Pharmaceutical companies by canton

All 26 cantons with the number of life-science companies and Swissmedic authorisations recorded.

Zurich41 Companies · 757 MedicinesOriginators
Zug38 Companies · 1'582 MedicinesOriginators
Basel-Landschaft22 Companies · 533 MedicinesGenerics
Basel-Stadt22 Companies · 634 MedicinesOriginators
Bern19 Companies · 378 MedicinesWholesale
Geneva18 Companies · 468 MedicinesOriginators
Aargau10 Companies · 206 MedicinesCDMO
Ticino8 Companies · 200 MedicinesOriginators
Lucerne7 Companies · 157 MedicinesOriginators
Solothurn7 Companies · 319 MedicinesMedTech
Thurgau7 Companies · 250 MedicinesOTC and phyto
Vaud7 Companies · 28 MedicinesBiotech
Fribourg6 Companies · 257 MedicinesOTC and phyto
St. Gallen6 Companies · 109 MedicinesWholesale
Schwyz4 Companies · 88 MedicinesOTC and phyto
Schaffhausen3 Companies · 60 MedicinesOriginators
Grisons2 Companies · 0 MedicinesMedTech
Valais2 Companies · 0 MedicinesCDMO
Appenzell Ausserrhoden1 Companies · 18 MedicinesCDMO
Glarus1 Companies · 27 MedicinesOriginators
Obwalden1 Companies · 12 MedicinesOriginators
Appenzell InnerrhodenNo company recorded yet
JuraNo company recorded yet
NeuchâtelNo company recorded yet
NidwaldenNo company recorded yet
UriNo company recorded yet

Sources

Swissmedic: Liste der zugelassenen Arzneimittel
Zefix: Schweizerisches Handelsregister

Last updated: 17 September 2026

Data from the Swissmedic list of authorised medicinal products as of 1 September 2026. Location, sector and website added by our own research.

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