Storys zum Thema Switzerland

Swissmem

Swissmem media release: MEM industries: gratifying order situation - substantial risks

Zürich (ots) - The Swiss mechanical and electrical engineering industries (MEM industries) continued to grow in the first half of 2022. New orders rose by 10.1% year-on-year, sales by 12.1%, and exports by 9.0%. This is only part of the picture, though. Supply chain problems and soaring energy and commodity prices have pushed up production costs significantly in some ...

swissstaffing - Verband der Personaldienstleister der Schweiz

Swiss Staffingindex: Weakening Economic Climate Impacts Staffing Service Providers

Schweizerischer Nationalfonds / Fonds national suisse

Urban and rural poor are different

Universum Communications Switzerland AG

Student preferences are reverting the impact of Covid-19/ New learned habits are here to stay when it comes to future careers

Carl F. Bucherer

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Press Release: THE CARL F. BUCHERER HERITAGE BICOMPAX ANNUAL HOMETOWN EDITIONS: A COLORFUL HOMAGE TO THE CITIES WE LOVE

Hostpoint AG

Hostpoint is the first Swiss provider to offer telephone support on weekends

Thömus AG

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Mathias Flückiger wins the UCI Mountain Bike Overall World Cup

SWI swissinfo.ch

In partnership with Europe's public service media, SWI swissinfo.ch offers "A European Perspective"

nccr - on the move

Foreign Residents in Switzerland Report Satisfaction with the Country of Their Choice

Swissmem

MEM industries: new orders above pre-crisis level

Zurich (ots) - Figures for the first quarter of 2021 released by the Swiss mechanical and electrical engineering industries (MEM industries) show a significant easing: new orders rose by +4.8% compared to the same period last year. Exports were also up, increasing by +3.3%. The key indicators suggest that most of the past year's pandemic-related declines will have been made up by the end of 2021. Margins in the MEM sector ...

Schweizerischer Nationalfonds / Fonds national suisse

The Swiss National Science Foundation and Innosuisse to step up cooperation

Bern (ots) - The implementation of research results is of central importance for the economy and society. The SNSF and Innosuisse have signed an agreement to further strengthen the interaction between science and innovation. Through this agreement, the SNSF and Innosuisse are reiterating their shared understanding of the fact that the innovation chain - from basic ...

Schweizerischer Nationalfonds / Fonds national suisse

Quotas to promote gender equality in research

Bern (ots) - Gender equality is a prime concern of the Swiss National Science Foundation. To offer additional visibilty to women in academia, it is introducing gender quotas in its evaluation bodies with immediate effect. Political equality between men and women was achieved 50 years ago when women won the right to vote. But the underrepresentation of women in academic leadership roles continues: only 23 per cent of ...

Green

Green invests half a billion francs in the digital location Switzerland / Green is building its second data center campus, which will house three high-performance data centers and a business park

Switzerland - Zurich (ots) - With its IT infrastructure, Green helps to ensure that the economy is based on strong foundations and it serves as an important partner for international cloud providers. The company is now expanding its presence with a prominent statement: the Zurich Metro Campus - comprising three ...

Helsana Gruppe

Helsana Drug Report: Spitex patients exposed to significant medication risks

Zurich (ots) - In 2019, medication costs in Switzerland totalled approximately CHF 7.6 billion. The front runners remained cancer and immune system drugs, followed by nervous system medications and metabolic preparations. The use of biosimilars (generic preparations) offers significant savings potential that unfortunately remains almost completely unexploited. In an ...

Schweizerischer Nationalfonds / Fonds national suisse

The Limitation Initiative is harmful to education, research and innovation

Bern (ots) - The Swiss universities and organisations that support the promotion of research and innovation are opposed to the popular initiative "For moderate immigration". The initiative jeopardises some of the basic parameters that favour Switzerland's role as a centre for science and enterprise. Adopting the initiative would halt the free movement of persons and ...

Swissmem

MEM industries: Massive drop in sales and new orders

Zurich (ots) - The repercussions of the coronavirus pandemic have led to a massive decline in the mechanical and electrical engineering industries (MEM industries). In the second quarter of 2020, new orders fell by 19.5% year-on-year, sales by 19.7%, and exports by 24.6%. Overall, the situation in the Swiss MEM industries presents a bleak picture at mid-year, though the impact on individual firms is varying considerably ...

Schweizerischer Nationalfonds / Fonds national suisse

28 new coronavirus research projects funded under NRP "COVID-19"

Bern (ots) - New research has been launched to better control COVID-19. 18.6 million francs have been invested in projects that will investigate innovative solutions and develop public health recommendations. Mandated by the Federal Council, the SNSF launched the National Research Programme "COVID-19" (NRP 78) on 30 April 2020 to advance our understanding of the ...

swissstaffing - Verband der Personaldienstleister der Schweiz

Swiss Staffingindex - Coronavirus slump of 22.8 percent, 20,000 short-time workers threatened with unemployment

ams AG

EANS-News: ams AG / ams announces the successful pricing of additional EUR 200 million 6% senior notes due 2025 and of additional USD 50 million 7% senior notes due 2025

issuer: ams AG Tobelbader Strasse 30 A-8141 Premstaetten phone: +43 3136 500-0 FAX: +43 3136 500-931211 mail: investor@ams.com WWW: www.ams.com ISIN: AT0000A18XM4 indexes: stockmarkets: SIX Swiss Exchange language: ...

ams AG

EANS-Adhoc: ams AG / ams announces the offering of additional EUR 200 million 6% senior notes due 2025

issuer: ams AG Tobelbader Strasse 30 A-8141 Premstaetten phone: +43 3136 500-0 FAX: +43 3136 500-931211 mail: investor@ams.com WWW: www.ams.com ISIN: AT0000A18XM4 indexes: stockmarkets: SIX Swiss Exchange language: ...

ams AG

EANS-Adhoc: ams AG / ams announces the successful pricing of EUR 650 million and USD 400 million senior notes

issuer: ams AG Tobelbader Strasse 30 A-8141 Premstaetten phone: +43 3136 500-0 FAX: +43 3136 500-931211 mail: investor@ams.com WWW: www.ams.com ISIN: AT0000A18XM4 indexes: stockmarkets: SIX Swiss Exchange language: ...

Schweizerischer Nationalfonds / Fonds national suisse

Towards a Swiss Food Strategy for 2050

Bern (ots) - NRP 69 recommends that the government develop a Swiss Food Strategy for 2050. This strategy should enable the entire population to eat healthy food sourced from a sustainable production and distribution system. Is it possible to follow a healthy diet that includes more vegetables, fruit and nuts while still reducing the environmental impact that consumption has both in Switzerland and abroad? Funded by the ...

Schweizerischer Nationalfonds / Fonds national suisse

Is Switzerland ready for change?

Bern (ots) - Climate change, biodiversity loss, deforestation and the current pandemic crisis make it obvious. The need for a more sustainable world has never been as urgent as it is today. But how do we transition to a sustainable economy? The National Research Programme "Sustainable Economy: resource-friendly, future-oriented, innovative" (NRP 73) is creating knowledge that can support Switzerland in addressing this question. It has now published its first report, on the ...

Swiss Medtech

Swiss Medtech survey: Medical technology industry does its homework / The ball is in the politicians' court: maintaining direct access to the EU single market