Business Expansion
Your commercial catalyst
Optimise operations with Switzerland’s largest commercial life sciences talent pool
Scaling with precision
Commercial expansion hub
Here, a deep pool of commercial talent comes together with world-leading regulatory, licensing and market-entry expertise to sharpen your launch, growth and post-launch strategies. Add flexible workspaces, a strategic location and favorable tax incentives, and you have the ideal environment for turning innovation into success.
Maximize your commercial value
With over 25% more commercial life sciences talent than Zug, the Basel Area is the destination for commercial optimization. Here, cross-functional specialists converge to crunch data, clear regulators, and manage market research or entry. From planning and pricing to promotion and post-launch, they’ll navigate and negotiate every lever of growth, maximizing returns while minimizing effort. And with Switzerland ranked #1 globally for talent, you’ll gain access to the world’s best professionals.
The commercial talent pool in Basel is substantial, driven by global and regional HQs demanding top-tier commercial expertise, all strengthened by a collaborative, well connected life sciences community.
Former Director of Talent Acquisition at Moderna
Service providers at your doorstep
From licensing and regulation to Proof of Concept trials and full-scale production, the Basel Area’s dense network of commercial suppliers and partners accelerates your path from lab to launch. And if out-licensing is your goal, your BD team can easily secure partnerships with leading pharma players.
Workspaces built to match your ambition
The Basel Area offers flexible, future-ready workspaces at some of Switzerland’s most affordable rents. While Europe faces a lab space shortage, our state-of-the-art commercial and R&D facilities are move-in ready, and purpose-built for life sciences by world-renowned architects like Frank Gehry and Herzog & de Meuron.
For a smooth start
Switzerland Innovation Park Main Campus – Europe’s largest life sciences park.
For likeminded neighbours
Switzerland Innovation Park Novartis Campus – Basel Area’s home for healthtech.
For a sustainable statement
Switzerland Innovation Park HORTUS – Switzerland’s most sustainable office building.
Land faster with less friction
At the crossroads of Switzerland, Germany and France, the Basel Area offers triple the talent, triple the market access, and zero border friction. Start with ease, run multinational trials, and work seamlessly in English. Here you can set up fast with liberal labor laws, rapid permits and business-friendly authorities. With low taxes, stable regulation and direct flights across Europe, you hit the ground running, turning setup time into market time.
Keep more of every breakthrough
It’s the capital of life sciences that lets you keep more capital. With effective corporate tax rates as low as 13%, dropping to 10.7% with our R&D super-deduction and patent box, the Basel Area delivers one of Europe’s lowest tax burdens. And with low operating costs, plus tax holidays of up to 10 years available, every Swiss franc saved fuels talent, trials and commercial expansion, turning fiscal efficiency into a scientific advantage.
10.7%
Effective corporate tax rates as low as 13%, dropping to 10.7% with our R&D deduction
10-year
Low operating costs, plus tax holidays of up to 10 years available
Launch with confidence
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The Basel Area in numbers
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Three nations in one borderless location spanning Switzerland, France and Germany
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800+ life sciences companies
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33,000+ life sciences professionals
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10.7%: one of the lowest corporate tax rates in Europe
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10th for its quality of life, globally
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25%+ more commercial life sciences talent than anywhere else in Switzerland
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#1: Switzerland’s position in the IMD World Talent Ranking 2024