Geneva, Switzerland (ots) - WISeKey is in Paris at the e-G8 Forum, discussing the "Right to Disappear" initiative and WISeID Personal Data Protector. Since Carlos Moreira appeared on CNBC last month discussing privacy on the Internet, WISeID has been receiving unprecedented attention. WISeID also debuted on the ...
Lugano, Switzerland/Sandpoint, ID (ots) - Helsinn Group makes an equity investment for a minority interest in Thorne Research, Inc. and plans to jointly commercialize nutritional supplement products with initial focus on meeting the needs of people living with cancer Helsinn Group a rapidly growing pharmaceutical ...
Geneva, Switzerland (ots) - WISeKey announces the arrival of Gary Shainberg in the newly established role of Chief Digital & Innovation Officer to lead the eSecurity company into new global markets. Gary Shainberg joins WISeKey after serving as Vice President, Global Technology & Innovation Support at BT. Since 1997, Gary was involved in the design, development, and ...
Ittigen / Berne, Switzerland (ots) - Pevion Biotech AG today announced that Jean-Paul Prieels has joined its Board of Directors. Until January 2011, Dr. Prieels was Senior Vice President Research and Development at GlaxoSmithKline Biologicals. Jean-Paul Prieels joined GlaxoSmithKline Biologicals in 1987 as Associate ...
Lausanne (ots) - Curation website to create a daily Twitter newspaper for HBO's new drama series Game of Thrones, enabling fans to receive updates, discover like-minded followers and new content Paper.li announced today that it is partnering with HBO to deliver a daily, branded newspaper to fans of the network's new series, Game of Thrones ( ...
World Engineers' Convention (WEC) 2011
Geneva, Switzerland (ots) - An energy supply producing only a small amount of CO2 is feasible and financially viable. This is shown by the Call from Geneva of the World Engineers' Convention (WEC) 2011. Engineers from all over the world are invited to discuss the theses. "It is the engineers who render the technology available to the world's population and enable us all to optimally use the ever scarcer resources. ...
Bern (ots) - BKW FMB Energy Ltd (BKW) takes note of the decision by the Federal Electricity Commission (ElCom) in mid-April 2011 in favour of reducing the chargeable operating costs for the BKW distribution grid by CHF 15 million per year. For the 4th quarter of the current financial year, when the reduction will first take effect, this means a reduction of around CHF 4 million. BKW accepts this decision and will create ...
Bern (ots) - BKW FMB Energy Ltd (BKW) has launched a review of its corporate strategy in the wake of the events in Japan. The review will cover an analysis of various options and time frames for replacing Mühleberg nuclear power plant, and examine their feasibility and financing options. The most sustainable domestic variant, with a high proportion of renewable energies, can only be achieved if Mühleberg nuclear power ...
Geneva/New York (ots) - Simon Hobbs spoke with WISeKey CEO Carlos Moreira yesterday about protecting personal data. Discussing "the right to disappear," Simon Hobbs asked founder Moreira about WISeKey's encryption technology which offers governments, companies, and individuals services that protect data, ...
Lugano, Switzerland/Tokyo, Japan (ots) - License Agreement for Japan on Potential New Therapy in the Prevention of Chemotherapy-induced Nausea and Vomiting (CINV) Helsinn Group of Switzerland and Taiho Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Japanese licensee of Helsinn's second generation 5-HT3 receptor antagonist palonosetron, announce today the signing on April 12, of a licensing agreement granting Taiho the development and ...
Geneva, Switzerland (ots) - WISeKey is revolutionizing the luxury world by protecting brands such as Hublot, Dior and Chris & Cris with its patented Digital Brand Protection Solutions. A completely new way of protecting luxury brands whilst fighting counterfeiting, boosting sales, providing a private social network for brand fanatics and offering a lifelong bond with ...
Airolux AG | Plant Switzerland
Bilten, Switzerland (ots) - A sensation at the award of the prestigious 2011 Edison Best New Product AwardsTM in New York: Airolux wins the silver award with its revolutionary invention. The prize was awarded for the innovative Air0Pack® dispenser technology "plastic instead of metal, air instead of propellant gas". A great honour for a great invention: The Edison ...
Geneva, Switzerland (ots) - WISeKey, a leading eSecurity company, announces Tim Bloechl, former Managing Director for Worldwide Public Safety & National Security at Microsoft, has joined WISeKey to lead its global public sector business. Before joining Microsoft Partner WISeKey, Mr. Bloechl was Microsoft's first senior executive, chief strategist and spokesperson for ...
Basel (ots) - The majority of the direct descendants of company founder Fritz Hoffmann-La Roche have decided to continue the shareholder pooling agreement existing since 1948 with a modified shareholder composition. A charitable foundation established by pool members has been admitted to the pool. Maja Oeri has decided to leave the pool. The pool therefore now has 45,01 % of the votes in Roche but will ensure ...
Geneva (ots) - WISeKey announced the appointment of Cristina Valls-Taberner Muls as a member of its Advisory Board, as part of the new approach of the company to bring leading young entrepreneurs to work at its advisory board. The committee, chaired by Carlos Moreira, WISeKey founder and CEO, provides advice to ...
Geneva (ots) - For the seventh consecutive year on the occasion of BaselWorld, digital luxury company IC-Agency unveils the results of the WorldWatchReport, an exclusive market research study that deciphers the demand related to 25 luxury watch brands (1) expressed by consumers located in 10 key markets (2). Based on the analysis of hundreds of millions of searches (3) ...
Geneva, Switzerland (ots) - Mercuria is delighted to announce the partnership between Mercuria and DAMS racing team has got off to a terrific start with a victory by driver Romain Grosjean at the Imola circuit on Sunday, confirming DAMS supremacy in the Asian GP2 series. Mercuria is looking forward to an exciting racing season partnering with this impressive team. Mercuria and Dams have signed a partnership for the 2011 ...
Bern (ots) - BKW FMB Energy Ltd (BKW) is following the disastrous events in Japan, and in particular the situation at Japanese nuclear power plants affected by the earthquake and tsunami, with the utmost concern. It is endeavouring to obtain a clear picture and conduct initial analyses as quickly as ...
Geneva, Switzerland (ots) - High-Tech Bridge SA, leading Swiss Ethical Hacking company based in Geneva, increases equity capital to CHF 2m and announces expansion on Swiss and International IT Security markets. Acquisitions are planned during the next 3 years, as well as CHF 1m investment in High-Tech Bridge's Security Research lab. Mr. Ilia Kolochenko, High-Tech ...
Zurich and Porto Alegre (ots) - Albis Technologies Ltd. (Switzerland) ( www.albistechnologies.com ) and Digitel SA Indústria Eletrônica (Brazil) ( www.digitel.com.br ) announced today, that Digitel will act as distributor of Albis Technologies telecommunication products within Latin America. About Albis ULAF+ product line: Network operators place their confidence in ...
Geneva (ots) - WISeKey announced the appointment of Dr. Adrienne Corboud Fumagalli as a member of its Advisory Committee. The committee, chaired by Carlos Moreira, WISeKey founder and CEO, provides advice to WISeKey's senior management regarding matters of strategic business development and future revenue growth. ...
Bern (ots) - The BKW Group held its ground in the difficult market and financial environment of 2010, ending the year with total consolidated operating revenue of CHF 3,187 million, down 11.3% versus 2009. The volume of electricity sold in 2010 dropped by 2.3% to 26,684 Gigawatt hours (GWh). The national and international energy business put in a positive ...
Bern (ots) - At the General Shareholders' Meeting to be held on 13 May 2011, the Board of Directors of BKW FMB Energy Ltd (BKW) will propose the election of Ueli Dietiker to the Board of Directors. Ueli Dietiker is currently Chief Financial Officer and Deputy CEO of Swisscom Ltd. Thanks to his long track record, ...
Bern/Stockholm (ots) - Bucher + Suter AG, specialists for intelligent contact centers, and Teleopti AB, Workforce Management specialists, cooperate to streamline Workforce Management solutions in Cisco contact centers. Workforce Management (WFM) solutions and their deployment projects are considered to be complex. Combining proven solutions from Teleopti with services ...
Geneva (ots) - WISeKey has announced today that it has signed new contracts amounting to CHF 4.0 million in 2011 from its patent- pending anti-counterfeiting technology, WISeAuthentic. Part of WISeKey's Digital Brand Management product line, WISeAuthentic safeguards and verifies the authenticity of luxury ...
Bern (ots) - BKW FMB Energy Ltd (BKW) notes with satisfaction that the majority of Bernese voters have supported the positive view of the canton of Berne towards a replacement nuclear power plant in Mühleberg. This vote strengthens the position of Mühleberg, which is important for energy security throughout ...
Geneva, Switzerland (ots) - WISeKey announces the appointment of François Barrault as an Advisory Board member. The board, chaired by Carlos Moreira, WISeKey founder and CEO, provides advice to company senior management regarding matters of strategic business development and future revenue growth. ...
Geneva (ots) - - - E150 Million fund to promote Climate-Friendly Economic Growth - Mercuria as Anchor Investor Mercuria will participate as anchor investor in a new Carbon Credit fund launched today by the International Finance Corporation. This new fund, of value up to E150 million, will be an instrument to purchase carbon credits to help reduce greenhouse-gas emissions, extend carbon markets, and ...