Category Archives: Switzerland

Press Releases & News from Switzerland distributed via EuropaWire

SGS in the Netherlands expands capabilities to include trace gas analyses

(PRESS RELEASE) GENEVA, 25-Aug-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — SGS, the world’s leading inspection, verification, testing and certification company, announces that its laboratory in Vlissingen (Flushing), Netherlands has expanded its capabilities and is now capable of conducting trace gas analyses to support … Read the full press release

Leadership changes at Swiss Re’s Reinsurance Business Unit

(PRESS RELEASE) ZURICH, 18-Aug-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Swiss Re, the world’s second-largest reinsurer, has announced it made leadership changes at its Reinsurance Business Unit. As of 1 January 2022 Julie Stephenson will succeed Jason Richards as Global Head of Casualty … Read the full press release

SportAccord World Sport & Business Summit will be held in Ekaterinburg from 14 to 22 August 2021

(PRESS RELEASE) LAUSANNE, 10-Aug-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — SportAccord World Sport & Business Summit, a 6-day annual gathering bringing together representatives from more than 100 international sports federations and organisations,  will be part of the Atmosphere Landscape Festival, which will be … Read the full press release

SGS update on the EU action on food contact materials made of bamboo powder

(PRESS RELEASE) GENEVA, 6-Aug-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — SGS, a Swiss multinational inspection, verification, testing and certification company headquartered, has released its update on the action plan EU authorities have agreed on in order to ensure unauthorized food contact plastics containing … Read the full press release

CERN: Pixel Tracker now installed at the centre of the CMS detector following two years of maintenance and upgrades

(PRESS RELEASE) GENEVA, 6-Aug-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research and one of the world’s largest and most respected centres for scientific research, has announced that the Pixel Tracker has already been installed at the centre … Read the full press release

Roche on Tecentriq’s US FDA Priority Review grant: New treatment options are urgently needed in early-stage non-small cell lung cancer

Application is being reviewed under the US FDA’s Real-Time Oncology Review pilot programme Based on results of the Phase III IMpower010 study, presented at ASCO, that showed adjuvant Tecentriq improved disease-free survival by more than one-third in PD-L1-positive early-stage lung cancer, compared with … Read the full press release

Holcim in 1H2021: new records in Recurring EBIT, free cash flow and earnings per share

Growth momentum continues, net sales +16.6% LFL Significant margin increase in all regions, Recurring EBIT +72.2% LFL Record Free Cash Flow1 of CHF 814m, +9% 7 bolt-on acquisitions, successful start of Firestone Building Products Guidance for FY2021 Recurring EBIT growth … Read the full press release

Holcim milestone: the company’s green concrete ECOPact now available in 24 markets

ECOPact now available in 24 markets across all five regions just one year since global launch ECOPact reduces carbon footprint of concrete by at least 30%, contributing to Holcim’s net zero targets A milestone in Holcim’s transformation to become the … Read the full press release

Kuehne+Nagel’s subsidiary QuickSTAT opens new control tower in Singapore for time-critical clinical trial logistics

(PRESS RELEASE) SINGAPORE, 22-Jul-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Kuehne+Nagel, one of the world’s leading logistics companies, has announced that its subsidiary QuickSTAT has opened a new control tower and conditioning facility in Singapore. The investment is part of Kuehne+Nagel and QuickSTAT’s … Read the full press release

Siemens to deliver and install 45 eBus Sicharge UC charging stations for Zurich Public Transport Authority

Project helps Zurich’s public transport authority convert its bus fleet to electric drives Delivery of 45 charging stations for Hardau bus garage Charging cables routed through the hall ceiling allows for clear passageways (PRESS RELEASE) ERLANGEN, 16-Jul-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — … Read the full press release

Barry Callebaut opens its third factory in Russia

Further strengthening of presence in Russia The factory in Kaliningrad region will be the Group’s third in Russia Opening will further strengthen the presence of Barry Callebaut in the world’s third-largest chocolate confectionery market¹ Factory will be operational in August … Read the full press release

Kuehne+Nagel acquires leading Norwegian perishables freight forwarder Salmosped

Salmosped specialises in salmon and seafood logistics Acquisition fosters the global presence in the salmon and seafood market (PRESS RELEASE) SCHINDELLEGI, 9-Jul-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Global transport and logistics company, Kuehne+Nagel announces that it has entered into a binding agreement … Read the full press release

Hong Kong’s Innovation and Technology Venture Fund Becomes Strategic Financial Investor of Ignatica

The Innovation and Technology Venture Fund (ITVF) invested in its first insurtech startup, Switzerland, and Hong Kong-based Ignatica, the insurance policy administration platform. (PRESS RELEASE) ZÜRICH, 7-Jul-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Ignatica, the insurance policy administration platform that offers digital self-service … Read the full press release

Personalised financial advice startup Radicant selects Swisscom and Finnova for technology and outsourcing support

(PRESS RELEASE) BERN, 6-Jul-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Swisscom announces that it has been chosen, together with Finnova, to provide the digital foundation for the strategic investment of the Basellandschaftliche Kantonalbank. Radicant, a digital financial services provider specialising in sustainability, will … Read the full press release

Fanpictor firma una partnership pluriennale con la Royal Belgian Football Association

Fanpictor signs multi-year partnership with Royal Belgian Football Association

(PRESS RELEASE) NIEDERUZWIL, Svizzera / NEW YORK, NY, Stati Uniti, 1-Jul-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — La Royal Belgian Football Association (RBFA) ha annunciato una partnership pluriennale con Fanpictor, una società tecnologica svizzera appartenente al gruppo NOEXIS. Fanpictor agevolerà la trasformazione digitale … Read the full press release

Fanpictor unterzeichnet mehrjährige Partnerschaft mit dem Königlich Belgischen Fussballverband

Fanpictor signs multi-year partnership with Royal Belgian Football Association

(PRESS RELEASE) Niederuzwil, Schweiz und New York, USA, 1-Jul-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Der Königlich Belgische Fussballverband (RBFA) verkündet eine mehrjährige Partnerschaft mit Fanpictor, einem Schweizer Technologieunternehmen der NOEXIS Gruppe, um die Digitalisierung innerhalb des Verbandes voranzutreiben. Fanpictor integriert seine bedürfnisspezifischen … Read the full press release

Fanpictor firma una colaboración de varios años con la Real Federación Belga de Fútbol

Fanpictor signs multi-year partnership with Royal Belgian Football Association

(PRESS RELEASE) NIEDERUZWIL, Suiza / NUEVA YORK, NY, Estados Unidos, 1-Jul-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — la Real Federación Belga de Fútbol (RFBF) ha anunciado una colaboración de varios años con Fanpictor, empresa de tecnología suiza del grupo NOEXIS. Fanpictor respaldará la … Read the full press release

Fanpictor signe un partenariat pluriannuel avec la Royal Belgian Football Association

Fanpictor signs multi-year partnership with Royal Belgian Football Association

(PRESS RELEASE) NIEDERUZWIL, Suisse / NEW YORK, États-Unis, 1-Jul-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — La Royal Belgian Football Association (Royal Belgian Football Association, RBFA) a annoncé un partenariat pluriannuel avec Fanpictor, une entreprise technologique suisse appartenant au groupe NOEXIS. Fanpictor soutiendra la … Read the full press release

Fanpictor tekent meerjarige partnership met Koninklijke Belgische Voetbalbond

Fanpictor signs multi-year partnership with Royal Belgian Football Association

(PRESS RELEASE) NIEDERUZWIL, Zwitserland / NEW YORK, NY, Verenigde Staten, 1-Jul-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — De Koninklijke Belgische Voetbalbond (KBVB) heeft een meerjarige samenwerking aangekondigd met Fanpictor, een Zwitsers technologiebedrijf binnen de NOEXIS-groep. Fanpictor zal de digitale transformatie van de vereniging … Read the full press release

Fanpictor signs multi-year partnership with Royal Belgian Football Association

Fanpictor signs multi-year partnership with Royal Belgian Football Association

(PRESS RELEASE) NIEDERUZWIL, Switzerland / NEW YORK, NY, United States, 1-Jul-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — The Royal Belgian Football Association (RBFA) has announced a multi-year partnership with Fanpictor, a Swiss technology company within the NOEXIS group. Fanpictor will support the association’s … Read the full press release