Switzerland at 2024 IMF and World Bank Annual Meetings and G20 Finance Ministers Meeting in Washington

Federal Councillors Karin Keller-Sutter and Guy Parmelin, accompanied by Martin Schlegel, Chairman of the Governing…

Ordinance on measures against the Democratic Republic of Congo

On 22 October 2024 the Federal Department of Economic Affairs EAER has amended annex 2…

The DNA of Franches-Montagnes Horses Reveals the Origin of the Breed

The genotype information of over 1,000 horses reveals that the Franches-Montagnes can be distinguished from…

Ukraine: Switzerland implements further measures in 14th EU sanctions package

On 16 October, the Federal Council decided to adopt most of the measures in the…

Empa Entrepreneur Fellowship – Tomorrow’s start-ups: Empa supports neo-entrepreneurs

Drones for firefighting, surgical laser tissue soldering with robots and software for intelligent energy management:…

Support Association for Swiss Plant Breeding Center Founded

The ‘Swiss Plant Breeding Center’ SPBC – the network for Swiss stakeholders in the plant…

EasyGov.swiss: new trans-agency services for company relocations and business closures

On 9 October, the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) again expanded EasyGov.swiss, the online…

Consumer sentiment significantly higher than a year ago

In September 2024 the consumer sentiment index stood at –34 points. This is 17 points…

COMCO: Discontinuance of the investigation against Novartis

The Competition Commission (COMCO) terminates the investigation against Novartis without consequences. ​Read More

How catalysts remove dangerous nitrogen oxides (last modification, the 10.10.2024)

Catalysts belonging to the zeolite family help to remove toxic nitrogen oxides from industrial emissions.…