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These days, technology companies are tapping into the expertise of online open source communities to develop new software. A research group under the Chair of Strategic Management and Innovation is examining how companies can boost the motivation of these unpaid … Read the full press release →

Professor Eric Mazur uses modern teaching methods in his work at the elite American university of Harvard. The winner of the Minerva Prize for Advancements in Higher Education sets great store by teamwork and an interactive approach in his classes. … Read the full press release →

ETH Zurich and the Wilhelm Schulthess Foundation are set to expand their research and teaching collaboration. ETH Zurich will establish a new chair to study how physical activity affects human physiology and long-term well-being. The Wilhelm Schulthess Foundation is supporting … Read the full press release →

Zurich, 26-11-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — While SMEs globally are generally optimistic about the future, they remain concerned about the risks of high competition and the associated impact of dumping on sales margins, and weak consumer demand/overstocking. The Zurich 2014 SME survey … Read the full press release →

Investment totalling nearly PLN 96m (€ 22.8m) over two years Planned employment increase by 80 new hires Ground stone laying ceremony to be held on 12 November 2014 LODZ, 11-11-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The Lodz-based chocolate plant of Barry Callebaut, the … Read the full press release →

ZURICH, 5-11-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Zurich Insurance Group (Zurich) has successfully closed the sale of its general insurance retail business in Russia to OLMA Group. The transaction is a proof-point of Zurich’s 2014-2016 strategy to invest in priority markets, while either … Read the full press release →

SLIPS Technologies Inc. launches to develop customized, highly-repellent slippery surfaces for materials in a broad range of applications Company founded by creators of the award-winning, super-slippery, super-omniphobic technology at Harvard University and the Wyss Institute Joint development agreement between BASF … Read the full press release →

BRUSSELS, 29-10-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — MDs and CEOs of major internationals Accenture, Microsoft, LinkedIn amongst others* opened their C-suite doors this week to students aged 17-22 from high schools and universities in Bucharest, Amsterdam and Barcelona. Industrial Engineering student, Monste Cervera from … Read the full press release →

People with type 2 diabetes are physically less able to recover from stress, finds a study by scientists at UCL and the University of Zurich, funded by the British Heart Foundation. LONDON, 22-10-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — These findings could lead … Read the full press release →

Diverse plant communities are more successful and enable higher crop yields than pure monocultures, a European research team headed by ecologists from the University of Zurich has discovered. The scientists are convinced that the cultivation of crop mixtures in agriculture … Read the full press release →

ZURICH, 16-10-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — After four years of construction, the time has finally come: the first ETH building from the 2003 master plan will officially open today. The Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering (D-MAVT) and the KOF Swiss Economic … Read the full press release →

Municipal council issues building permit. Completion expected in late 2016. Rottweil, Germany, 7-10-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — ThyssenKrupp and the town of Rottweil celebrated the official commencement of the test tower’s construction on Thursday, with a symbolic groundbreaking ceremony. On the … Read the full press release →

Frankfurt am Main, 3-10-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Deutsche Börse: Deutsche Börse Group is celebrating the 15th year of its collection of contemporary photography with an exhibition entitled “Human Nature”. The exhibition comprises around 120 works by 24 international artists in the … Read the full press release →

Zurich, 1-10-2014 — /EuropaWire/ —  Zurich Insurance Group (Zurich) today announced that its Brazilian subsidiary Zurich Minas Brasil Seguros S.A. has entered into a distribution agreement with Via Varejo S.A. (Via Varejo) for the exclusive sale of extended warranty insurance through … Read the full press release →

ZURICH, 25-9-2014 — /EuropaWire/ —  Two subsidiaries of Nobel Biocare, a leader in the field of innovative implant-based dental restorations, filed a complaint today requesting that the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) investigate allegations of unfair trade practices by Neodent. … Read the full press release →

Gas-insulated switchgear to strengthen transmission infrastructure in New Jersey Zurich, Switzerland, 17-9-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has won an order worth over $30 million from Public Service Electric & Gas (PSE&G) to supply … Read the full press release →

ZURICH, 16-9-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — In this year’s QS World University Rankings, the University of Zurich has made a large jump forward and is now ranked 57th among the world’s leading universities ‒ 21 places better than last year’s standing. … Read the full press release →

ZURICH, 16-9-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The university district in Zurich’s city centre is to be developed further as a location for medical education, research and healthcare. At the beginning of September, the canton, the city and the universities presented the … Read the full press release →

ZURICH, 16-9-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — ETH-Zurich researchers have developed a new approach to measure proteins with structures that change. This could enable new diagnostic tools for the early recognition of neurodegenerative diseases to be developed. Cells regulate protein functions in … Read the full press release →

BERN, 15-9-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — BKW is now active in the heating installation market. In order to accelerate market entry, it has acquired the companies Neukom Installationen AG (Rafz), Hertig Haustechnik AG (Wohlen) and Cantoni Haustechnik AG (Wohlen). All three of … Read the full press release →