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Manufacturing companies in Switzerland
4 manufacturing profiles in Switzerland. Every profile is hand-reviewed with leadership, certifications, and public sources.
Where does manufacturing cluster in Switzerland?
Basel (1), Bubendorf (1), Burgdorf (1), and Lachen (1) Most visible profiles: Octapharma, Sandoz, Bachem, and Ypsomed.
Which standards are already visible?
GMP (3) and ISO-13485 (1) Latest review: 14 March 2026. Review cycle: March 2026.
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Manufacturing profiles in Switzerland
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Octapharma
LachenSwitzerlandManufacturing
Lachen plasma and recombinant therapeutics anchor with a large international manufacturing and product-supply network.
- Lead
- Wolfgang MarguerreChairman and Chief Executive Officer
- Scale
- Global biologics manufacturing and supply
Current review cycle
Sandoz
BaselSwitzerlandManufacturing
Basel-headquartered generics and biosimilars anchor operating a global regulated manufacturing network across essential medicines.
- Lead
- Richard SaynorChief Executive Officer
- Scale
- Global regulated medicines supply
Current review cycle
Bachem
BubendorfSwitzerlandManufacturing
Bubendorf peptide and oligonucleotide manufacturing anchor with a global API and GMP supply role for advanced therapeutics.
- Lead
- Anne-Kathrin StollerChief Executive Officer
- Scale
- Global GMP manufacturing
Current review cycle
Ypsomed
BurgdorfSwitzerlandManufacturing
Burgdorf injection-device and drug-delivery manufacturing anchor supporting regulated self-injection and digital-care products.
- Lead
- Simon MichelChief Executive Officer
- Scale
- Global delivery-device manufacturing
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- What is the difference between a manufacturer and a CDMO?
- A manufacturer primarily produces its own drug substance, drug product, or device for its own pipeline or commercial supply. A CDMO (Contract Development and Manufacturing Organization) takes external programs from other companies — process transfer, scale-up, contract production. Some companies operate as both: manufacturing their own pipeline AND offering excess capacity to external clients.
- Which European countries have the most manufacturing capacity?
- Germany leads by industrial depth (Boehringer Ingelheim, Bayer, BioNTech production, Merck KGaA). Switzerland concentrates premium-tier sites (Roche, Novartis manufacturing). Denmark anchors aseptic/biologics scale (Novo Nordisk). Sweden adds AstraZeneca's Gothenburg base. Poland is competitive on cost (Polpharma, Adamed). Lithuania and Estonia have growing biologics manufacturing (Northway, Icosagen).
- What certifications should a biotech manufacturer hold?
- For drugs and biologics: GMP (essential, country-specific national authority enforces in EU). For medical devices: ISO 13485 + CE marking under MDR/IVDR. For US-bound supply: FDA inspection. For nonclinical studies: GLP. Use the /compliance pages on this directory to filter by specific markers — every published company has its certification context documented and source-backed.
- How are manufacturers verified in this directory?
- Every profile is hand-reviewed: leadership confirmed by primary source, physical site address sourced from official disclosures, regulatory matrix (GMP / ISO-13485 / GLP / FDA-Inspected) backed by certification documents, and a registry note explaining current operating context and production scope.
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