Switzerland
Switzerland’s Basel Region Crowned ‘Europe’s Top Destination to Launch a Drug Device Company’, According to Pharmapack Report
January 14, 2025Switzerland, pharmapack, report
 Pharmapack Europe: ‘Basel the best location for drug device innovation in Europe thanks to combination of world class manufacturing and …
Richard Ridinger resigns from CEO position at Lonza causing shares to plummet
January 30, 2019Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing CEO, Lonza, Marc Funk, Richard Ridinger, Switzerland
Richard Ridinger, the CEO of Swiss biotechnology firm Lonza Group, will step down from his position in March of this …
Novartis cuts more than 2500 jobs in Switzerland and the UK
September 25, 2018Manufacturing and Production Basel, Jobs, Novartis, Switzerland, grimsby, manufacturing
Swiss multinational Novartis are set to cut thousands of jobs across Europe in an effort to boost profitability. The move …
Biogen to build billion-dollar plant in Switzerland
July 7, 2015Manufacturing and Production Alzherimer's disease, Biogen, Biogen IDEC, MS, Switzerland, manufacturing, multiple sclerosis
Biogen plans to open a $1 billion manufacturing facility in Switzerland, to help Europe deal with the future demand for …
Novartis says Canada and Switzerland lift vaccines ban
November 2, 2012Manufacturing and Production Canada, Novartis, Switzerland, vaccines
A temporary suspension on the distribution of flu vaccines made by Novartis has been lifted in Canada and Switzerland. The …
Ariad touts next generation CML treatment
June 29, 2012Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Ariad, CML, Cancer, Europe, Switzerland
Ariad Pharmaceuticals is to expand into Europe following promising results for an investigational cancer drug. The US biotech firm will …
Merck KGaA swings axe over Serono operations
April 25, 2012Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Cladribine, MS, Merck KGaA, Switzerland, job cuts
Merck KGaA will cut around 500 jobs from its pharmaceutical unit in Switzerland, the firm has announced. The company said …
Novartis workers stage flash strike over job cuts
November 21, 2011Manufacturing and Production Novartis, Switzerland, job cuts
Workers at Novartis’ Nyon facility in Switzerland carried out a strike to protest the closure of the plant, but called …
UCB plans €250m plant to meet Cimzia demand
December 29, 2010Manufacturing and Production Cimzia, Switzerland, UCB, pharma manufacturing
Belgian biotechnology company UCB has started construction of a new microbial manufacturing facility in Bulle, Switzerland to help meet demand …
Roche forms translational medicine research hub
May 26, 2010Research and Development Roche, Switzerland, academic research, translational
Roche is linking up with Basel’s university and university hospital in a ‘strategic alliance’ that will establish and manage what …
Novartis unveils new lab approach to boost research capacity
August 27, 2009Research and Development Novartis, Switzerland
Novartis has unveiled a new research approach involving novel lab technology and flexible working, in the hope to speed its …
Swiss CRO moves into Indian clinical trials market
June 22, 2009Research and Development CRO, Switzerland
Switzerland-based contract research organisation PFC Pharma Focus has set up an Indian subsidiary with the help of Excel Life Sciences, …
