Economic Promotion Valais

Booth 1743
Sion, Valais, Switzerland
Valais is a leading Swiss canton in the life sciences industry:
• 2nd Swiss canton;
• largest Bio manufacturing facility in Europe;
with an outstanding network of competences with strong track records in Pharma, Biotech and Medtech. Our highly qualified environment allows a fast growing and development of products from early stage to commercialization.
Valais is an unavoidable and rich resource for pharmaceuticals, chemical and biotechnologies, enabling technologies and special service providers backed by world-class engineering and science (4 R&D centres and 2’000 researchers).
From the beginning of the 20th century, Valais has attracted numerous companies who operate in the field of pharmaceuticals and chemistry. Those early pioneers have now become international groups recognised for the quality of their products.
Furthermore, Valais benefits from the presence of renowned multinationals such as Siegfried, Lonza, Bachem, IHMA, Kodiak Sciences, TRB Chemica, ExcellGen and Debiopharm Research & Manufacturing.
At the BioArk and PhytoArk sites, Valais has created a focus on the following areas of expertise:
• Biotechnologies, pharma, chemicals
• Cosmetics
• Medical diagnostics
• Agrofood (phyto and nutraceuticals)
A single point of contact, Economic Promotion Valais, ensures a fast and effective response to requests from companies, investors and the business communities.