Highlights in the Year 2011
6. 5. 2011 |
In the Youth Climatic Health Resort Rakitna the last of three of Lek’s breathing workshops, held in celebration of this year’s World Asthma Day, finished today. At the workshops, the representatives of the Asthma and Sport Association taught children and adolescents and their parents how important proper breathing is and why. They demonstrated the most common mistakes in breathing, how to correct them and what kind of breathing exercises should be practised. After the conclusion of the workshop on Rakitna, the participants eagerly awaited the arrival of the 12-member team of Lek cyclists that had earlier set off on the fourth Lek cycling marathon »For Better Breathing« around Slovenia on World Asthma Day, led by the Slovenian ultramarathon cyclist Marko Baloh.
30. 5. 2011 |
From May 29 to 31, Lek, a Sandoz company, is hosting 35 select top undergraduate and graduate science students from the Alpe-Adria region, who will be meeting with distinguished experts and top managers from across Sandoz and Novartis. The event confirms the Group’s commitment to development as well as to the sharing of knowledge and experiences with young professionals. Participants of this first regional BioCamp in Slovenia were welcomed by the Chancellor of the University of Ljubljana, Dr. Stanislav Radovan Pejovnik, and President of the Lek Management Board, Vojmir Urlep.
14. 7. 2011 |
The holidays are in full swing and nearly 2,500 children are currently enjoying carefree holidays at the holiday camps of the Slovenian Association of Friends of Youth; quite a few of them were able to go on vacation due to the A Wink at the Sun charity campaign. But the children vacationing at the Villa Šumica in Kranjska Gora (Ljubljana Moste – Polje Association of Friends of Youth) are especially happy, since they were entertained by the Lek Sunshine Games and an honored guest, Slovene Volunteerism Ambassador and wife of the President of Slovenia, Barbara Miklič Turk. While the children chatted with the guests and enjoyed a show by the Kolenc Family Theater, the organizers of the humanitarian campaign presented the results of this year’s drive; words were also spoken of difficult situations among families, which are particularly painful during the holiday season, especially for children.
13. 9. 2011 |
Sandoz’s third global R&D; conference connects scientists from around the world, and provides a forum for sharing scientific knowledge and experiences. The goal of such mutual exchanges is to support the generation and implementation of new ideas in scientific development. »We also discussed new trends and novel technologies in the generics industry,« commented Prof. Dr. Uroš Urleb, Chief Scientific Officer at Sandoz Global Product Development, who also initiated and spearheads these meetings.
3. 10. 2011 |
»He who reads reaches further than his arm can reach, sees better than with a naked eye, hears more than his ears can perceive and has a longer stride than his legs can manage,« wrote author Slavko Pregl in his address on the occasion of this year’s Children’s Week. Children’s Week has been celebrated in Slovenia for nearly 60 years and the motto of this year’s event is »Let’s go with a book into the world«. This year’s theme is to reflect upon what is considered to be a good book (among more than 1,000 books that are annually published in our country, only about 300 of them deserve to be rated as ‘good books’) as well as on the importance of reading in our formative years and beyond into our adult life. A particularly valuable contribution to the development of the reading culture among Slovenian children is also the Reading Badge project, organised by the Friends of the Youth Association (SAFY), which is celebrating its 50th anniversary in year 2011.
18. 11. 2011 |
Today the House of Experiments was visited by two groups of elementary school students, who “beat diabetes by biking” and learned in an interactive way how a healthy lifestyle and good food can reduce the likelihood of obesity and type 2 diabetes. “Diabiking”, which has been enjoyed by more than 500 elementary school students in the past two years, is made possible by Lek, a Sandoz company.
24. 11. 2011 |
As a part of the annual career fair Moje Delo 2011, the awards were conferred to the most reputable Slovenian companies according to an 'Employer Reputation 2011’ survey. The survey is conducted by the recruitment portal MojeDelo.com (MyJob.com) biannually. This year’s survey is the third in a row and Lek, a Sandoz company, has been for the third time placed in the group of the most reputable employers in Slovenia.
28. 11. 2011 |
Lek Pharmaceuticals, a Sandoz company, received the TOP 10 Education Management 2011 award, for the ninth time in a row. At the 11th Education Management Conference held in Portorož, company Planet GV and The Education Management Institute Sofos again chose the ten most successful companies and organisations which in 2010 invested in education and training of employees the most. The award was received by Jasna Kos, Head Learning & Training at Lek, a Sandoz company.