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3D Wind AG

Generate green energy yourself - with the bionic wind turbine VAYU®

Avenir Suisse

"Navigating Troubled Waters: Three Options for Switzerland in its Dealings with China": New Publication from Avenir Suisse

Zurich (ots) - The world seems to be at a turning point - and not just because of the war in Ukraine. Systemic competition between the United States and China is also intensifying. What can Switzerland do if relations between the West and China cool further? A new Avenir Suisse study entitled "Navigieren in ...

Schweizerischer Nationalfonds / Fonds national suisse

What triggers photoreceptor cell death in a disease leading to blindness?

Bern (ots) - In the common eye disease retinitis pigmentosa, the rods and cones of the retina slowly die. Single cell analysis provides insights into the onset of this process. First night blindness and tunnel vision, then the loss of contrast and colour and, in the worst case, total blindness: this is the typical course of retinitis pigmentosa, a hereditary disease of ...

Vorwerk Gruppe

Continuous advisor growth key to success / Vorwerk Group reports record sales

Wuppertal (ots) - With record sales of 3.4 billion euros, the Vorwerk Group continued its growth course in 2021. After the positive effects from the implementation of Strategy 2025 and the performance of the Vorwerk direct sales system were already reflected in an extraordinarily successful annual result in 2020, the Wuppertal-based family-owned company was able to ...

Swissmem

MEM industries: numerous risks dampen the joy arising from the current good situation

Zurich (ots) - The Swiss mechanical and electrical engineering industries (MEM industries) are in good shape. In the first quarter of 2022, new orders rose by 11.9% year-on-year, sales by 12.8%, and goods exports by 9.2%. The earnings situation, which had been difficult in the last few years, also eased somewhat. Key indicators suggest further growth. However, rising ...

Debiopharm International SA

Series A financing round lays foundation for international growth of digital cancer therapeutics Mika

Berlin/Lausanne/Barcelona/Munich (ots) - New investors with a successful track record in digital oncology support German Digital Therapeutics (DTx) company Fosanis to broaden patient access of Mika - an app-based DTx platform empowering people affected by cancer. Berlin-based digital health company Fosanis, the ...

Ricola Group AG

Ricola: A strong second half of 2021 after a challenging start into the year

Schweizerischer Nationalfonds / Fonds national suisse

882 million francs invested in research in 2021

Bern (ots) - Last year, the SNSF selected around 1800 research projects for funding. It also launched new funding measures because Swiss researchers are not able to participate in important areas of the Horizon Europe programme. Expanding knowledge and solving problems. That is what thousands of SNSF-funded research teams do at Swiss universities and other higher education institutions. Their curiosity and their ...

SIFEM AG

Positive operating result for SIFEM in 2021 - and new investment cooperation with SDC

Bern (ots) - In 2021, the Swiss Investment Fund for Emerging Markets (SIFEM) committed a total of USD 84 million to seven new investments and concluded the year with a positive operating result of CHF 40.3 million. Also, 2021 marked the beginning of a new type of cooperation between SIFEM and the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC). The two partners have ...

Schweizerischer Nationalfonds / Fonds national suisse

Gravestones show that Neolithic people were skilled builders

Bern (ots) - People 5000 years ago were already skilled builders and probably lived in the same place for generations - an old burial site reveals Stone Age secrets. A Neolithic grave discovered in 2012 near Oberbipp (BE) has turned out to be a real treasure trove for science. After ten years, a multidisciplinary research team co-funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation has published the last study on this subject ...

swissstaffing - Verband der Personaldienstleister der Schweiz

Swiss Staffingindex: Staffing service providers on growth trajectory in the first quarter of 2022

Schweizerischer Nationalfonds / Fonds national suisse

Scientific images that ask questions

Bern (ots) - The SNSF Scientific Image Competition casts an unconventional light on research conducted in Switzerland. The jury for the 2022 edition has recognized 14 works that provoke, amaze and often amuse. The winning images will be exhibited at the Biel/Bienne Festival of Photography in May 2022. A virtual rendering of a historic building, the dance of neurons, a floating saucer and decomposing cadavers are just some ...

Schweizerischer Nationalfonds / Fonds national suisse

Weather data predict risk of hospital congestion

Bern (ots) - A team of researchers supported by the Swiss National Science Foundation has developed a mathematical model that anticipates flu peaks in hospitals based on weather data. When too many people fall ill at the same time, hospitals run the risk of congestion, as the Covid-19 pandemic showed to a certain extent. The flu virus can cause the same problems. A team of researchers supported by the Swiss National ...

X-Technology Swiss R&D AG

X-Technology moves into the future with strong new leadership

Schweizerischer Nationalfonds / Fonds national suisse

Show me your posts, and I'll tell you if you're burned out

Bern (ots) - Artificial intelligence helps to detect burnout. Researchers supported by the Swiss National Science Foundation have developed a promising technique based on automatic analysis of text data. Burnout refers to a state of profound physical and mental exhaustion. It is difficult to detect because its symptoms can overlap with those of depression and anxiety. But artificial intelligence may hold the key to better ...

Schweizerischer Nationalfonds / Fonds national suisse

Fjords in the Swiss Plateau

Bern (ots) - A team of researchers supported by the Swiss National Science Foundation drilled a borehole into the Bernese subsoil. Their discoveries have now been published: a few hundred thousand years ago, fjords shaped the face of the Central Plateau. A few hundred thousand years ago, inhabitants roaming the Swiss Plateau could feast their eyes on a spectacular scene. The Alpine peaks descended steeply into a huge lake - a veritable fjord landscape. A team of researchers ...

Powertage / MCH Group

Powertage 2022: The Swiss electricity industry's key event to focus on personal contact

Freespirited Drinks AG

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Zurich startup REBELS 0.0% receives 1 million investment for EU expansion

Hostpoint AG

Hostpoint achieves record growth once again in its anniversary year 2021

Anapaya Systems AG

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The SCiON Internet is picking up speed

Debiopharm International SA

DEBIOPHARM AND ASPEN PARTNER TO LAUNCH PROSTATE CANCER DRUG TRELSTAR® IN SOUTH AFRICA

Lausanne, Switzerland and Durban, South Africa (ots) - Debiopharm (www.debiopharm.com), a Swiss biopharmaceutical company and Aspen, a South African headquartered multinational pharmaceutical company announced today their partnership to launch Trelstar® (Triptorelin) in South Africa for the treatment of locally advanced and metastatic hormone dependent prostate ...

Schweizerischer Nationalfonds / Fonds national suisse

India: using co-working spaces to recycle e-waste sustainably

Bern (ots) - A team of Swiss and Indian scientists are developing an environmentally responsible, solidarity-based business model that aims to reduce the pollution associated with e-waste recycling. In India, more than 90% of e-waste is handled by the informal sector. While this provides income for many families, it also often has a negative impact on the environment and on workers' health. Introducing and enforcing ...

Schweizerischer Nationalfonds / Fonds national suisse

Animal experiments and 3R: Interview with animal ethicist Herwig Grimm

Schweizerischer Nationalfonds / Fonds national suisse

Animal experiments and 3R: Immune cells live in a complex world

Bern (ots) - Some research relies almost entirely on animal models. An example is the SNSF-funded project on virus surveillance in the mouse brain. "The immune system has a place where it is born, a place where it is educated and a place where it goes to work." Natalia Pikor, research group leader at St. Gallen cantonal hospital, is studying one of the most complicated systems in the bodies of vertebrate animals and ...