Swiss do well on patents but demand results
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Two recently published reports on Swiss science have shown that Switzerland excels in physics and biomedical research, with 64% and 61% citation rates in these respective fields. However, the rates for clinical medicine and mathematics are only 43% and 34%, respectively. These figures willbe used to grade performance and determine future funding, with less money going to capital-intensive fields like physics, and more to areas deemed to be of more national importance. The reports also cite the high Swiss patent rates but cautions on the Swiss status in high technology, which lags behind its international competitors.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 1993
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Swiss vote for biotechnology, with controls
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Switzerland's voters endorsed a new law on reproductive medicine and biotechnology by a 74% majority on May 18, 1992. The law limits the use of in vitro fertilization, embryo transfer, manipulation of embryos and prohibits the insertion of non-human genetic material into the human genome. However, Swiss scientists were pleased that the law for the most part permits genetic engineering to continue. Since the law's standards on biotechnology are ambiguous, anti-biotechnology groups are already working for a tougher law.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 1992
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Bad times force the Swiss to reduce spending plans
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The Swiss government has reacted to the large federal budget deficit by reneging on promised increases for scientific research. The Swiss National Science Foundation will only receive half of the 9.5% increase it was promised in 1991. A 3% increase in the federal contribution to university research compares with the 23% increase promised for 1993 and will only just keep pace with inflation.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 1993
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