Welcome to Basel

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Basel - Center of the Life Sciences Industry

Basel Area

Center of gravity:

• Three country corner

• Population of Basel Area: 450,000inhabitants

• 1 million employee pool

• Well established international tiesand connections

• Second largest and most productiveof all major Swiss regions

• Most dynamic growth rates over thelast 10 years – tend to continue so.

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Key Industries

Life Sciences

• Pharmaceuticals / Biotechnology

• Medical Technology / Agribusiness

Chemicals / Specialty Chemicals

Micro / Nanotechnology

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Key Industries

Financial services

• Banking / Insurance

• Bank of International Settlements

Logistics / Transport

ICT

Exhibitions and Congresses

• BaselWorld

• ArtBasel

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Basel Life Sciences Cluster

A true Life Sciences Cluster

• Global players such as Roche and Novartis

• Dynamic and growing companies such as Actelion

• Start-up companies, such as Newron and Synosia

• Full range of supplier and service companies

• Academic research institutes

Top Life Sciences Region

• More than 13% of region's GDP

• 36,000 employees

– Annual growth in jobs of 5%

– Excellent productivity (USD 219,000 per employee) and growing

• Unmatched R&D investment (7% of GDP)

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Full range of activities

Headquarters functions

Research and Development

Manufacturing

Service and Supplier companies

• Contract manufacturing

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Development of Basel Industry

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Work Force Development

Ability to attract and retain people

• No 1 for international experience ofsenior managers

• No 2 for attractiveness to foreignhigh-skilled people

• No 3 for quality of labour relations

• No 3 for motivation of employees

Education

• Top universities within one hour'sdrive

• University of Applied Sciences – LifeSciences faculty

Source: IMD World Competitiveness Report

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Business Environment

Exceptional local infrastructure

Competitive tax rates

Access to the Swiss financial marketplace

Liberal Swiss laws, including labour

laws

Stability

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Location

Hub of Europe

• Central location in Europe

• International tradition, bordering bothGermany + France

• History of trade and industry

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Location

Connections

Transportation hub

• EuroAirport

• Motorways

• Railways

• Rhine River Shipping

Logistics / transport industry

• Basel region generates >50% oflogistics turnover in Switzerland

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Transportation Hub

International Basel

International tradition

Cross border employment

• 50,000 per day

30% of Basel residents are non-Swiss citizens

Home to citizens of ~150 nations

Four official languages + English

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Art, Business and Culture

Culture

• 40 museums

• A dozen theatres

• Cinemas

• Concert halls and open air venues

Social

• Something for everyone

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BaselArea Economic Promotion

Sponsored by local governmentsand business associations

Our Main Tasks

• International promotion

• Attraction of foreign companies

• Support of start-ups

Our services (free of charge):

• Information about the business location

• Support in all procedural matters

• Site selection: viewing of properties

• Contacts (specialists/experts, business networks, government, adminstration)

– BaselArea Economic Promotion

Aeschenvorstadt 36, 4010 Basel, Switzerland

Phone +41 61 295 50 00; Fax: +41 61 295 50 09

www.baselarea.ch

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See you in the Basel area!

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