Full List of Pharmaceutical Companies in Switzerland (2023)

There is a very huge presence of pharmaceutical companies in Switzerland, with the pharma industry contributing 7% of GDP, about 35% of all manufacturing in Switzerland, and 8% of global production of pharmaceuticals. Switzerland sits atop in Europe in terms of pharmaceutical production, expenditure in R & D, and medical technologies.

In 2019, 7 CHF billion was spent on R&D, and 97.6 CHF billion worth of exports were generated making Switzerland, the country with the largest export surplus of pharmaceutical products worldwide.

In Europe, Switzerland is the largest pharma producer with production value of EUR 54.3 billion in 2019, ahead of France, Germany, Italy, and the UK.

Switzerland is home to a lot of pharma giants such as Novartis, Hoffmann-La Roche, Lonza, Galderma, Galenica, CSL Vifor, Straumann, Octapharma, Ferring Pharmaceuticals, Sonova Holding AG, Tecan Group, Bachem. Other giant pharmaceutical companies such as Alcon, Bayer, Abbott, Janssen-Cilag (Johnson & Johnson) have their headquarters in Switzerland.

The pharma sector in Switzerland offers 47,500 jobs in 2020. 90% of the pharmaceutical production in Switzerland are in the Basel Region, Espace Mittelland-
Bassin Lémanique and Zurich-Zug-Lucerne-Schaff-hausen clusters.

Most of the investment in the life science in Europe is made by the UK, Switzerland, Ireland, France, Netherlands, and Germany.

Switzerland is also home to many biotech, and medical technology companies. In total, there are over 2500 biotech, medical technology, CRO, and pharmaceutical companies in Switzerland.

Pharmaceutical Companies in Switzerland (List)

List of pharmaceutical companies in Switzerland with their contact information

3M (Schweiz) GmbH

Eggstrasse 91
8803 Rüschlikon

Tel: +41 44 724 90 90, +41 44 724 94 50
www.3mschweiz.ch

A. Menarini GmbH

Thurgauerstrasse 36/38
Postfach
8050 Zürich

+41 44 307 40 50
+41 44 307 40 54
www.menarini.ch

AB2 Bio Ltd.

EPFL Innovation Park
Building B, 4th Floor
CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland

T +41 21 694 00 40
F +41 21 694 00 41
info@ab2bio.com
http://www.ab2bio.com

ABBA Therapeutics

Stücki Park in northern Basel

41 61 6382370
41 61 6382371
info@abba-therapeutics.com
abba-therapeutics.com

ABBOTT AG

Neuhofstrasse 23
Postfach
CH-6341 Baar

T 041 768 44 44
Email: marketing.diagnostics.ch@abbott.com
https://www.ch.abbott/

AbbVie AG

Alte Steinhauserstrasse 14
6330 Cham

+41 41 399 15 00
+41 41 399 15 01
www.abbvie.ch

AC Immune SA

EPFL Innovation Park-Building B 1015 Lausanne / Switzerland

Phone: +41 21 345 91 21
Fax: +41 21 345 91 20
Email: info@acimmune.com
acimmune.com

Acino International AG

Thurgauerstrasse 36/38
Main Tower
8050 Zürich

Acino Pharma AG

Birsweg 2
4253 Liesberg

+41 61 775 80 00
+41 61 775 80 01
www.acino-pharma.com

Acthera Therapeutics Ltd.

Rosental-Mitte, WRO-1059
Mattenstrasse 22
4058 Basel
Switzerland

Phone: +41 77 494 74 76
E-Mail: info@actheratx.com
https://acthera-therapeutics.com

ADC Therapeutics

Biopôle
Route de la Corniche 3B
1066 Epalinges, Switzerland

+41 21 653 02 00
https://www.adctherapeutics.com/

ADDEX THERAPEUTICS LTD and ADDEX PHARMA SA

Chemin des Mines, 9
CH-1202 Geneva, Switzerland.

Tel.: +41 22 884 1555
Fax: +41 22 884 1556
https://www.addextherapeutics.com

ADIENNE Pharma & Biotech SA

Via Zurigo 46
CH-6900 Lugano
Switzerland

Tel. +41 (0)91 210 47 26
Fax +41 (0)91 921 19 78
https://www.adienne.com

Advanced Accelerator Applications, a Novartis Company

Rue de la tour de l’île 4
1204 Genf

+41 22 519 07 00
www.adacap.com