Swiss Life Sciences Trend Analysis 2015
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Overview of the Swiss Life Science Industry 2015 Statistics Total Biotech Companies343 Medtech companies231 Pharma companies47 Investor companies40 Public / Non-Profit Organizations / Medical Facilities194 Other life science related companies888 Percentage of Publicly Owned Companies4% Biotech Venture financing 2013 / 2014USD 196m / USD 321m Life Sciences Venture Financing 2013 / 2014USD 267 m / USD 420m Number of Technologies205 Licensing Opportunities136
Number of Employees
Company Ownership
Overview of the Swiss Biotechnology Industry 2014 Statistics2015 Statistics 346Total Biotech Companies Biotech - Therapeutics Biotech - R&D Services171 73Biotech - Other72 94%Percentage of SME's89% 4%Percentage of Publicly Owned Companies4% USD 325m (2013)Venture Financing/Capital RaisedUSD 321m (2014) 100Licensing Opportunities136
Company Foundation Timeline
Key Activities of Biotechnology Companies
Biotech Products - Breakdown by Indication
Products in the Pipeline – 4 years report
Biotechnology Financing in Switzerland – 5 year report * Until May 2015
Major Biotech Financing Rounds (H – H1* 2015) CompanySectorUSD M Molecular Partners AG Biotech – Therapeutics & Diagnostics97.4 Biocartis SABiotechnology - R&D Services78.7 CRISPR TherapeuticsBiotechnology - R&D Services64 Auris Medical AGBiotech – Therapeutics & Diagnostics56 * Until May 2015
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