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2013 was an exceptIOnally successFul year, wIth csem earnIng recOgnItIOn In every FIeld OF actIvIty. FrOm the 2013 eurOpean assOcIatIOn OF research and technOlOgy OrganIzatIOns prIze tO the Mechanical testing CTI LEADERSHIP IN projects BIOalps award tO a new cOntract FOr satellIte InstrumentatIOn, for the body’s soft tissues puBlIc BOdIes, academIa and prIvate Industry alIke cOmmended 1 Our cOntrIButIOns tO varIOus IndustrIes such as watchmakIng, aPril 2011 BIOtechnOlOgy and space. here, chaIrman claude nIcOllIer and www.audemarspiguet.com/royaloakoffshore ceO marIO el- khOury dIscuss csem’s leadIng rOle In suppOrtIng InnOvatIOn and helpIng Its partners, maInly smes — the BackBOne “It was One OF the Best prOjects I’ve Been InvOlved OF swIss Industry — gaIn the mOst BeneFIt FrOm It. In – On a peOple level, a cOmmunIcatIOns level and In terms OF what we achIeved tOgether.”
Jiri Nohava application engineer at csM Instruments sa, Claude Nicollier, how do you define solutions by encouraging the use and combi- a company of anton paar, peseux (Ne) innovation? nation of new technologies and by transferring claude nicollier: Innovation is something that them to novel applications. take sensors, for the human body is made up of many soft tissues. the Bioindenter is really happens between the brain and the example: connected sensor networks can strategy inside cseM Finance a unique instrument that can test and characterize the mechanical organization p. 08 p. 09 p. 18 p. 19 p. 20 p. 21 p. 22 p. 23 heart. education, background and professional be used in an endless number of fields and Mario el-Khoury, ceO claude Nicollier, chairman of the Board properties of almost every one of them. From refining disease experience provide the base upon which the in unlimited applications, from medical and models and pharmacology, to developing new drugs, engineering brain acquires the reflex of innovation, allowing sports devices to increasing the quality of tissues and improving diagnosis of altered tissues such as those people to develop continuously. the spirit of measurements and boosting the performance linked to atherosclerosis, osteoarthritis and cancer, the Bioindenter of risk, of going outside the comfort zone and edge against foreign competition”. this is still the most promising scientific results. innovation takes its root in the heart, as a cer- of production lines. opens up new domains for high precision indentation instruments. doing different things, or doing things differ- fully true today. to remain competitive, we the complexity of technology is increasing tain form of constant curiosity that is developed ently. companies have a natural resistance to need to innovate and facilitate the transfer in parallel to a higher degree of convergence C hapt E r 03 FoUr stePs...... to innovation in childhood and never disappears. at csem, How do you explain CSEM’s success? csm Instruments and csem combined their respective expertise taking risks and they don’t appreciate uncer- of results from science to industry. what and integration. today, any successful product people want to be, and are, innovative. they Fclaudeinancial nicollier: Over the years, csem’s resUlts in nanoindentation and biology to develop the Bioindenter and bring tainty. the idea behind csem was to reduce has changed drastically is the complexity is an integration of different, very costly use brain and heart to help companies become expertise and proven success have gener- it to the market in just 18 months. Based on csm Instruments, or mitigate the risk for swiss companies by of technology and globalization, with any technologies. It is not affordable for smes INNOVATION ever more competitive and also search out new ated a true culture of innovation that inspires organization commercially available ultra nanoindentation tester, the innovative giving them access to existing technologies company worldwide able to access state-of- to maintain a high level of multidisciplinary avenues with passion and commitment. this customers and academic and industrial product incorporates a csem-developed biochamber that allows and helping them with technical transfer the-art production-equipment and low-cost applied-research inside their structures.this is in our company culture, which is unique. It is partners alike. From a very strong tradition the instrument to keep the biological probes in their natural C hapt E r 05 to their fields of application. that’s where labor. this change makes it harder for is particularly true as products become more expressed in all of our corporate activities and in watchmaking and decades-long expertise environment. the first instrument dedicated to investigating local government incentives make a big difference. companies, and mainly smes, in countries like complex and multifunctional. so csem grants is what makes csem such a valuable organiza- in miniaturization, csem has gradually added C hapt E r 06 mechanical properties of soft tissue via instrumented indentation, this public financial support, direct from switzerland to maintain their competitiveness these smes access to the knowledge of more tion for industry. competence in other application fields that the Bioindenter was developed based on the demands of customers the confederation and cantons or through without relying on technological innovation. than 300 seasoned engineers coming from Creation and development Industrialization requirecseM aended quest for2010 perfection with positive and a commit net results.- income was slightly down compared who need such a tool for their research. with it, csm Instruments innovation agencies like ctI, allows csem to what is mainly needed is disruptive innovation, very wide areas of researchINDUS and engineering,trIaL INCOME SOUrCE OF FINaNCING (in %) How can CSEM help companies be more mentto the to previousprecision such year as (–2%) space, due aeronautics, to a decision to postpone until 2013 an important fulfilled its goals of filling a gap in the market and enhancing its By analyzing long-term trends in society and markets, cseM cseM can take highly innovative research breakthroughs be at the service of smes and large industrial which is one of csem’s specialities. to state-of-the-art infrastructurepEr SECand equiptO- r (in %) (total income = cHF 68’473’629) defines technology platforms that are suitable for future made at universities and polytechnics, as well as national innovative? medical,project, semiconductors financed by anda partner many others. canton. In competitiveness. “Our two fields of expertise really fit well together,” groups alike. ment, and to a large11 arrayBiomedical of avant-garde & lifestyle but 31 industrial income target markets. these technologies, which usually begin 01 02 and international partner rtos, to a validated and industry- claude nicollier: the risk for a company doingincome so, wegenerated have established by european ourselves c ommissionas a projects grew by 12%, despite the says nohava. “It’s very difficult to think of anyone else we could have How does CSEM help SMEs in particular? matured technologies. the maturity level of life as internal research projects, are selected based ready state. We are a preferred partner because of our selling reliable, successful products is that “one-stop-shop”. today, csem is the place to 15 Watch 29 Basic government funding worked with.“ weakness of the euro. Public-sector projects supported by CSEMthe c wasonfederation formed during a time of crisis for mario el-khoury: csem has a leading role csem’s technologies is highly appreciated on their potential use by swiss industry or the swiss ability to build multiple bridges between scientists, it focuses too much on doing business and comegrew when by 15%, looking which for technologies was below that the make forecast. However, this was the result of the Swiss industry. How would you characterize in the innovation process in switzerland. by smes, which are often9 criskleantech averse. (environment, Our transportation, home) 11 cantons BOarD OF DIrECtOrS & aUDItOrS ExECUtIVE BOarD & DIVISIONaL aND FUNCtIONaL hEaDS economy. cseM in turn develops and maintains research and industry. in practical terms, cseM can inside cseM so remains stuck in its comfort zone. entre- thephasing-out difference. of federal economic stimulus programs to support the economy. the situation today? through the years, we have assisted the swiss engineers and managers6 salsoecurity provide & traceability smes 12 eU projects mOre InFO aBOut the platforms and also typically combines two or perform proofs of concept, stabilize technologies, preneurs know that to stay competitive in the thIs artIcle the economic upturn has not yet had a positive influence onmario our e l-incomekhoury: fromadrien jaquerod, a founder watchmaking, medtech, instrumentation and with a digest of state-of-the-art technologies three domains; for example, low-power wireless and develop prototypes and products that are long term, they need to constantly challenge Mario El-Khoury, why are some companies 11 telecom & seminconductor industry 5 other public projects networking, micro-electro-mechanical systems designed to be robust and cost-effective, but that industry (–2%). this is because the r&d investment cycle, whichof what is where later became cseM csem , said in 1940 cleantech industries, always with the same and roadmaps for the future, helping them csem - annual report 2013 structures, solutions, production cycles and reluctantprojects to typically innovate? figure, 02 is 03 always slightly behind industry’s top line revenue Board of Directors Executive Board (MeMs), sensors, and photonics. in 2010, can also be manufactured in a foundry or fab. The corporate culture at CSEM can best be summed up in three to work from home, and continuous education funding to develop staff comes from industry, while 35% come from academia. “industry needs science to keep its competitive mission: helping industry take advantage of position and benchmark16 themselves.consumer goods csem12 cti - annual report 2013 10 11 words: consideration, respect, and continuity. The first two are job skills. National recognition of CSEM’s socially responsible An ongoing trend is to recruit the best and brightest regardless markets. csem helps its customers find new mgrowth,ario el-k buthoury: we Innovation are very is satisfied always a matter with the large increase (67%) in income from the watch industry, cleantech, health and 13 space & scientific instrumentation Claude Nicollier chairman Mario El-Khoury chief executive officer wellness, space and aeronautics, as well as C hapt E r 04 evident in the way we manage human resources and accept our efforts came most recently when Anne-Marie Van Rampaey, of nationality; as a result, 35% of staff is international. There are our small-series production activities, in a very specialized niche market. automation & industrial control Jacques Baur vice-chairman, representative of rolex sa Georges Kotrotsios vP, Marketing & Business development environmental applications, were important social responsibility, while the third is shown in our low staff turn- Vice-President Human Resources, was appointed president of 40 people doing PhD research at CSEM, and several employees thanks to effective cost management, the financial results show a profit in line 19 targets for cseM’s know-how. over rate. The idea behind continuity is to attract the best talent, the jury of the Prix Pride, a cantonal award for sustainability. teach graduate and undergraduate courses part of the time. with our forecast. the overall financial situation was, moreover, improved by patrick aebischer ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de lausanne - ePFl andré Laville chief Financial officer and then keep it, since CSEM’s primary asset is the knowledge and Interview with the Chairman Currently, CSEM employs 390 people, all sites included. The Last but not least, CSEM has a relatively high percentage of an increase in capital that took place in March 2010, and which has enabled us pierre-andré Bühler eta sa, representative of FlrH [since 27.07.2010] philippe Steiert director of regional centers experience of our people. number of employees has remained stable for the past few women in the workforce, some 25% overall and about 13% in to double our cash reserves and to increase our shareholder equity, which has peter Chen [until 09.03.2010] The ways that CSEM keeps staff in the long term are as innovative years, despite the worldwide financial crisis that began in 2008. the technical departments. In recognition of CSEM’s gender and the CEO now reached almost 50% of the overall balance. eidgenössische technische Hochschule zurich - etH zurich as the technologies the company develops. It offered in-house day Furthermore, we are identifying more and more engineers from promotion, the company was featured by the State Secretariat adrienne Corboud Fumagalli ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de lausanne - ePFl Divisional and Functional heads care long before other organizations had even entertained the idea. industry willing to pursue their career in the field of technology for Economic Affairs (SECO) as a role model for industry. This Mougahed Darwish eM Marin, representative of swatch group anne-Marie Van rampaey vP, Human resources CSEM also established a detailed employee charter, which is pub- development, integration and transfer, which is the essence of puts CSEM in the same league as some large-sized companies, 2013 was an exceptIOnally successFul year, wIth csem earnIng lished in three languages on its website. Its terms of employment CSEM: these engineers very naturally are hired by CSEM and and it is one of only two organizations selected from the French- recOgnItIOn In every FIeld OF actIvIty. FrOm the 2013 eurOpean philippe Gnaegi conseiller d’etat, république et canton de neuchâtel Nicolas Blanc vP, Photonics are also flexible. For example, CSEM offers part-time jobs, the ability are now the majority of our personnel. Today, some 65% of speaking part of Switzerland. Frédéric hainard conseiller d’etat, république et canton de neuchâtel [until 31.08.2010] Mechanical testingNico de rooij vP, Microsystems technologyCTI assOcIatIOn OF research and technOlOgy OrganSIzattrIOUCns ptrUIzer tEO the KEy FIGUrES non-consolidated figures projects BIOalps award tO a new cOntract FOr satellIte InstrumentatIOn, Georges N. hayek swatch group sa for the body’s softalex Dommanntissues vP, Program Manager MeMs CSEM IN FIGUrES puBlIc BOdIes, academIa and prIvate Industry alIke cOmmended Eric Klein richemont international sa Christian Enz vP, integrated & Wireless systems ChF 2010 % 2009 % Our cOntrIButIOns tO varIOus IndustrIes such as watchmakIng, CSEM alain ribaux harry heinzelmann 95 engineers in electronics,electrotechnics, electricity 1 conseiller communal, ville de neuchâtel vP, nanotechnology & life sciences BIOtechnOlOgy and space. here, chaIrman claude nIcOllIer and total revenues 68’473’629 100% 69’997’069 100% 60 engineers in physics, physicists csem - annual report 2013 Financial report Fully consolidated Partially consolidated non-consolidated30 31 roland yves Siegwart eidgenössische technische Hochschule zurich - etH zurich [since 27.07.2010] Jens Krauss vP, systems ceO marIO el- khOury dIscuss csem’s leadIng rOle In suppparticipationsOrtIng participations participations Public contributions 28’107’700 41% 31’000’000 44% ANNUAL REPORT pierre-alain Storrer Fondation en faveur d’un laboratoire de recherches horlogères - FlrH [since 27.07.2010] alain Maurissen vP, space Program 38 engineers in microtechnology “It was One OF the Best prOjects I’ve Been InvOlved Integration technology transfer to industry InnOvatIOn and helpIng Its partners, maInly smes — the BackBOne Public and industrial projects and services 40’365’929 59% 38’997’069 56% 23 chemists hans Zimmermann ascom Holding In – On a peOple level, a cOmmunaIcatndréIO pnserret level vP, s trategic relations cseM has an established track record of physical cseM has over two decades of experience in OF swIss Industry — gaIn the mOst BeneFIt FrOm 4-It.l abs 75% zentronica 40% dynetix 100% cseM Uae 48.91% integration expertise. it can integrate cMos circuits developing novel microtechnologies, including MeMs, 8 engineers in computer science and In terms OF what we achIevedpeter tOgether.” Seitz vP, nanomedicine total operating expenses 68’228’698 100% 69’582’365 100% and passive devices to create components and/or wireless, and cMos design. its industrial partners silatech 30% auditors philippe Steiert vP, Microrobotics & Packaging 2013 8 engineers in material science swisstom 52% jade invest 35% Jiri Nohava sub-systems, but it is also able to provide complete can tap into this extensive know-how and experience expenses directly related to projects 6’887’493 10% 7’733’079 11% application engineer at csM Instruments sa, 8 engineers in mechanics Pricewaterhousecoopers sa, neuchâtel alexander Stuck vP, thin Film optics solutions by integrating different technologies, such as through technology transfer projects. today, cseM is Claude Nicollier, how do you define solutions by encouraging the use and combi- a company of anton paar, peseux (Ne) Uditis 26% sensecore 35.67% neroxis 25% staff costs 44’776’938 65% 45’399’725 65% photonics, wireless communications, microelectronics, a preferred partner for swiss industry, with returning 13 engineers in other domains innovation? nation of new technologies and by transferring mechatronics and MeMs. Furthermore, cseM’s talent for customers representing 55 percent of cseM’s contract operating costs 16’564’267 24% 16’449’561 23% 285 105 claude nicollier: Innovation is something that them to novel applications. take sensors, for the human body is made up of many soft tissues. the Bioindenter is integration is also leveraged for universities and labs, to integrate 03 04 research revenues. men women nolaris 30.91% Holtronic 20% off-the-shelf components in new functional prototypes. cseM is really happens between the brain and the example: connected sensor networks can a unique instrument that can test and characterize the mechanical 244’931 1% 414’704 1% also able to act as a systems integrator in applied research projects. heart. education, background and professional be used in an endless number of fields and Mario el-Khoury, ceO claudeOperating Nicollier, resultchairman of the Board CSEM : INNOVatION, CrEatIVIty aND taLENt SErVING thE pUBLIC aND INDUStry IN thE FIELDSproperties of almost every one of them. From refining disease csM instruments 20.30% Micro-camera 15% experience provide the base upon which the in unlimited applications, from medical and non-core activities 136’000 -1’893’113 OF ELECtrONICS aND MICrOtEChNICS FOr rESEarCh aND NUMErOUS appLICatIONS. models and pharmacology, to developing new drugs, engineering brain acquires the reflex of innovation, allowing sports devices to increasing7 the quality of IF yOU NEED hELp aND SUppOrt IN thESE DISCIpLINES, aSK CSEM - wE aLwayS haVE a SOLUtissuestION! and improving diagnosis of altered tissues such as those innobridge 17.50% Mccs 5.90% people to develop continuously. the spirit of measurements and boosting the performance “ linked to atherosclerosis, osteoarthritis and cancer, the Bioindenter of risk, of going outside the comfort zone and edge against foreign competition”. this is still ther mostesult promising for the period scientific results. 380’931 -1’478’409 innovation takes its root in the heart, as a cer- of production lines. Claude Nicollier opens up new domains for high precision indentation instruments. doing different things, or doing things differ- fully true today. to remain competitive, we the complexity of technology is increasing ” tain form of constant curiosity that is developed innostarter 2.86% neode 2.10% ently. companies have a natural resistance to need to innovate and facilitate the transfer in parallel to a higher degree of convergence in childhood and never disappears. at csem, How do you explain CSEM’s success? csm Instruments and csem combined their respective expertise taking risks and they don’t appreciate uncer- of results from science to industry. what and integration. today, any successful product people want to be, and are, innovative. they claude nicollier: Over the years, csem’s xemtec 1.87% in nanoindentation and biology to develop the Bioindenter and bring tainty. keythe idea FI guresbehind csem was to reduce has changed drastically is the complexity is an integration of different, very costly use brain and heart to help companiesIndustry become takesexpertise and up proven the success slackhave gener- it to the market in just 18 months. Based on csm Instruments, or mitigatenOn-c theOns riskOlI datedfor swiss FIgures companies by of technology and globalization, with any technologies. It is not affordable for smes ever more competitive and also search out new ated a true culture of innovation that inspires commercially available ultra nanoindentation tester, the innovative giving them access to existing technologies company worldwide able to access state-of- to maintain a high level of multidisciplinary avenues with passion and commitment. this customers and academic and industrial product incorporates a csem-developed biochamber that allows and helping them with technical transfer the-art production-equipment and low-cost applied-research inside their structures.this is in our company culture, which is unique. It is partners alike. From a very strong tradition the instrument to keep the biological probes in their natural to their fields of application. that’s where labor. this change makes it harder for is particularly true as products become more expressed in all of our corporate activities and in watchmaking and decades-long expertise environment. the first instrument dedicated to investigating local we have returned tO grOwth, FIrmly suppOrted governmentchF incentives make a big difference. companies, and mainly smes, in countries like 2013complex% and multifunctional.2012 so csem% grants is what makes csem such a valuable organiza- in miniaturization, csem has gradually added mechanical properties of soft tissue via instrumented indentation, By puBlIc suBsIdIes FOr research and IndustrIal this public financial support, direct from switzerland to maintain their competitiveness these smes access to the knowledge of more tion for industry. competence in other application fields that tOtal revenues 74’589’133 100 69’984’056 100 the Bioindenter was developed based on the demands of customers Funds, the twO pIllars OF Our BusIness mOdel. the confederation and cantons or through without relying on technological innovation. than 300 seasoned engineers coming from require a quest for perfection and a commit- puBlIc cOntrIButIOns 33’479’974 45 28’845’420 41 who need such a tool for their research. with it, csm Instruments the Increase OF mOre than 10% In revenue FrOm innovation agencies like ctI, allows csem to what is mainly needed is disruptive innovation, very wide areas of research and engineering, How can CSEM help companies be more ment to precision such as space, aeronautics, 41’109’159 55 41’138’636 59 fulfilled its goals of filling a gap in the market and enhancing its Industry Is the key pOsItIve element OF Our 2013 be at the prserviceOjects of andsme sserv andI ceslarge industrial which is one of csem’s specialities. to state-of-the-art infrastructure and equip- innovative? medical, semiconductors and many others. In competitiveness. “Our two fields of expertise really fit well together,” FInancIal result. groups alike. ment, and to a large array of avant-garde but claude nicollier: the risk for a company doing so, we have established ourselves as a says nohava. “It’s very difficult to think of anyone else we could have tOtal OperatIng expenses How does CSEM help SMEs in particular? 74’341’063matured100 technologies. 69’880’536the maturity100 level of selling reliable, successful products is that this“one-stop-shop”. encouraging development today, csem more isthan the compensates place to for the worked with.“ CSEM was formed during a time of crisis for mario el-khoury: csem has a leading role csem’s technologies is highly appreciated it focuses too much on doing business and slightcome downturn when lookingin revenue for from technologies public projects, that makeexpected as the expenses dIrectly related tO prOjects 10’264’787 14 9’626’251 14 Swiss industry. How would you characterize in the innovation process in switzerland. by smes, which are often risk averse. Our so remains stuck in its comfort zone. entre- ctIthe “strong difference. Franc” projects start to wind down. staFF cOsts 48’673’386 65 45’592’837 65 the situation today? through the years, we have assisted the swiss engineers and managers also provide smes mOre InFO aBOut preneurs know that to stay competitive in the thanks to the increase in public subsidies, we were able to start thIs artIcle mario el-Operatkhoury:I ngadrien cOsts jaquerod, a founder watchmaking, medtech, instrumentation and15’402’890 with a digest21 of state-of-the-art14’661’448 technologies21 long term, they need to constantly challenge pv-centerMario El-Khoury, activity with whythe hiring are some of a group companies of photovoltaic spe- of what later became csem, said in 1940 cleantech industries, always with the same and roadmaps for the future, helping them structures, solutions, production cycles and cialistsreluctant and the to acquisition innovate? of state-of-the-art equipment. “industry needs science to keep its competitive mission: helping industry take advantage of position and benchmark themselves. markets. csem helps its customers find new Form thisario year el- k—houry: very positive Innovation in terms is always of both targeteda matter growth and OperatIng result 248’070 1 103’520 1 results — it is worth noting that the successful sale of a stake nOn-cOre actIvItIes 45’883 -62’436 has also allowed us to boost provisions for risk in our portfolio of spin-offs and start-ups. thus strengthened, csem can pursue its fundamental mission of supporting a wide range of innovative result FOr the perIOd 293’953 41’084 industrial companies with an appropriate dose of risk.
ANNUAL REPORT csem - annual report 2013 Financial report 30 31 2013
ChaptEr 0 A new corporate identity that embodies CSEM’s positioning, in terms 7 of quality, service, technology, and excellence, as a leading Swiss
Industry takes up the slack key FIgures Research and Technology Organization (RTO). All the new corpo- nOn-cOnsOlIdated FIgures
rate identity elements reflect CSEM’s commitment to bringing their we have returned tO grOwth, FIrmly suppOrted chF 2013 % 2012 % By puBlIc suBsIdIes FOr research and IndustrIal tOtal revenues 74’589’133 100 69’984’056 100 Funds, the twO pIllars OF Our BusIness mOdel. puBlIc cOntrIButIOns 33’479’974 45 28’845’420 41 the Increase OF mOre than 10% In revenue FrOm clients the added value and the guidance they need to empower their Industry Is the key pOsItIve element OF Our 2013 prOjects and servIces 41’109’159 55 41’138’636 59 FInancIal result.
tOtal OperatIng expenses 74’341’063 100 69’880’536 100 this encouraging development more than compensates for the businesses and meet the challenges of the future. The new baseline slight downturn in revenue from public projects, expected as the expenses dIrectly related tO prOjects 10’264’787 14 9’626’251 14 ctI “strong Franc” projects start to wind down. staFF cOsts 48’673’386 65 45’592’837 65 thanks to the increase in public subsidies, we were able to start OperatIng cOsts 15’402’890 21 14’661’448 21 pv-center activity with the hiring of a group of photovoltaic spe- cialists and the acquisition of state-of-the-art equipment. emphasizes Swiss leadership in innovation married with the Swiss For this year — very positive in terms of both targeted growth and 248’070 1 103’520 1 OperatIng result results — it is worth noting that the successful sale of a stake nOn-cOre actIvItIes 45’883 -62’436 has also allowed us to boost provisions for risk in our portfolio of spin-offs and start-ups. thus strengthened, csem can pursue tradition in microtechnology, in the current context of a rapidly chan- its fundamental mission of supporting a wide range of innovative result FOr the perIOd 293’953 41’084 industrial companies with an appropriate dose of risk. ging world.
A new corporate identity that embodies CSEM’s positioning, in terms of quality, service, technology, and excellence, as a leading Swiss Research and Technology Organization (RTO). All the new corpo- rate identity elements reflect CSEM’s commitment to bringing their clients the added value and the guidance they need to empower their businesses and meet the challenges of the future. The new baseline emphasizes Swiss leadership in innovation married with the Swiss tradition in microtechnology, in the current context of a rapidly chan- ging world. 106 107 GRAND
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