Roche opens development center costing 1.2 billion Swiss francs
Published: Tuesday, Sep 10th 2024, 16:20
Updated At: Wednesday, Sep 11th 2024, 01:59
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The pharmaceutical company Roche opened its new research and development center in Basel on Tuesday. The investment in the four buildings amounts to 1.2 billion Swiss francs.
The new center, equipped with cutting-edge technology, brings together researchers from various disciplines to advance scientific discoveries for patients, Roche announced. Federal Councillor Guy Parmelin (SVP) also attended the opening ceremony.
The new pharmaceutical research and development center on Grenzacherstrasse in Basel accommodates around 1800 laboratory and office workstations. The new center consists of two 114 and 72 meter high laboratory buildings, an office building and a congress center. The four buildings were designed by Basel architects Herzog & de Meuron.
Since 2009, Roche has invested 4.6 billion Swiss francs in the expansion of the Basel/Kaiseraugst AG site, including in two high-rise buildings 178 and 205 meters high. In total, investments for the development of the Basel site from 2009 to 2030 amount to 5.8 billion Swiss francs.
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