Hoffmann–La Roche - Basel, Switzerland
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F. Hoffmann–La Roche, Ltd. is a Swiss global health-care company that operates worldwide under two divisions: Pharmaceuticals and Diagnostics.
Waymark Code: WM9GDR
Location: Basel Stadt, Switzerland
Date Posted: 08/18/2010
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EN: F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG is a Swiss multinational healthcare company that operates worldwide under two divisions: Pharmaceuticals and Diagnostics. Its holding company, Roche Holding AG, has bearer shares listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange. The company headquarters are located in Basel.
The company controls the American biotechnology company Genentech, which is a wholly owned affiliate, and the Japanese biotechnology company Chugai Pharmaceuticals, as well as the United States-based Ventana. Roche's revenues during fiscal year 2016 were 50.58 billion Swiss francs, or approximately US$51 billion. Roche is the third-largest pharmaceutical company worldwide. Descendants of the founding Hoffmann and Oeri families own slightly over half of the bearer shares with voting rights (a pool of family shareholders 45%, and Maja Oeri a further 5% apart), with Swiss pharma firm Novartis owning a further third of its shares. Roche is one of the few companies increasing their dividend every year, for 2016 as the 30th consecutive year. F. Hoffmann-La Roche is a full member of the European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations (EFPIA). (From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)
DE: Die F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG mit Hauptsitz in Basel ist eines der grössten Pharmaunternehmen der Welt. Roche stellt ausserdem Reagenzien und Geräte zur medizinischen Untersuchung her. Aktuell forscht Roche besonders auf den Gebieten Onkologie, Virologie, Neurologie und Transplantationsmedizin.
Roche beschäftigt weltweit knapp 94.000 Mitarbeiter. Der börsennotierte Konzern erwirtschaftete 2017 einen Umsatz von 53,3 Mrd. Schweizer Franken. In den Forbes Global 2000 der weltgrößten Unternehmen belegt Roche Platz 93 (Stand: GJ 2017). Das Unternehmen kam Anfang 2018 auf einen Börsenwert von ca. 190 Mrd. USD. (Aus Wikipedia)
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