Roche

F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG, commonly known as Roche, ranked first on the list of the largest biotech companies in Switzerland. It is a Swiss global healthcare firm with two divisions: pharmaceuticals and diagnostics. The company's headquarters are in Basel. Roche is the world's fifth-largest pharmaceutical firm by sales and the world's top provider of cancer therapies.

The business owns 100% of the American biotechnology company Genentech, as well as the Japanese biotechnology company Chugai Pharmaceuticals and the US-based subsidiaries Ventana and Foundation Medicine. Roche Diagnostics offers diagnostic equipment and reagents for use in research and medical diagnostics. Roche Applied Science, Roche Professional Diagnostics, Roche Diabetes Care, Roche Molecular Diagnostics, and Roche Tissue Diagnostics (Ventana) are the five primary business sectors. Roche Professional Diagnostics' headquarters are in Rotkreuz, Switzerland.

Except for Roche Applied Science, all business areas are focused on healthcare applications, targeting physicians, hospitals and clinics, and consumers. Applied Science focuses on academic research as well as the pharmaceutical and biotechnology businesses.

Founded: 1896
Headquarters: Basel, Switzerland
Website: https://www.roche.com/