Business location Baselland
Location for business, innovation and education
Together with Basel-Stadt, the region forms the beating heart of the Basel Area, with a world-leading position in the life sciences and first-class resources for growth and success.
Part of the attractive and successful Switzerland
Baselland is part of Switzerland with its many valuable qualities and advantages for the economy.
Central location in the middle of Europe
The French and German sales markets are on the doorstep – as is access to labor from both countries.
Excellent accessibility with its own port, airport, highway and rail network
Baselland is very well connected in terms of transportation. The Basel Rhine ports handle almost 5 million tons of goods and 120,000 containers every year and handle 7 percent of Switzerland’s total foreign trade by volume.
Directly connected to major European cities and the world
With direct flights to around 80 destinations in Europe, EuroAirport handles around 8 million passengers and approximately 110,000 tons of freight (with around 97,000 flight movements).
Directly accessible by all modes of transport
Located in Switzerland and in the middle of Europe
Baselland has a prime geographical location in the middle of Europe. Thanks to its own port, the EuroAirport and highway and rail links, Baselland is directly connected to the sea, most major European cities and important cities around the world.
With a focus on pharma, biotech and medtech.
Leading life sciences location
Baselland is a globally leading and highly dynamic research, development and production location in the growth sector of life sciences. The focus is on the pharmaceutical, biotech and medtech sectors.
Basic biological and medical research and industry come together in the Basel economic region. In recent years, a growing network of companies, institutions and specialized workers has developed around the traditional and leading companies Roche and Novartis.
14 Success factors in Baselland
Together with Basel-Stadt, the region forms the beating heart of the Basel Area, with a world-leading position in the life sciences and first-class resources for growth and success.
