Canton of Basel-Stadt

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Basel boasts the highest density of successful life sciences companies in the world. These generate by far the largest share of added value in the Basel region. Famous companies such as Novartis, Roche, Lonza, Bayer, BASF, Syngenta, Straumann or Moderna have their headquarters or important group functions here. A multi-faceted biotope of further research companies from the fields of biotechnology, nanotechnology, IT and communication technology is thriving around them. Together with the University of Basel, the ETH Department of Biosystems and the University of Applied Sciences Northwestern Switzerland FHNW, they form the Life Sciences Cluster. This cluster counts over 700 companies, including big multinationals, SMEs and a constantly growing number of successful start-ups and spin-offs.

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