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Wirz Launches Healthcare Consulting Unit Wirz Pulse

Swiss agency group Wirz has launched 'Wirz Pulse', a specialized consulting offering for the healthcare market, targeting hospitals, insurers, and pharma/medtech companies. The service aims to support healthcare organizations in positioning, change management, and growth. Wirz will collaborate with organizations to develop a strategic direction translated into positioning, culture, offerings, communication, and experiences. Six programs cover transformation, brand identity, patient journey, work culture, innovation, and digital experience. The launch responds to labor shortages, cost pressure, digitalization, and evolving patient needs, as well as new fields like personalized medicine and longevity. Existing healthcare mandates include Roche, University Hospital Zurich, CSS, Interpharma, and Rheumaliga Schweiz, from which Wirz derived recurring challenges and success factors.

• Wirz Group launches 'Wirz Pulse' consulting service for healthcare sector.
• Targets hospitals, insurers, pharma, and medtech companies.
• Offers six programs: transformation, brand identity, patient journey, work culture, innovation, digital experience.

Roche and Ypsomed Stay Top in Swiss Reputation Ranking

Swissreputation Group and Pressrelations Schweiz analyzed nearly 90,000 reputation-relevant statements from about 4,000 Swiss online and print sources using an AI-supported method to evaluate media reputation for 40 pharma and medtech companies. The study measured presence (coverage and reach) and tonality (positive/negative reporting) and calculated a Reputation Score (0–100) for each company across six reputation dimensions. In Pharma & Biopharma, Roche ranks first (ahead of MSD, Novartis, Sandoz and AstraZeneca). In MedTech & Diagnostics, Ypsomed remains first (ahead of Medacta, Straumann Group, Alcon and Sonova). The study notes products/services, innovation and economic performance tended to improve media reputation, while workplace issues (layoffs, relocations) and ESG/legal problems harmed reputation. The article was published on 2026-08-13.

• Swissreputation Group and Pressrelations Schweiz analyzed nearly 90,000 reputation-relevant statements from about 4,000 Swiss online and print sources using an AI-supported method.
• The study measured presence and tonality for 40 pharma and medtech companies and computed a Reputation Score between 0 and 100 across six reputation dimensions.
• In the Pharma & Biopharma category, Roche ranked first, followed by MSD, Novartis, Sandoz and AstraZeneca.

Roche Pharma Day 2026 announced

Roche Pharma Day 2026 will be held on Monday, 28th September 2026, 09:00am BST. More details available via the investor update.

St. Jude Newsroom: KDM2B revealed as a selective dependency in high-risk medulloblastoma subgroups

The St. Jude Newsroom page has been updated with several new press releases. Notable additions include: 'KDM2B revealed as a selective dependency in high-risk medulloblastoma subgroups' (09/24/2026), 'Targeting ZMYND8 improves T-cell function and may boost immunotherapy' (09/23/2026), 'U.S. News & World Report ranks St. Jude among top three outstanding pediatric cancer hospitals' (09/15/2026), 'AI-informed AdaptiveFlow redefines large-scale cloud computing for drug discovery' (09/01/2026), 'ALSAC Named to Fast Company's 2026 Best Workplaces for Innovators List' (09/10/2026), and 'Chili's® Announces Historic $150 Million Commitment to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital®' (09/08/2026).

Chili’s® Announces Historic $150 Million Commitment to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital®

Chili’s® Grill & Bar made a new pledge to help raise $150 million over the next 15 years to help support children and families facing cancer and other life-threatening diseases at St. Jude.