Swiss Life Sciences Trend Analysis 2014
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Overview of the Swiss Life-science Industry 2014 Statistics Total Biotech Companies346 Medtech companies258 Pharma companies46 Investor companies36 Public / Non-Profit Organizations / Medical Facilities209 Other Life sciences companies927 Percentage of Publicly Owned Companies3% Venture Capital Raised (2013)USD 401m Venture Capital Raised (2012)USD 249m Number of Technologies163 Licensing Opportunities128
Number of Employees
Company Ownership
Overview of the Swiss Biotechnology Industry 2013 Statistics2014 Statistics 345Total Biotech Companies Biotech - Therapeutics Biotech - R&D Services172 65Biotech - Other73 89%Percentage of SME's94% 4%Percentage of Publicly Owned Companies4% USD 153m (2012)Financing/Capital RaisedUSD 325m (2013) 171Licensing Opportunities100
Company Foundation Timeline
Key Activities of Biotechnology Companies
Biotech products - Breakdown by Indication
Products in the Pipeline – Three-year Trend
Venture Financing in Switzerland – Half-yearly Data
Major Biotech Financing Rounds (H – H1 2014) CompanySectorUSD M NovImmune SA Biotech – Therapeutics & Diagnostics 67 Covagen AG Biotech – Therapeutics & Diagnostics 47 Biocartis SA Biotechnology - R&D Services 40.5 ADC Therapeutics, Inc Biotech – Therapeutics & Diagnostics 40 Anokion SABiotechnology - R&D Services37.2
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