Founded in 1896 in Basel, Switzerland, by Fritz Hoffmann-La Roche, F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG is one of the world’s foremost healthcare companies and has grown into the world’s largest biotechnology company as well as a global leader in in-vitro diagnostics. Headquartered in Basel, Roche combines pharmaceuticals and diagnostics within a distinctive business model that supports its long-standing focus on personalized healthcare. The group is active in more than 100 countries and employed 112,774 people worldwide in 2025. In 2025, Roche reported group sales of CHF 61.5 billion, with its international platform further strengthened by Genentech in the United States and its majority stake in Chugai Pharmaceutical in Japan.
Updated 2026-03-19