Challenging Work and Motivated Teams

Our focus in research lies on diseases with a large unmet medical need, where new drugs will bring therapeutic advantages for the patient and pharmacoeconomic benefit for the community. Our people are aware that they play a very important role in the process of bringing such new innovative drugs to the market in a quick and efficient manner. We are proud to say that we have established a well-functioning environment throughout the company. We place great emphasis on employee empowerment, teamwork and open communication.

Committed to Research

In our drug discovery projects, we use state-of-the-art equipment and technologies (automated chemistry, high throughput screening, high-level information technology and computer modeling) and are following a truly integrated approach.

Our Premises

Actelion’s headquarters are situated in the Innovation Center in Allschwil, Switzerland, a suburb of Basel. The particular geographical location, bordering on both France and Germany, adds to the multinational character of the company. How to get to Actelion Allschwil/Switzerland

Our Employees

At present Actelion headquarters employs over 700 people from approximately 20 different nations. Of these employees more than 50% work in Drug Discovery and Preclinical Research, and approximately 20% in Clinical Research. The manufacturing of our products is contracted out.