News 07 sep 2020 Roche testing for coronavirus and flu simultaneously The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has given the Basel-based life sciences company Roche authorization to use a test that simultaneously tests...
Global Opportunities 28 nov 2019 Toronto – the fastest growing tech hub in North America The spotlight has been on Silicon Valley for a long time, but Canada has success stories to tell that rival those of its Southern neighbour. The ...
News 21 juin 2021 Hengrui Medicine sets up clinical research and development in Basel The Chinese life sciences company Hengrui Medicine is establishing a Swiss subsidiary in Basel. The European hub for clinical research and develo...
News 01 sep 2020 Polyphor awarded exclusive licensing agreement for China The Basel Area-based company Polyphor has signed an exclusive licensing agreement with Fosun Pharma in China. Fosun Pharma will lead clinical dev...
Fact Sheet 04 mai 2022 Advanced Manufacturing in Switzerland As a production location, Switzerland offers companies optimal conditions to optimize their manufacturing processes through increased efficiency ...
News 25 aoû 2020 Bloom Diagnostics raises capital for COVID-19 antibody tests The smart diagnosis system developed by Bloom Diagnostics is set to make COVID-19 antibody testing accessible to all. The test process takes just...
News 21 aoû 2020 Researchers develop novel approach against the coronavirus The Swiss National Science Foundation is funding a novel approach for a coronavirus vaccine. This approach developed by virologist Cornel Fraefel...
News 20 aoû 2020 Lugaia adds new building and cleanroom production area to its Valais site Lugaia, a company specializing in packaging and disposable systems for the pharmaceutical, chemical and biotechnology industries, has inaugurated...
Industry Report 12 mai 2021 Business opportunities in the Japanese railway market The total length of Japan's railways for both passengers and freight is about 27’000 km, and about 1’180 million passengers are carried per kilom...
News 14 aoû 2020 Wound dressing that kills bacteria early on A St.Gallen team at the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology has developed a wound dressing that combats bacterial inf...
News 10 aoû 2020 Helsinn opens plant for cancer drugs Helsinn Advanced Synthesis, the production-focused subsidiary of the pharmaceutical firm Helsinn, has put its largest cancer department to date i...
News 11 aoû 2020 Moderna driving forward production of vaccine from Basel The Swiss government has just signed a supply contract with Moderna for 4.5 million doses of a coronavirus vaccine. The US company is now opening...
News 05 juin 2019 Switzerland attractive to highly qualified workers Switzerland is one of the top three most attractive OECD countries for highly qualified foreign workers, a new study has found. For students, it ...
Swiss Tech + Industries Advanced manufacturing Thanks to the traditional watch, MEM and medtech industries, a highly industrialized precision cluster has developed in Switzerland, which occupi...
News 03 aoû 2020 Eldico Scientific is a Venture Kick winner The Aargau-based start-up Eldico Scientific has won a total of 150,000 Swiss francs after being named as a winner of Venture Kick Stage 3. With t...
Expertise 26 aoû 2020 The potential positive economic and climate impacts of a more Circular Economy How can circular economy provide a model that enables our economies to grow while maintaining our planetary boundaries? Let us present a brief su...