Expertise: Multinationals, workplace, gender equality, and the occasional story about Swiss immigrants in the US. Initials: jdp
Jessica covers the good, the bad, and the ugly when it comes to big global companies and their impact in Switzerland and abroad. She’s always looking for a Swiss connection with her native San Francisco and will happily discuss why her hometown has produced some of the greatest innovations but can’t seem to solve its housing crisis.
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Sales of counterfeit drugs are booming around the world, putting thousands of lives at risk. Why is it so hard to stem the tide of fake medicine?
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Swiss Post is one of the most lauded institutions in Switzerland, which is why efforts to reinvent it face some scepticism.
How drug prices are negotiated in Switzerland and beyond
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Switzerland's pharmaceutical sector supplies drugs worldwide, but not all countries receive them with the same price tag. Here's why.
Swiss trade deal: Is India changing its tune on pharma patents?
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Patent protection for the Swiss pharmaceutical industry has been a key sticking point in a free trade deal with India. What’s changed?
Slovenia’s role in the global pharmaceutical supply chain
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Novartis and Sandoz have been investing into the Balkan nation's pharma sector, turning into a key partner for development and manufacturing of drugs.
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As Swiss companies Novartis and Sandoz shift to complex, expensive medicine, they are increasingly dependent on the tiny Balkan nation of Slovenia.
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Technology, trade and traffic-stopping politicians were the talk of the town in Davos at the 2024 edition of the World Economic Forum.
Ukraine and Switzerland urge countries to support peace plan in Davos
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Ukraine and Switzerland galvanised support for a peace plan in talks ahead of the WEF in Davos but no concrete steps forward were agreed.
What do you think Switzerland’s Alain Berset can bring to the Council of Europe?
The former interior minister is to become the first Swiss Secretary General of the Council of Europe – which issues should his five-year term focus on?
How is your country dealing with the return of stolen artifacts?
Western nations like Switzerland often have to deal with the process of recovering or returning looted artifacts which have been illegally imported. What’s the situation like in your country?