Europe’s transformative life sciences supercluster

Yours is an industry that’s always evolving. Markets move fast. Competitors move faster. Space and talent are hard to secure. But in a world of variables, one location provides the antidote you’ve been searching for; the Basel Area is your most valuable discovery.

Maybe you’ve heard our history. But this is a place about far more than pharma. It’s a living lab on a multinational scale. Home to 33,000 life science experts from R&D to commercialization, meaning you can launch with confidence on the continent.

It’s an enzyme for growth. An end-to-end ecosystem designed to futureproof your pipeline, uniting over 800 companies in buildings as iconic as the breakthroughs they house. And from ETH Zurich and the University of Basel to the Botnar Institute of Immune Engineering, your peers and pioneers are already here.

Where Switzerland, Germany and France meet, you’ll find life sciences to the power of three. Our border-free location removes the barriers to innovation, tripling your talent pool and multiplying your market access. But nothing gets lost in translation – our ecosystem runs in English.

In fact this is a destination that speaks your language. Life sciences are in our DNA. They shape our skyline, support our arts scene, and write our history. From the discovery of antibodies to the creation of LSD, we’ve always combined quality of life with a lifestyle that’s anything but clinical. Here, your neighbors are neuroscientists. Biotechs trade discoveries over drinks. CCOs swim the Rhine in summer. Here, science isn’t confined to our labs. It’s shaping our lives.

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