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Abbott in Allschwil (BL) wins Tell Award
Abbott in Allschwil (BL) wins one of the Tell Awards 2010 of the Swiss Embassy in the US.
Switzerland is once again the world’s most competitive country
Switzerland is the most competitive of all the world’s economies. As last year, the experts of the World Economic Forum (WEF) were full of praise for Switzerland and gave it the number one ranking in the world. The USA by...
Iris Welten appointed the new CEO of BaselArea
The members’ assembly of BaselArea has elected Iris Welten to be its new Chief Executive Officer. Iris Welten is of dual German/Swiss nationality and has over fourteen years of experience in the US, Europe and Asia. She will take...
High-speed rail link from Basel to Paris gains another half hour
With the opening of the Rhine–Rhône section of the high-speed rail system (TGV) on 11 December 2011, the journey from Basel to Paris will be about half an hour faster.
FDA approves Zelboraf (vemurafenib) and companion diagnostic for BRAF mutation-positive metastatic melanoma, a deadly form of skin cancer
First and only personalized medicine shown to help people with BRAF V600E mutation-positive metastatic melanoma, found in half of melanoma patients, live longer.