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Swissmedic

aka Swiss Agency for Therapeutic Products

Switzerland's medicines regulator, home to Roche and Novartis, and a member of Project Orbis and the Access Consortium.

Established in 2002, Swissmedic authorises and supervises medicines and medical devices in Switzerland and Liechtenstein. Because Switzerland sits outside the EU, it runs its own approval process, and it has joined international work-sharing through the FDA's Project Orbis, the Access Consortium and reliance procedures for products already approved by comparable regulators. It offers fast-track and temporary authorisation for medicines against serious diseases and regulates the advanced therapies produced by the Swiss pharmaceutical industry. Pricing and reimbursement are decided separately by the Federal Office of Public Health.

Location
Bern, CH
Type
government
Newsweek 2026 oncology rank
Not in top 300 listing used
OnCo score
#398 · 16 points (0 Newsweek + 0 NCI + 16 from 8 linked objects) · ranking

Programmes

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  • Marketing authorisation and fast-track procedures
  • Project Orbis and Access Consortium
  • Reliance on foreign approvals
  • Market surveillance

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