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 ...
Lugano (ots) - Helsinn Healthcare SA, a Swiss pharmaceutical group, today announced that it has signed a Distribution and License Agreement for Aloxi® (Palonosetron hydrochloride) and Gelclair® in Germany with Riemser Arzneimittel AG, a medium-sized pharmaceutical group engaging in research, headquartered in ...
Lugano, Switzerland (ots) - Helsinn Healthcare SA, a Swiss pharmaceutical group, is pleased to announce, ahead of schedule, today's launch in the UK of Aloxi® (Palonosetron hydrochloride), a new generation treatment for chemotherapy induced nausea and vomiting, by its local partner Maelor plc, the specialist hospital medicines group. Aloxi® is a patented ...
Manas Petroleum Corp. (MNAP.OB) Baar, Switzerland (ots) - Manas Petroleum Corporation moves to an independent management structure in order to enhance corporate governance. Manas is pleased to announce the appointment of Thomas Flottmann, PhD, as Chief Executive Officer and Rahul Sen Gupta, CFA as Chief Financial Officer. The former CEO, Alexander Becker PhD, and CFO, Peter-Mark Vogel CFA have been appointed ...
Lucerne, Switzerland/Los Angeles (ots) - The Rose d'Or Festival will take place on the shores of Lake Lucerne, Switzerland from May 2-6, 2008 At a cocktail reception to be held this evening in Los Angeles at the residence of the Consul General of Switzerland, Mr. Urban Frye, Festival Director of the 48th ...
Zurich (ots) - Thanks to its attractive range of products and services as well as a sound economic environment, Kardex Group, one of the world's leading providers of dynamic storage and retrieval systems (SWX Swiss Exchange: KAR), increased the consolidated revenues of its continued operations in fiscal 2007 by ...
Zurich (ots) - Founder Spring and Boxalino AG, respectively a Chinese Software Development & System Integrator company belonging to Founder Group and a Swiss high-technology company, announced today the signature of an important agreement to deliver Boxalino`s innovative intelligent search technology to the customers of Founder Spring in China. Boxalino's ...