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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. About Economic Promotion Valais Economic Promotion Valais and its multidisciplinary team are at your disposal to support your entrepreneurial development, whatever stage your company is at. Whatever your business needs—be it financial assistance or help with innovation projects, raising of funds, technology transfer, networking within the local business ecosystem, or getting started—Economic Promotion Valais will do all it can to ensure that your company prospers in our region. Our services are free of charge. About Economic Promotion Valais Economic Promotion Valais and its multidisciplinary team are at your disposal to support your entrepreneurial development, whatever stage your company is at. Whatever your business needs—be it financial assistance or help with innovation projects, raising of funds, technology transfer, networking within the local business ecosystem, or getting started—Economic Promotion Valais will do all it can to ensure that your company prospers in our region. Our services are free of charge. Leading home of the Swiss Biopharma industry, Valais gathers the main players of the sector and Economic Promotion Valais will help to be part of this outstanding life sciences community. Medicine, research, pyrotechnics, pharmaceutical products, packaging technology… A wide variety of cutting-edge companies in the fields of pharmaceuticals, chemistry and biotechnology are based in Valais. They are renowned for their skills and the high quality of their products, often exported worldwide. This sector of Valais industry represents a genuine centre of expertise focused on innovation and generating a great deal of added value for the canton – regarded as number two in the sector in Switzerland.