Founded in 1998, the Swiss Biotech Association represents the interests of the Swiss biotech industry. To support its members in a competitive market, the Swiss Biotech Association works to secure favorable framework conditions and facilitate access to talents, novel technologies and financial resources. To strengthen and promote the Swiss biotech industry, the Swiss Biotech Association collaborates with numerous partners and life science clusters globally under the brand Swiss Biotech™.

Our mission

The Swiss Biotech Association is a non-profit, member-driven organization representing the interests of the Swiss biotech industry. Swiss biotech companies are leading the way in developing and commercializing innovative medicines, diagnostics, healthcare treatments, services and enabling technologies.

Our core objective is to ensure that the value generated by the Swiss biotech industry continues to grow and that the industry contributes to the well-being of the socio-economic ecosystem thereby enabling Switzerland to be a key player at the forefront of bioscience innovation.

To this end, the Swiss Biotech Association is dedicated to supporting Swiss biotech companies through the following:

Developing favorable and competitive framework conditions

  • Creating awareness of the biotech industry’s needs and interests with policy makers
  • Advocating a competitive tax system alongside lean and pragmatic regulations
  • Fostering life science education, technology transfer and intellectual property

Attracting talent, know-how and financial resources to drive innovation and growth

  • Promoting and facilitating access to funding opportunities
  • Connecting investors and attractive biotech investment opportunities
  • Facilitating access to national and international talent

Fostering networking through strategic, national and international partnerships

  • Connecting industry stakeholders and life science clusters
  • Organizing and co-promoting national and international life science events
  • Providing access to privileged information through industry platforms and working groups

Promoting the accomplishments of the Swiss biotech industry

  • Disseminating the value-creation of Swiss biotech companies
  • Visualizing the diversity and competitiveness of Swiss biotech companies
  • Presenting innovative products and technologies and their contribution to quality of life

The central resource for the Swiss biotech industry

More than 20 years after its foundation, the Swiss Biotech Association has become a strong voice for the biotech industry. Its annual networking platform, the Swiss Biotech Day, attracts more participants than ever, and by its communication, it promotes the biotech industry.

 

Our annual report

The Swiss Biotech Association is the central resource for the Swiss biotech industry. Checkout our annual report, outlining our activities in 2022.

The Swiss Biotech Association development

Development in numbers in 2022

Our members

519 members already joined us by March 2024

3B Biotech Research • 3T Biosciences • 4G Clinical • 7AlpsBio • AB2 Bio • abc biopply • abcDNA • ABCDx • Abologix • AC Bioscience • AC Immune • ACM Biolabs • ACROBiosystems • Activen • ADC Therapeutics • Addex Therapeutics • Adienne • Adiposs • Adolf Kühner • Adoram • Advanced Clinical • Advitech  • aiNET • Akceso • Alentis Therapeutics • Alira Health • Alithea Genomics • Alloy Therapeutics • Alpha Lynics • AlphaOnco Swiss • Alphastrat • Altasciences • Altorfer Engineering • AlveoliX • Amal Therapeutics • Amazentis • Amphilix • AMYRA • AnaPath • Anaveon • Anjarium Biosciences • anteris Helvetia • Antion Biosciences • Aphaia Pharma • Apricot Therapeutics • Aptissen • Araris Biotech • Ariceum • Arphamid Therapeutics • Artam • ARTBIO • Artidis • ASC Oncology • Asceneuron • Assystem Care • Asterivir • Astra Therapeutics • Athebio • ATLyphe • Aukera Therapeutics • Aurealis Therapeutics • Auregen • Avance • Avrion Therapeutics • Axon Lab • Azafaros • B Squared • Baccinex • Bachem • BakerHicks • Baliopharm • Basilea Pharmaceutica • BC Platforms • Becton Dickinson • Bernina Bioinvest • Bideco • BigOmics • Bio-Rad • Bio-Technopark • Bioark • BioConcept • BioCopy • Bioengineering • Biogen • BioLingus • BioMedPartners • BiomedVC • Bionter • Biopôle • Biosynth • BioVersys • blsc • Blueprint Medicines • Boehler Life Science Advice • Bonetti & Partner • Bright Peak • Bromatech • Bucher Biotec • Büchi • Bühlmann • Caidya • Caland • Calliditas • Cancer Research and Biotechnology • Canlion • CanVirex • Caparna • Carbogen Amcis • Catalent • Catalyze • CCOS • CDR-Life • Cebis International • Ceidos • Celerion • Cellestia • CELLnTEC • cellvie • Celonic • Cencora • Cerbios-Pharma • Cerdia • certus diagnostics • Cetacea Consulting • chAIron • Chemgineering • Chinsiders • Choose Life BioTech • Cilatus • CimArk • Cimeio • CIS Pharma • Citeline • Clear Solutions Laboratories • ClearView • Clemedi • ClinOps Advisory Turner • Connectors • Coulter & Partners • CRB • Cross Alliance • CSEM • CSL Behring • CTC • Curare • Curatis • Cureline • Curie.Bio • Cutiss • Cytiva • Cytosurge • Cyxone • D36.ch • Dao Tun • Debiopharm • Delta Medical • Dimericon Therapeutics • Dinaqor • DPS Engineering • Dr. Rudolf K.Sprüngli • DrM • EAI • EffRx • Elthera • Emergent • Endogena Therapeutics • EPIC Suisse • EraCal Therapeutics • EspeRare Fondation • Eurofins • Evitria • ExcellGene • ExpertInova • EY • FABLE • FatiAbGen • FB Global Regulatory Consulting & Coaching • FimmCyte • FinalSpark • Fischer PreclinTox Consulting • Floratek • FluoSphera • Fortrea • Forty51 Advisors • FoRx Therapeutics • Fritz Gyger • Future Health Pharma • G&L Healthcare Advisors • Gain Therapeutics • Galapagos • Galser • GBiotech • Genedata • Genesupport • GeNeuro • GenSearch • GIO Therapeutics • GliaPharm • GlycoEra • GMT • Gnubiotics • Granite Bio • GRIFFON Pharmaceuticals • GTP Bioways • GXP CONSULTING • GxpManager • Haya • HBM Partners • headcount • Healiva • Health Advances • Healthecon • HekeTiss • Helsinn • Helvetica Biotech • Helvetica Health Care • Hemex • HemostOD • HGF • Hoffmann & Partner • Homburger • House of Lab Science • HpVac • Humabs BioMed • Hyperbolic Holdings • Ichnos • ICON • iCure • Ideogen • Idorsia • IE Life Science • Immunophotonics • ImmunOs • ImmunSkills  • Incaptek • InCephalo • Incyte • Infinity Communications • Infors • InkVivo • InnoMedica • Inofea • Inseit • InsideReg • InSphero • Integra • Integrated Biologix • IntelDrug • InterAx • Inthera Bioscience • IOnctura • IPS • IQone Healthcare • IQVIA • Isospec Analytics • Jacobs • JFG Life Sciences Stiftung • JMP • Kabuto • KBI Biopharma • Kellerhals Carrard • Kisco Pharma Outsourcing Solutions • KPMG • Kvalito • Labatec • Labcorp • LabForce • Laevoroc Oncology • LaForce Business Solutions • Lagosta • LaRive Bio • Latam Pharma • Laves-Arzneimittel • LeadXpro • Legacy Health Care • Leman Biotech • Lenz & Staehelin • Life Sciences Executive Search • Light Chain Bioscience • LimmaTech Biologics • Limula • Linkster Therapeutics • Lonza • LS Instruments • LubioScience • Lucerna Chem • Luminance Health • Lunaphore • LYO-X • mAbTree Biologics • Malcisbo • Maxia Strategies • MaxWell Biosystems • MD Biosciences Neuro • Med Discovery • Mederis • MEDExpansion • Medical Trials Analysis • MedScienceSwiss • Medvisis • MedXCell • Memo Therapeutics • Menarini Biotech • Merz/Anteis • MesenFlow Technologies • metaShape Pharma • MetrioPharm • MF Life Sciences GxP Consulting • Micro-Sphere • Microsynth • Miltenyi Biotec Swiss • MOD1 • Molecular Partners • Monte Rosa Therapeutics • Moonlight AI • Mosanna • MPC Therapeutics • MRGN Advisors • MUVON • MV BioTherapeutics • Mymetics • Myovant Sciences • Nagi Bioscience • Nathalie Jenni Consulting • Navignostics • NBE-Therapeutics • NCMA Consulting • NDA • NegotiumBio • Nemis Technologies • Neovii • Neurimmune • NewBiologix • Nexco Analytics • NexMR • NLS Pharmaceutics • Nodes Advisors • Noema Pharma • Nouscom • NovaGo Therapeutics • Novaremed • Novartis • Novigenix • Novochizol • Numab • NXI Therapeutics • Occident • Oculis • Oculox Technologies • Olgram  • OM Pharma • Omni Life Science • Oncodesign Services • Onena Medicines • Ontrack Biomedical • Onward Therapeutics • oprandi & partner • ORACTIVE • Oriento • Orio Therapeutics • Orion Biotechnology • Oryl Photonics • Otten Life Sciences Consulting • P & G MedChem • Pall • Parexel • PDC Therapeutics • Peleven • PeptART • Peptone • Perseo pharma • Phargentis • Pharma-Consulting Enable • PharmaBiome • PharmaKorell • PharmNDev • Pharvaris • Pheida • Philochem • Pilatus Biosciences • Planetary • PLUS Life Sciences Consulting • plusbiome • PMS Process Management System • Polaroid Therapeutics • PolyPeptide • Porton • Praed Pharmaceuticals • PreComb • Promega • ProteoMediX • PROVECTIS HEALTHCARE • PSI • Pureos Bioventures • Purple Biotech • Qanatpharma • QBDC • Qiáo Advisors • Quant Biomarkers • QuartzBio • Quercis Pharma • Radar RP • Rambam • RDP Pharma • Recolony • Reconnect Labs • Recordati • Redbiotec • Regen Lab • Rejuveron • REM Analytics • Remap Consulting • Repertoire Immune Medicines • Resea Biotec • Resistell • RespAct • Rhizen • Risklick • Roche • Roche Glycart • Rowestil Consulting • RSA • Sai Life Sciences • Saiba • SAKK • Salmon Pharma • Santersus • Santhera • Sartorius • Scailyte • SCG Siam Cement Group • Schmidt Versicherungs Treuhand • Seagen International • Securecell • SEED Biosciences • Sefunda • Selmod • Senn Resources • Sferalp • SFL Pharma • SGS • Shimadzu • Sicpa • SLSC • Socorex • SOLID Drug Development • Solvias • Somagenetix • Sophia Genetics • Sotio Biotech • SP Groups • SpacePharma • Spexis • Springer Nature • Stalicla • Stämm • Stobbe Pharma • Stromal Therapeutics • Superlab Suisse • Supply Chain Operations • Swati • Swiss Biotech Center • Swiss Consultant-Network • Switzerland Global Enterprise • Swizzard • SynDermix • Synendos Therapeutics • Syneos Health • T3 Pharma • Talisto • TargImmune • ten23 health • Tenpoint Therapeutics • The Jackson Laboratory • therainnova • Thermo Fisher Scientific • Tigen • Tigermed • TissueLabs • tiventa • TOLREMO • Toolpoint • Topadur • Trialize • Tridek-One • Trilliome • UCB • Vaccentis • Vaccine Formulation Institute • Vaderis • ValuationLab • Vandria • VCLS • Vector BioPharma • Vectura Fertin Pharma • Venture Valuation • Versameb • Versantis • VILS • Viopas Venture Consulting • Vir Biotechnology • VirdisGroup • Virometix • VISCHER • Volv • VTU  • Walder Wyss • Watson-Marlow • Wemedoo • WuXi AppTec • Wyss Zurich • Xcenda • Xenometrix • Xlife Sciences • Ymmunobio • Yokogawa • YONI Solutions • Zambon • Zeta