Merck Serono Launches Glucophage Powder in First European Countries

GENEVA - Innovative Powder Formulation of Metformin Designed to Facilitate Adherence by Increasing Patient Choice in the Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes, Now Available in France and the United Kingdom

ACM Awarded “Best Online Currency Trading Services”!

GENEVA - In April 2009, ACM (ac-markets.com) was awarded “Best Online Currency Trading Services” by World Finance at the London Stock Exchange

Merck Serono Launches Kuvan(R) in Europe

GENEVA - First Drug in Europe Indicated for the Treatment of Hyperphenylalaninaemia (Hpa) due to Phenylketonuria (Pku) or Tetrahydrobiopterin (BH4) Deficiency, now Commercially Available in France, Germany and the United Kingdom

Procter & Gamble in Geneva Holds Two-Day Recruitment Drive Bringing Together Some Thirty European Students From Top Graduate Schools and Universities - Launching a Completely New Recruitment Process

GENEVA, Switzerland - In Line With its Recruitment Policy, Procter & Gamble in Geneva is Appointing Around 150 People per Year, Half of Whom Already Reside in the Region

ACM Signs Partnership With ERI Bancaire

GENEVA, Switzerland - Leaders in their respective fields, ACM and ERI Bancaire have finalized a partnership for the implementation of the esteemed Olympic Banking System applications software.

WISeKey Brasil Launched With Brasilinvest Group at the 2009 World Economic Forum on Latin America

GENEVA - WISeKey, one of the World Economic Forum founding members of the New Champions, announced today during their participation at the World Economic Forum in Rio the establishment of WISeKey Brasil. WISeKey has established a Joint Venture with Brasilinvest with the objective to use Brazil as the regional Hub platform for the expansion to Latin America. The project will establish a regional Hub which will strengthen digital interrelations between Latin American citizens in order to create a Latin American identity (I’m Latin American, www.hightrusted.com/latino-americano) based on specific regional attributes (language, nationality, age, professional activity, etc).

The Association for International Mobility (AIM) and the Hassan II Foundation to Establish a Services Platform for Moroccans Living Abroad (SPM) Based on WISeKey Technology

GENEVA, Switzerland and RABAT, Morocco - Today in Rabat, the Association for International Mobility (AIM) and the Hassan II Foundation, will present a new Internet-based Services Platform for Moroccans Living Abroad (SPM), relying on WISeKey secure identity technology and codes protected by OISTE.

ACM Opens in Zurich and Pursues Expansion

GENEVA - ACM (www.ac-markets.com) continues with its geographical expansion and announces the opening of a new office in Zurich. During a 7 year time span, the online trading specialist has succeeded a tour de force in establishing itself on 4 continents, thereby opening offices in Dubai, Montevideo, New York and now Zurich.

SunGard Acquires Genix Systems AG

GENEVA - SunGard announced today that it has strengthened its position in the Swiss private banking sector by acquiring Genix Systems AG, a Zurich-based provider of customer information systems to small and medium-sized private banks. Genix will be integrated into SunGard’s banks business and its flagship solution, WinDekis, will become part of SunGard’s Ambit Apsys private banking solution, with which it already shares a number of common customers. The acquisition, the terms of which were not disclosed, is not expected to have a material impact on SunGard’s financial results.

Viroblock SA Reports Positive Results of Preclinical Studies in Antiviral Nasal Spray

GENEVA, Switzerland - Viroblock SA has announced today that the first generation of
VCCD Tech antiviral nasal spray formulation is active against human
influenza. Viroblock’s patented Cholesterol Catalytic Depletion Technology
(VCCD Tech) inactivates enveloped viruses during the extra-cellular phase, by
altering and destabilizing cholesterol-rich viral envelopes.

Merck Serono: New Phase III Data for Cladribine Tablets to be Presented at the American Academy of Neurology 61st Annual Meeting in April 2009

GENEVA, Switzerland - CLARITY (CLAdRIbine tablets Treating MS OrallY) Study Data to be
Presented as Late-Breaking Oral Presentation

BaselWorld: Results of the WorldWatchReport 2009 Revealed

GENEVA - Internet demand for counterfeit goods is growing by 6% in the United
States, whereas it is shrinking across Europe.

Merck Serono Launches Strategic Venture Capital Fund

GENEVA, Switzerland - New Venture Capital Fund Will Invest in Biotech Start-up Companies
Focused on Merck Serono’s Core Therapeutic Areas

Merck Serono and Fast Forward, LLC Announce Collaboration to Accelerate Development of Treatments for Multiple Sclerosis

GENEVA, Switzerland - Merck Serono and Fast Forward Agree to Work Together to Speed Research
and Development on a Select Group of High Potential MS Research Projects With
Support of up to $19 Million in Funding

TAG Heuer Selects IC-Agency for International Search Engine Optimization

GENEVA - TAG Heuer, the well-known luxury watch brand belonging to LVMH
Moët Hennessy - Louis Vuitton, the global leader in luxury brands, has chosen
IC-Agency, a market leader in luxury digital marketing, to sustainably
increase its Internet presence. The strategy deployed encompasses not only
Google, Yahoo! and MSN, but also search engines such as Baidu and Yandex,
market leaders in the high-growth markets of China and Russia, respectively.

Neo Booking SA: Launch of BookingDooH.com - The Only Global “Digital-out-of-Home” Online Planning and Booking Platform

GENEVA, Switzerland - Neo Booking SA, is launching the first global online planning and booking
platform for “digital-out-of-home” advertising, called BookingDooH
(www.bookingdooh.com).