(IN BRIEF) The ALICE, ATLAS, CMS, and LHCb collaborations at CERN’s Large Hadron Collider were awarded the Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics during a Los Angeles ceremony on April 5. This prize acknowledges the collective research efforts of thousands of … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Business, Education, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Science, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged ALICE, ATLAS, Awards, Breakthrough Prize, CERN, CERN & Society Foundation, CMS, doctoral grants, Fabiola Gianotti, flavour physics, Fundamental Physics, Higgs boson, high-energy physics, High-Luminosity LHC, Large Hadron Collider, leadership, LHCb, matter-antimatter asymmetry, partnership, quark-gluon plasma, spectroscopy, symmetry breaking
(IN BRIEF) Indosuez Wealth Management, part of the Crédit Agricole Group, has agreed to acquire Banque Thaler, a Swiss bank celebrated for its service excellence and wealth management expertise. This acquisition reinforces Indosuez’s strategy to expand its footprint in Switzerland—a … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Belgium, Business, Economy, Financial, France, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Switzerland
Tagged acquisition, asset management, assets under management, Banque Thaler, corporate finance, CRÉDIT AGRICOLE GROUP, Dirk Eelbode, financing, fund servicing, global hub, growth strategy, Indosuez Wealth Management, Jacques Prost, Marc-André Poirier, partnership, regulatory approval, service excellence, Swiss banking, Switzerland, tailored solutions, wealth management, €220 billion
(IN BRIEF) AFRY, as a key member of the Tram Ticino consortium, has been awarded a contract by Rete Tram-Treno del Luganese SA to plan the Breganzona tunnel. This development is a crucial element in modernizing Lugano’s public transport network, … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Sweden, Switzerland, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged 2035, AFRY, Breganzona tunnel, Country Manager, intermodal hub, Lombardi, Lugano, Lugano Railway Station SBB, Malcantone, Marcel Winter, national transport, partnership, passenger capacity, Pini, public transport, regional transport, Rete Tram-Treno del Luganese, RTTL, SEK 120 million, sustainability, sustainable transportation, Switzerland, Tram Ticino, underground station, urban mobility, Vedeggio valleys
(IN BRIEF) Holcim has acquired Compañía Minera Luren, a leading Peruvian producer of specialty building materials with 377 employees, to enhance its product portfolio and accelerate expansion in Latin America. Known for its energy-efficient walling systems that combine advanced insulation … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged 377 employees, acquisition, Compañía Minera Luren, energy-efficient walling systems, family-owned business, GROWTH, holcim, insulation, integrated construction solutions, Latin America, Oliver Osswald, partnership, PERU, specialty building solutions, specialty mortars, sustainability, sustainable building materials
(IN BRIEF) Roche presented new data at the AD/PD 2025 International Conference demonstrating that trontinemab, in its Phase Ib/IIa Brainshuttle™ AD study, achieves rapid and dose-dependent reductions of amyloid plaques in the brain, with significant biomarker improvements observed in fluid … Read the full press release
Posted in Austria, Business, Financial, Healthcare, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, Media, News, Pharma & Biotech, Science, Security & Safety, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged AD/PD 2025 International Conference, Alzheimer’s disease, amyloid plaques, ARIA-E, biomarkers, Brainshuttle AD study, cognitive impairment, diagnostic solutions, dose-dependent reduction, Elecsys pTau181 plasma test, Levi Garraway, neurogranin, Phase Ib/IIa study, Phase III programme, pTau181, pTau217, Roche, total tau, trontinemab
(IN BRIEF) Boehringer Ingelheim, via its subsidiary NBE Therapeutics, has launched a cutting-edge ADC research and development facility in Basel with a CHF 27 million investment. The center is a key part of the company’s strategic efforts to advance next-generation … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Healthcare, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Pharma & Biotech, Science, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged ADC, Basel, Boehringer Ingelheim, Cancer Therapies, CHF 27 million, DGNB Certificate Gold, Jean Engela, Karl Penz, Kaspar Sutter, NBE Therapeutics, oncology research, Swiss biotech, Synaffix B.V., Vienna
(IN BRIEF) Landis+Gyr has completed a major upgrade to the Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) at TEPCO Power Grid, Inc., in Tokyo, Japan, on April 2, 2025. The upgrades enable smart meters to serve as central communication hubs, connecting various devices—such … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged Advanced Metering Infrastructure, AMI, cellular network, DERMS, distributed energy resources, energy forecasting, firmware upgrades, IoT platform, Japan, Landis+Gyr, partnership, retail utilities, smart energy future, smart meter, sustainability, TEPCO Power Grid, Tokyo, virtualized IT infrastructure, Wi-SUN Enhanced HAN, Wi-SUN FAN
(IN BRIEF) CERN scientists have found evidence suggesting that quantum entanglement might explain the synchronized behavior of a long-term flock of sheep on site. The study, using advanced trackers similar to those at the LHC, modelled the sheep as spherical … Read the full press release
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Tagged 4 sigma, Alain Aspect, Anton Zeilinger, Beau Peep, biodiversity, CERN, Dolly Shepherd, Ewen Woolly, flocking behavior, HERD collaboration, John Bell, John F. Clauser, Lamb Shift, lambda, Large Hadron Collider, Mary Little, moutons, phase change, Quantum entanglement, sheep
(IN BRIEF) Anette Weber is being put forward for election to the Emmi AG Board of Directors during the General Meeting scheduled for 10 April 2025. With a distinguished career in finance, she has served as CFO at the Bucherer … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Food & Beverage, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged Anette Weber, appointment, Audit Committee, Board of Directors, Bucherer Group, election, Emmi AG, executive leadership, financial expertise, General Meeting, GN Store Nord S/A, international management, leadership, NEW WORK SE, Novartis Group, Supervisory Board, University of St. Gallen, Urs Riedener
(IN BRIEF) Dr. Urs Leemann will assume the role of Deputy Director at Empa on 1 April 2025, taking over from Peter Richner. With a long-standing tenure on the Directorate since 2012 and experience in both corporate and start-up environments, … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Industrial, Management, News, Science, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged appointment, Cleantech Hub Dietikon Limmattal, corporate services, Deputy Director, Directorate, Dr. Urs Leemann, Empa, executive leadership, INNOVATION, leadership, Lorenz Herrmann, Peter Richner, Raiffeisen, research collaboration, strategic expertise, Tanja Zimmermann
(IN BRIEF) Tetra Pak and Schoeller Allibert have unveiled an innovative transport crate made from polyAl—a recycled material sourced from used beverage cartons—as part of their commitment to the circular economy. The new crate, developed by integrating up to 50% … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business, Environment, Financial, Food & Beverage, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Sweden, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged Amsterdam, beverage cartons, Britta Wyss Bisang, circular economy, Food & Beverage Carton Alliance, Kinga Sieradzon, Lund, Marie Sandin, partnership, Plastics Recycling Show, polyAl, recycled material, returnable transport packaging, Schoeller Allibert, sustainability, Sustainable packaging, Sweden, Tetra Pak, transport crate
(IN BRIEF) The Adecco Group, in collaboration with Salesforce, has launched a new venture that aims to revolutionize workforce management by combining human expertise with advanced AI agents. Leveraging Adecco’s workforce insights and Salesforce’s Agentforce platform, the company will deliver … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged Adecco Group, AgentExchange, Agentforce, AI agents, Brian Landsman, Denis Machuel, digital labor, human-AI integration, new venture, Operational Efficiency, Salesforce, simulation modeling, talent solutions, workforce insights, Workforce Management
(IN BRIEF) ANDRITZ has received an order from Cartaseta AG to upgrade the combustion system on a tissue machine at its Gretzenbach mill in Switzerland. This marks the fifteenth such upgrade by ANDRITZ in five years, with start-up expected in … Read the full press release
Posted in Austria, Industrial, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged Andritz, burner management system, Cartaseta AG, combustion system upgrade, cost savings, downtime minimization, efficiency, Emissions Reduction, energy efficiency, gas valve trains, Gretzenbach, Guido Lenzi, high-quality products, hood burners, Managing Director, PM5, regulatory compliance, reliability, Roger Koch, safety, sustainability, Swiss sanitary paper, Switzerland, third quarter 2025, Tissue Machine
(IN BRIEF) Amrize is set to host its Investor Day in New York today at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time, where it will outline its business strategy, growth plans, and mid-term financial targets as it prepares for its planned U.S. listing … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Industrial, Investment, Management, Switzerland
Tagged acquisitions, Amrize, bridge loan, building solutions, CAGR, capital allocation, Commercial, construction market, credit facility, distribution, Form 10 Registration Statement, Free cash flow, H1 2025, holcim, infrastructure, inorganic growth, Investor Day, logistics, mid-term financial targets, mineral reserves, New York, North American market, operational footprint, organic growth, residential, U.S. listing, value creation
(IN BRIEF) Holcim has taken a significant step towards the planned spin-off of its North American business, Amrize, by appointing its future executive leadership team. This newly designated team includes seasoned leaders from Holcim alongside industry experts from top U.S. … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Industrial, Investment, Management, Switzerland
Tagged Amrize, customer-centricity, Denise Singleton, Executive Leadership Team, GROWTH, holcim, Ian Johnston, Industry expertise, Jaime Hill, Jake Gosa, Jan Jenisch, Mario Gross, Nollaig Forrest, North American market, North American spin-off, Operational Excellence, Roald Brouwer, Sam Poletti, Steve Clark
(IN BRIEF) Matterhorn Gotthard Railway (MGBahn) and Stadler have introduced the world’s fastest rack-and-pinion railway through the launch of the “v+” braking system. This innovative technology, unveiled in Andermatt on a Stadler ORION multiple-unit train, allows cogwheel trains on the … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Switzerland, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged 181‰ gradient, Andermatt, Christoph Leiterer, cogwheel trains, deeptech, fastest railway, Federal Government, Federal Office of Transport, Göschenen, Ivan Pfammatter, journey time reduction, Matterhorn Gotthard Railway, MGBahn, operational stability, ORION multiple-unit train, public-private collaboration, rack-and-pinion railway, railway innovation, Stadler, timetable efficiency, v+ braking system
(IN BRIEF) Upgrain, a rising star in the food upcycling arena, transforms brewer’s grain into premium proteins and fibers. Founded in 2021 by University of St.Gallen alumnus Vincent Vida, the startup repurposes nutrient-rich brewing waste that would otherwise be discarded. … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Business, Education, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Food & Beverage, Industrial, News, Science, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged Appenzell, brewer’s grain, circular economy, CO₂ reduction, entrepreneurial innovation, fibers, food upcycling, HSG, international expansion, Locher brewery, proteins, second plant, START Summit, StartUp Challenge, sustainability, sustainable food production, Swiss Sustainability Impact Award 2025, University of St.Gallen, Upgrain, Vincent Vida
(IN BRIEF) Siemens is preparing to open a modern office complex near Munich’s East Station by the end of 2027, featuring 33,000 square meters of flexible workspace designed for about 4,000 employees. This development is part of the company’s strategic … Read the full press release
Posted in Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Management, Switzerland, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged carbon neutrality 2030, flexible workplace, Holger Meyer, inter-urban hub, Modern Office Space, Munich East Station, Munich Perlach, New Work Concept, Pandion, Siemens, Siemens Mobility, Siemens Technology Center Garching, sustainable building technologies, urban redevelopment, Veronika Bienert, Werksviertel
(IN BRIEF) Siemens Smart Infrastructure and Reactive Technologies have formed a strategic partnership to advance grid stability and enhance renewable energy integration. By combining Reactive Technologies’ GridMetrix®—which provides real-time, accurate grid inertia data—with Siemens’ Gridscale X software, specifically the PSS®E … Read the full press release
Posted in Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Management, Switzerland, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged edge-to-cloud integration, energy transition, grid inertia, grid modeling, grid stability, GridMetrix®, Gridscale X, low-carbon power grid, Magnus Torronen, Marc Borrett, network studies, operational planning, PSS®E, Reactive Technologies, renewable capacity, Siemens Smart Infrastructure, Smart Grid, system strength, zero-carbon energy
(IN BRIEF) The University of St. Gallen (HSG) is spearheading three innovative projects—Nostradamus, LandShift, and AfroGrow—aimed at promoting sustainable agriculture and land use, with financial support from both the EU’s Horizon Europe programme and the Swiss State Secretariat for Education, … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Business, Education, Industrial, Management, News, Science, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged Africa, AfroGrow, agroforestry, artificial intelligence, CHF 2.9 million, climate neutrality, Cyprus University of Technology, digital transformation, Dr. Sabine Hoidn, Earth observation, Eratosthenes Centre of Excellence, Europe, Horizon Europe, HSG, IoT, land use, LandShift, living labs, New European Bauhaus, Nostradamus, Research and Innovation, socio-economic impact, stakeholder engagement, sustainable agriculture, sustainable governance, Swiss State Secretariat for Education, University of St. Gallen
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