The South Korean contract biopharmaceutical manufacturer Samsung Biologics intends to acquire the Swiss active pharmaceutical ingredient manufacturer Polypeptide. The company is offering CHF44.31 per share in cash, valuing Polypeptide at around CHF1....

The city of Zurich plans to close off part of the Sihl riverbank on the Allmend Brunau to dogs. Several dozen people protested against this with their dogs on Saturday afternoon. A section of the right bank of the Sihl, approximately 450 metres long,...

If nuclear power stations were to be authorised again in Switzerland, this would have a negative impact on employment in the construction and renewable energy sectors. A recent study by the Zurich University of Applied Sciences (ZHAW) suggests that t...

On Saturday in Basel, the environmental lobby group Greenpeace staged a protest against plans by the Swiss company Allseas to carry out deep-sea mining. At around 9.30 pm, activists projected a film onto the building of the Old University on the bank...

Switzerland’s first campsite reserved exclusively for those aged 16 and over caused an uproar but is now fully booked. In the middle of the peak holiday season, the owners couldn’t be happier: the “Lazy Rancho” in Unterseen, near tourist hots...