
Lausanne, Switzerland (ots) - Nestlé Nespresso in the first half of 2011 achieved double-digit growth with more than 15% of its sales generated outside of Europe. Nespresso continued to drive momentum and innovation in the dynamic portioned coffee segment. The category, which accounted for 8% of the total coffee ...
Geneva, Switzerland (ots) - Union Bancaire Privée, UBP SA and ABN AMRO Bank N.V. have announced today that they have entered into an agreement whereby UBP will acquire ABN AMRO Bank (Switzerland) AG. The cash transaction is subject to the usual completion conditions and the approval of the relevant regulatory bodies. It is expected to be finalised during the fourth quarter of 2011. ABN AMRO Bank (Switzerland) AG is a ...
Bern (ots) - At the end of January 2011, BKW FMB Energy Ltd (BKW) signed an agreement with the Ascométal steel manufacturer with a view to acquiring the Allevard hydroelectric power plant group in the French Alps near Chambéry. The responsible French authorities have now prohibited the transfer of the concession to BKW on the grounds that the concession provides for ...