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Swiss Pharmaceutical Industry Loses Ground in Global Innovation Race

Bloomberg Markets Wednesday 04 November 2026, 11:00 UTC By Fabienne Kinzelmann 1 min read
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Health Swiss Pharmaceutical Industry Loses Ground in Global Innovation Race Innovation in Switzerland’s pharmaceutical industry has fallen for the second year in a row, a new study shows, underscoring how it is trailing foreign competitors in digital research and clinical trials. The country’s ranking for innovation and technology leadership slipped one place from last year to ninth in a study released Wednesday by business association Scienceindustries. As recently as 2024, it stood in...

Health Swiss Pharmaceutical Industry Loses Ground in Global Innovation Race Innovation in Switzerland’s pharmaceutical industry has fallen for the second year in a row, a new study shows, underscoring how it is trailing foreign competitors in digital research and clinical trials. The country’s ranking for innovation and technology leadership slipped one place from last year to ninth in a study released Wednesday by business association Scienceindustries. As recently as 2024, it stood in second place in that category in the ranking of 40 countries that dominate the drugs industry.
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