Geneva (ots) - Earth Council Geneva was a major contributor this summer in an effort to clean marine debris from the shores of Alaska. Teaming with the Marine Conservation Alliance Foundation (financially backed by the US Federal government) ECG spearheaded a project focusing on the wild beaches of Shelikof Strait in south central Alaska. ECG Chairman, Reto Braun, enlisted the help of a local non-profit organization, ...
Berne (ots) - Swiss hospital standards are in demand abroad. In collaboration with an Indian company, Sonnenhof Swiss Health Ltd (SSH) introduces a new service offering for leading Indian hospitals with the aim of their attaining Swiss quality assurance standards. The cooperation of Hexel and SSH is based on a combination of strengths. SSH - an associated company of the Sonnenhof hospitals in Bern - can draw on ...
Düdingen (ots) - The Cheese World Champion von Mühlenen family was honoured 12 times at the World Cheese Awards in Dublin for its Le Gruyère Premier Cru, Emmentaler Tradition Premier Cru and 5 further Swiss cheese specialities. The von Mühlenen family, Cheese World Champions in 1992, 2002, 2005 and 2006, collected a total of 12 awards at this year's World Cheese Awards event, resulting in it being one of ...
New York, USA and Geneva, Switzerland (ots) - WISeKey today announced a new commitment with the initial focus to target over 100 million people in the Mediterranean region still unbanked but already connected via voice with their mobiles phones. WISeKey will provide the trusted, secure and interoperable ...
Kaiseraugst (ots) - A new scientific study has shown that consuming beta-carotene over a long period of time may help to preserve mental fitness by improving how the brain, and more importantly the memory, works. While it has long been acknowledged that eating beta-carotene-rich foods or taking supplements of this antioxidant can help to protect the skin from ...
Dittingen, Switzerland (ots) - Throughout recent times, consumer tastes have been honed to enjoy a wide variety of quality bread products. But manufacturers are posed with an escalating dilemma - how to counteract the ever-rising ingredient prices with cost-effective alternatives that ensure bread improvement. With bread remaining an important element in daily diets ...
Vaduz (ots) - On 11 September, some media cited a June 2008 letter by H.S.H. the Reigning Prince of Liechtenstein declining participation in the exhibition "Looting and Restitution" at the Jewish Museum Berlin. With his private and personal letter to the Director of the Museum, W. Michael Blumenthal, Reigning Prince Hans-Adam II in no way intended to belittle the atrocious events of the Third Reich. Rather, the ...
Dittingen, Switzerland (ots) - The latest addition to Novozymes' portfolio of traditional enzymes for juice processing is Pectinex Ultra Mash, a first mashing product that extracts more juice from every apple. One of the first success stories since the integration of Biocon's enzyme business into Novozymes, this ...
European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO)
Lugano (ots) - The 33rd ESMO Congress in Stockholm, the premier European congress in Oncology, serves as a meeting place for medical oncologists, as well as a focal point to exchange ideas with colleagues from other disciplines. The Congress Centre will be the venue for interdisciplinary interaction, a teaching ground, and a place to discuss critical issues for European oncology such as cancer research in Europe, the ...
Vaduz (ots) - The revision of the law governing Liechtenstein foundations was adopted by Parliament on 26 June 2008 and - now that the referendum period has expired without a referendum being called (31 July 2008) - will enter into force on 1 April 2009. Official publication in the national newspapers is on 26 August 2008. From that date on, the text of the ...
Zurich (ots) - Solianis is conducting a study in which patients with diabetes are testing a preliminary functional model of the future device for non-invasive glucose monitoring. First results confirm the expected applicability of the multisensor platform in everyday life. Solianis' unique multisensor platform offers an easy and reliable monitoring of changes ...
Kaiseraugst (ots) - If "an apple a day keeps the doctor away", a carrot a day might help to keep the sun burn away. That is the conclusion of a recently published analysis by Professors Wolfgang Köpcke and Jean Krutmann, of Münster University Hospital and the Institut für Umweltmedizinische Forschung in Düsseldorf, Germany, respectively. In a paper ...
UEFA - Union of European Football Associ
UEFA President Michel Platini is opening the IBC, the hub for the distribution of the TV signal to the billions of fans around the world Nyon (ots) - The International Broadcast Centre (IBC) in Vienna will be officially opened on 3 June by UEFA President Michel Platini who will switch on the TV video feeds from all the Austrian and Swiss venues in the IBC Master ...
UEFA - Union of European Football Associ
The official UEFA EURO 2008 website offers fans cutting- edge video coverage of the tournament Nyon (ots) - The official UEFA website for the UEFA European Football Championship, www.euro2008.com, today launched its video service for the forthcoming final tournament - allowing fans worldwide to follow matches live and on demand by downloading highlights and full match reruns. The video offering is available ...
Basel (ots) - Herring sandwich? Mackerel soufflé? Salmon fondue? If these items don't form part of your diet, you might be missing out on something. That something is long-chain Omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids, a substance vital to good health which is found primarily in oily fish. Consumed regularly, Omega-3 can help in the battle against a variety of ...
- Indication: The Annexes: 11AIDE Association, Text of the criminal charges filed at the ICC in The Hague, Acknowledgement of receipt of the TPI can be downloaded under http://www.presseportal.ch/fr/pm/100015183 - Democratic ...
Touring Club Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzero - TCS
Vernier (ots) - From 5th - 8th May, 260 delegates from 55 different automobile associations from 44 countries are meeting in Lucerne for the FIA Conference Week. The motto of the conference is "The environment: challenges and opportunities for the future of automobile associations". The prominent speakers secured ...
Zurich (ots) - The conservation status of whales and dolphins in the Mediterranean Sea is of growing concern due to increasing pressure from human activities. Unknown to most people, about 15 different species of whales and dolphins can be found in the Mediterranean Sea and eight of them regularly. The situation ...
UEFA - Union of European Football Associ
Nyon (ots) - Produced by UEFA Media Technologies SA (UMET), the official event website of UEFA EURO 2008, euro2008.com has been launched as part of a converged media offering for football fans. It can be found at www.euro2008.com. euro2008.com delivers comprehensive coverage of the tournament to European football fans across the globe. The site is available in 10 languages - English, Portuguese, French, German, ...
Roche Professional Diagnostics
Rotkreuz, Switzerland (ots) - Roche Diagnostics announced today that the Elecsys Anti-HCV (Hepatitis C Virus) assay has received regulatory approval in Europe for the E 170 analyzer for MODULAR ANALYTICS and the e 601 module for the cobas 6000 platform. The Elecsys Anti-HCV assay is already available on the Elecsys 2010 and the cobas e 411 instruments. Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection represents a major cause ...
UMS AG Untermietservice Schweiz
Bern (ots) - The European Football Championship is just around the corner. Countless organisers, members of the media, event planners and tourism specialists are on the hunt for a place to stay in Switzerland. UMS has the solution: a subletting service that enables you to rent a furnished private apartment during Euro 2008. It won't be long before the opening ...
Zürich (ots) - Solianis sees its Multi-Sensor Technology as a promising approach to continuous non-invasive glucose monitoring. Professor Marc Donath, member of the Solianis Scientific Advisory Board and Professor for endocrinology and diabetology at the University Hospital in Zürich, Switzerland, has ...
Hersberg (ots) - - The websites http://www.sleep-in.ch or http://www.sleep-in.at have more than 7,500 beds in store for fans from qualifying countries. - These overnight accommodations are provided by more than 1,700 households in Switzerland and Austria, who are eager to celebrate Europe's huge soccer party with fans from other ...
UEFA - Union of European Football Associ
UEFA EURO 2008 Final Draw broadcast production and Broadcast Partner Workshop in Zurich completed Nyon (ots) - Host Broadcast operations of UEFA EURO 2008 kicked-off with the host broadcasting of the UEFA EURO 2008 Final Draw that took place on 2nd December in Lucerne, Switzerland. It was followed by the second UEFA EURO 2008 Broadcast Partner Workshop in Zurich, Switzerland. The UEFA EURO 2008 Final ...
Basel (ots) - At the closing of the 4th European "Tobacco or Health" conference 2007 in Basel today, more than 500 experts from 62 countries requested effective protection against passive smoking. Smoke-free indoor areas which are accessible to the public can easily be introduced without the need of reserving special smoking areas. Even smokers generally agree on this. This is what former Norwegian health minister, ...
Basel (ots) - Tobacco or Health. This is not a question but a revelation. Each year, over 5 million people globally die from the consequences of active and passive tobacco consumption - over 650 000 people in the European Union alone. About 8 000 people die per year in Switzerland as a consequence. What are ...
Greenhouse Gas Management Institute
Edina, Minnesota (ots) - The new math is carbon accounting and the GHG Management Institute is poised to teach it. Dedicated to training tomorrow's managers of GHG emissions, the GHG Management Institute is now live at www.ghginstitute.org. Earth Council Geneva (ECG), the GHG Experts Network (GEN) and ...
Basel (ots) - Notable experts from all over the world will discuss a smoke-free Europe at the 4th European Conference "Tobacco or Health" (ECToH 07), which will take place October 11-13, 2007 at the Congress Center Basel. Among the delegates will be Rimvydas Tur_inskas (Minister of Health, Lithuania), Dagfinn ...