(PRESS RELEASE) GENEVA, 27-Feb-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — The International Air Transport Association named Ma Tao as Regional Vice President (RVP) for North Asia. Ma will join IATA on 1 March 2019 from Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) where he … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Management, News, Switzerland, Travel
Tagged airlines, Alexandre de Juniac, appointment, Aviation, CAAC, IATA, ICAO, Ma Tao, travel
(PRESS RELEASE) ZURICH/BASEL, 26-Feb-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — Jeanette Wong and William C. Dudley have been nominated by the UBS Board of Directors for election to the Board of UBS Group AG. The election will be held at the Annual General Meeting of shareholders on 2 … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Financial, Investment, Management, News, Switzerland
Tagged Ann F. Godbehere, APAC, appointment, Banque Paribas, Board of Directors, Citibank, DBS, DBS Group, Federal Open Market Committee, Federal Reserve Bank of New York, FOMC, Goldman Sachs, Jeanette Wong, JP Morgan, leadership, Michel Demaré, NY FED, Singapore, UBS AG, UBS Board of Directors, UBS Group AG, William C. Dudley
(PRESS RELEASE) WOLFSBURG, 25-Feb-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — Volkswagen is to unveil the latest top model of its successful T-Roc at this year’s International Geneva Motor Show – T-Roc R. The 89th edition of the International Geneva Motor Show will be held at Palexpo … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Germany, News, Sports, Switzerland
Tagged 7-gear DSG dual-clutch gearbox, all-wheel drive, Benjamin Leuchter, GimsSwiss, Golf R32, International Geneva Motor Show, Nürburgring, Petter Solberg, race mode, T-Roc R, TSI engine, Volkswagen, Volkswagen AG, Volkswagen R, Volkswagen T-Roc R
(PRESS RELEASE) BERN, 20-Feb-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — An innovative project called ProTex will receive CHF 2 million funding grant from BRIDGE Discovery. ProTex relies on highly sensitive portable sensors that use light to measure oxygen saturation in the blood. Those portable sensors will help prevent … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Healthcare, Investment, News, Science, Switzerland
Tagged bedridden patients, bedsores, BRIDGE Discovery, funding, grant, Guido Piai, Innosuisse, Luciano Boesel, oxygen saturation in the blood, paraplegia, portable sensors, pressure injuries, ProTex, smart clothing, Smart sensors, Swiss National Science Foundation, textile, textile sensors, ulcers, University of Bern, Ursula Wolf
(PRESS RELEASE) ZURICH, 20-Feb-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — Credit Suisse is today commemorating the 200th anniversary the birth of Alfred Escher. What Alfred Escher has achieved back in the 19th century continues to have a lasting impact on Switzerland as an economic … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Healthcare, Industrial, Investment, News, Pharma & Biotech, Small Business, Switzerland
Tagged automation, Credit Suisse, Credit Suisse Entrepreneur Capital AG, Didier Denat, Elios Elsener, entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurs' Day, ETH Zurich, fintech, Fotokite, medtech, robotics, Startups, Swiss Entrepreneurs Fund, Swiss Venture Club, Switzerland Global Enterprise, venture capital
(PRESS RELEASE) VEVEY, Switzerland, 14-Feb-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — Dick Boer and Dinesh Paliwal have just been nominated for election to the Board of Directors of Nestlé as independent members. Dick Boer is the former President and CEO of Ahold Delhaize N.V. … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Food & Beverage, Management, News, Retail, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged Ahold Delhaize N.V., AI, appointment, artificial-intelligence, Board of Directors, cloud computing, Dick Boer, digital business models, Dinesh Paliwal, Directors, emerging technologies, food retail industry, Harman International Industries Inc., Henri de Castries, Jean-Pierre Roth, Management, Nestlé, Paul Bulcke, Ruth Oniang’o
(PRESS RELEASE) GENEVA, 13-Feb-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — SGS can now certify foreign food suppliers under the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)’s Accredited Third-Party Certification Program of the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA). This is possible due to the accreditation the company has … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Food & Beverage, International Trade, Law, Security & Safety, Switzerland
Tagged American National Standards Institute, certification, food carriers, food loaders, food receivers, food safety, food safety certification, food safety laws, Food Safety Modernization Act, food shippers, Foreign Supplier Verification Program, FSVP, Hank Karayan, ISO/IEC 17065, Produce farms, US FDA, US food importers, Voluntary Qualified Importer Program, VQIP
(PRESS RELEASE) GENEVA, 12-Feb-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — The French Accreditation Committee (COFRAC) has just accredited SGS’s ultrasound measurement laboratory in Aix en Provence. In fact, it is even the first lab of this type in France to gain accreditation by COFRAC. Accreditation comes … Read the full press release
Posted in Electronics & Machinery, France, Healthcare, News, Pharma & Biotech, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged 25KHz, 30MHz, Aix en Provence, CB scheme, COFRAC, electromedical equipment, French Accreditation Committee, HIFU Equipment, IEC 60601-2-37, IEC 60601-2-5, IEC 60601-2-62, IEC 62127-1, implantable medical devices, ISO 14708-1, ISO/IEC 17025:2005, large frequency bandwidth, medical device, membrane hydrophones, precision scanning system, SGS, test equipment, transducers, ultrasonic exposure, Ultrasound Diagnostic Equipment, Ultrasound Field Measurement, ultrasound measurement, ultrasound power meter, ultrasound systems, Ultrasound Therapy Equipment, wideband PVDF needle
(PRESS RELEASE) LONDON, 11-Feb-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — R.W. Chelsea Holdings Ltd (the “Issuer”), has mandated BMI International Europe Limited as Sole Global Coordinator to arrange a series of fixed income investor meetings in Vienna, Zurich, Geneva and London, commencing on 11 … Read the full press release
Posted in Austria, Banks, Financial, Infrastructure & Utilities, International Trade, Investment, Security & Safety, Switzerland, United Kingdom
Tagged BM Intelligence, BMI, BMI International Europe Limited, Chelsea Group, Directive 2001/34/EC, Directive 2003/71/EC, Eurobond issue, FCA stabilization, Fixed Income Investor, Geneva, ICMA stabilization, investor meetings, investors, London, notes, prospectus, Prospectus Directive, R.W. Chelsea Holdings Ltd, Regulation S, Stepan Klochkov, trading, Vienna, Zurich
(PRESS RELEASE) ZUG, 4-Feb-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — The global leader in building materials and solutions LafargeHolcim adds one (1) precast and eight (8) ready-mix concrete plants as well as a sand quarry to its growing Ready-Mix Concrete and Aggregates segments. The … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Germany, Investment, News, Switzerland
Tagged acquisition, acquisitions, Alfons Greten Betonwerk, asphalt, building materials, building solutions, Cement, Continental Materials Corporation, LafargeHolcim, mortar, precast concrete, Ready-mix concrete, ready-mix concrete plants, sand quarry, Transit Mix Concrete
(PRESS RELEASE) SOLOTHURN, 30-Jan-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — A new technology transfer center in the Bettlach, canton of Solothurn, Switzerland, aimed at transferring new manufacturing technologies for medical applications to the medtech industry accelerating research at the same time has been established and … Read the full press release
Posted in Healthcare, Industrial, Metals and Minerals, Science, Small Business, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged 3D printing, additive manufacturing, Empa, implants, Industry 4.0, Jaw implant from 3D printer, medical devices, medical technology, medtech, Pierangelo Gröning, printed parts, Swiss industry, Swiss m4m Center, technology transfer
(PRESS RELEASE) BERNE, 28-Jan-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — Swisscom’s own eSports league, the “Swisscom Hero League powered by ESL”, was launched back in November, 2018. Since then more than 2,600 gamers in eight qualification rounds competed through the end of 2018 in the games “League … Read the full press release
Posted in Entertainment, Internet & Online, Sports, Switzerland, Technology, Telecom
Tagged bluewin.ch, Clash Royale, eSports, eSports league, gamers, games, gaming, Go4Cups, group games, Hearthstone, League of Legends, Nadine Jaberg, Natelpay credit, Overwatch Go4 Switzerland Cup, prizes, Swisscom, Swisscom Hero League powered by ESL, twitch.tv
The World Economic Forum today launches an initiative aimed at helping civil society prepare for and respond to the Fourth Industrial Revolution. The civil society sector, which engages 350 million people worldwide, faces problems in leveraging innovation and providing solutions … Read the full press release
New INSEAD institute to host thought leaders, chief executives and experts to seek solutions that achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals (PRESS RELEASE) Fontainebleau, France, 17-Jan-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — INSEAD, the Business School for the World, is partnering to sponsor the … Read the full press release
Posted in Economy, Education, France, Switzerland
Tagged Amandeep Singh Gill, André Hoffmann, CEOs, Climate, Davos, experts, Feike Sijbesma, Ilian Mihov, INSEAD, Jean-Pierre Bourguignon, John R. Allen, Katell Le Goulven, leaders, Liz Muange, Luk Van Wassenhove, Maheen Rahman, Paul Polman, Rain Yu Long, Sadia Khan, SDGs, Stephane Kasriel, Subi Rangan, Sue Desmond-Hellmann, Switzerland, Thomas C. Barrett, WEF
(PRESS RELEASE) AARAU, 17-Jan-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — TSOs of ENTSO-E Continental Europe Regional Group are taking collective actions to restore frequency as foreseen in such cases and continue their technical analysis of the incident. A drop in frequency on the … Read the full press release
Posted in Austria, Energy, Gas & Oil, Germany, Switzerland
Tagged electricity, frequency drop, grid, Swissgrid, TSOs
Confederation and cantons to receive distribution of CHF 2 billion (PRESS RELEASE) ZURICH, 09-Jan-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — According to provisional calculations, the Swiss National Bank (SNB) will report a loss in the order of CHF 15 billion for the 2018 financial … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Financial, Investment, Switzerland
Tagged bank, CHF, Financial, foreign currency, FY2018, gold, SNB, Swiss National Bank
NAGRA Connect and TVkey Cloud bring pay-TV services directly to internet-connected Smart TVs without the need for any external device Operator branded user experiences featuring instant service activation leveraging standard HbbTV2.0 middleware Wide range of broadcast, IPTV and OTT service … Read the full press release
Posted in Entertainment, Internet & Online, Media, Switzerland, Technology, Telecom
Tagged broadcast, Cloud, HbbTV2.0, IPTV, J.H. Chang, Maurice van Riek, NAGRA Connect, NOVATEK, OTT, PayTV, SmartTV, tv, TV chipsets, TVkey Cloud
(PRESS RELEASE) ZURICH, 07-Jan-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — ETH Zurich can look back on an exceptionally good year for spin-offs: 27 companies were founded in 2018, more than any year previously. Financing rounds totalling over CHF 170 million and the listing … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Healthcare, Science, Small Business, Switzerland, Technology
(PRESS RELEASE) Aarau, Switzerland, 07-Jan-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — With the entry in the commercial register on 3 January 2019, Swissgrid has taken over additional facilities belonging to the transmission grid. At the same time, additional share capital was recorded in the commercial … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged electricity, equity, grid, Swissgrid, transmission grid, valuation
New research by the Oxford Martin School for the World Economic Forum finds that balancing meat consumption with alternative sources of protein can lead to significant health and environmental benefits A sustainable food industry and healthier human life can be … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Economy, Food & Beverage, Healthcare, Switzerland
Tagged alternative sources of protein, diet, Dominic Waughray, emissions, Environment, Feike Sybesma, Gunhild Anker Stordalen, health, Marco Lambertini, meat consumption, Michael McCain, Oxford Martin School, protein diet, proteins, WEF
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