“Basel and its neighbourhood is an attractive base because it offers a high quality of life and a very good connection between business and sciences. Its trinational location is an additional benefit.”
Lars Frutig
Head of Marketing and Sales Ramco Systems Ltd
Foreign Companies

Numerous foreign companies have located their Global or European headquarters in the Basel region or have built up a strong business here (list currently in preparation):

 

Agility

European headquarters of global logistics company whose headquarters are in Kuwait.

www.agilitylogistics.com

 

Averion

European headquarters for clinical research & development.

www.averionintl.com

 

Bayer

European headquarters of Consumer Care Division and Diabetes Care Division of German pharmaceuticals company. Basel is also the production centre for active ingredients in the field of crop protection.

www.bayer.ch

 

Bank for International Settlements

Headquarters of the Bank for International Settlements.

www.bis.org

 

Black Diamond

Ski and climbing equipment, European headquarters in Reinach, BL.

http://www.bdel.com/euro_2006/english/index.php

 

Cannondale

American bicycle manufacturer.

www.cannondale.com

 

Cochlear

European headquarters of Australian company that develops and sells implantable hearing devices.

www.cochlear.ch

 

Danser Switzerland AG

Belongs to the Dutch Danser Group and is an international shipowning company.

www.danser.ch

 

Design Miami

Internationally leading Design show from Miami, Florida.

www.designmiami.com

 

Divi’s Laboratories

European branch of Indian manufacturer of active ingredients.

www.divislabs.com

 

DSM Nutritional Products

Headquarters of food additive producers belonging to Dutch group DSM.

www.dsm.com

 

Fossil

European headquarters of American watch and accessory group.

www.fossil.ch 

 

Fukuda Denshi Switzerland

Swiss branch office of a global Japanese medical technology company.

www.fukuda.ch

 

Huntsman

Most important branch worldwide of American specialty chemicals group.

www.huntsman.com

 

IKEA

The Swedish furniture giant controls its logistics for southern Europe from Basel. Parts of the global purchasing organization and controlling are also located here.

www.ikea.ch

 

Johnson Controls

www.johnsoncontrols.ch

 

Mark Andy

European headquarters of American printing machine manufacturer.

www.markandy.com

 

RAMCO Systems

European headquarters of Indian IT company.

www.ramco.ch

 

Shogoo Pharmaceuticals

European headquarters of Japanese biotech company.

www.shogoopharma.com

  

Shimadzu Schweiz GmbH

Sales and support of biotech products of a global Japanese company in Switzerland.

www.shimadzu.ch

 

TORAY MEMBRANE EUROPE

European headquarters of Japanese membrane technology company.

www.toraywater.com

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