Latest Switzerland Stories
ZURICH, December 15, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The innovative health platform company QUENTIQ proudly announced today that former Sybase co-founder and Chief Executive Officer and Commerce One Chief Executive Officer Mark B. Hoffman will be joining the company as President and Chief Executive Officer of QUENTIQ Americas, Inc. to build the US operations. Mr. Hoffmann will also become executive board member of QUENTIQ AG and QUENTIQ Americas, Inc. Only a few weeks ago, the...
LONDON, December 13, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- - rara.com streaming music service to launch across 16 countries simultaneously today - 7 additional markets including Canada, Mexico launching later this week - Ad-free access to >10 million tracks from just 99p/99c per month - HP EMEA to pre-load rara.com on HP PCs - Grammy award winning Imogen Heap named first Associate Editor of rara.com - rara.com secures licensing...
Peak concentrations of biocides from house paint prove prevalent in urban river basins Anti-fungal and anti-bacterial additives in house paint are present in dangerous quantities in the Vauchère river basin in the city of Lausanne, says a study to be presented the 9th of December, at the American Geophysical Union (AGU) conference in San Francisco. Chemicals engineered to kill microorganisms, called biocides, are added to exterior paints in order to prevent molding and plant growth....
LUGANO, Switzerland, Dec. 7, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Helsinn, a Swiss-based pharmaceutical company, announced today that its US subsidiary, Helsinn Therapeutics Inc., has enrolled the first patient in ROMANA-3, the Company's 12-week safety extension study. The ROMANA-3 safety extension study is recruiting patients who have successfully completed ROMANA 1 or ROMANA 2, the Company's two phase III studies running in parallel that are evaluating anamorelin HCI for the treatment of...
GENEVA, Switzerland, December 1, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- WISeKey announced it closed the second of its three-tranche $110 million pre-IPO financing round announced last year (goo.gl/qOPsC [http://goo.gl/qOPsC ]). The $35 million second-tranche includes $12 million raised over 15 months from new and current qualified investors. The third and final-tranche will start December 2011, with 12 million shares at an intended price of $6.00 per share. The Company value of $360 million...
BAAR, Switzerland, Dec. 1, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Manas Petroleum Corp ("Manas") (TSX-V: MNP; OTCBB: MNAP) is pleased to announce that Gobi Energy Partners LLC ("Gobi"), a Manas subsidiary and the operator of its exploration project in Mongolia, has completed its 2011 seismic program. The seismic contract with Sinopec provided for a firm program consisting of 532 km full fold data and an optional program of up to an additional 1,106 km full fold data. The program consisted of eight phases...
LAUSANNE, Switzerland, November 30, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Current Ceo Rudi Pauwels Becomes Executive Chairman Focusing On Scientific And Technology Strategy New Ceo Appointment Strengthens Commercial Focus As Biocartis Prepares For Launch Of Its First Product In 2013 Biocartis, a company developing and commercializing compact molecular diagnostic (MDx) systems designed to drive...
Tossing quantum coins moves closer to reality Alice and Bob have broken up and have moved as far away from each other as possible. But they still have something to sort out: who gets to keep the car. Flipping a coin while talking on the phone to decide who gets to keep it just won't work. There's no trust. Neither believes each other's result. A paper published in Nature Communications by a team of researchers from Canada and Switzerland explores the concept of coin flipping in the...
PARIS, November 30, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Following the opening of the office in Madrid, Spain, the number one software publisher in France for social gaming on Facebook and mobile continues to develop internationally and has named Lars Smidt Country Manager for Germany, Austria, Switzerland, The Netherlands, Poland and Scandinavia. Kobojo [http://www.kobojo.com ], number one publisher in France and one of the...
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The Alpine ibex (Capra ibex) can be found in the European Alps. It is locally known as the Steinbock in German, the bouquetin in French, the kozorog in Slovenian, and the stambecco in Italian. Its range was once restricted to Northern Italy in the Gran Paradiso National Park, but now comprises nearly all of the European Alps including France, Italy, Germany, Slovenia, Austria, and Switzerland. It prefers a habitat within rocky areas near the snowline on the edge of forests. It can be found at...
The Nine-spined Stickleback (Pungitius pungitius), is a species of fish in the Gasterosteidae family. It is found in Belarus, Belgium, Canada, China, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greenland, Ireland, Japan, South Korea, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Republic of, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Russia, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
The Appenzeller Sennenhund is a breed from Switzerland bred for the purpose of guarding flocks and being a general farm dog. It is a medium-sized breed that is friendly and excels in obedience competitions. Because the Appenzeller Sennenhund is a herding dog, it needs plenty of exercise and room to run. If this dog gets bored, he could become restless and destructive. The Appenzeller Sennenhund would be a good pet for someone who has ample time to spend with their animal. Photo...
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