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Bachem Holding

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Bachem Holding AG
Company typeStock company
SIXBANB
ISINCH0012530207
IndustryChemicals, biotechnology, pharmaceuticals
Founded1971
HeadquartersBubendorf, Switzerland
RevenueCHF 261.6 million[1] (2017)
Number of employees
1057[1]
Websitebachem.com

Bachem Holding AG is a Swiss bio-technology company active in the fields of chemistry, biochemistry and pharmaceuticals. It specializes in the commercial production of peptides and complex organic compounds as active pharmaceutical ingredients, in the production of peptide-based biochemicals and in the development of manufacturing processes for these compounds.[citation needed] It was founded in 1971 and is a subsidiary of Ingro Finanz AG.[1] The head office is in Bubendorf in the canton of Basel-Landschaft; there are production sites in Vionnaz in the canton of Valais, in the Californian cities of Vista and Torrance, and in Great Britain in St Helens near Liverpool, with a sales and distribution site in Tokyo.[citation needed] At the end of 2017, it had 1057 employees, revenue of CHF 261.6 million, and net income of CHF 41.8 million.[1]

History

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In 2013 the company entered an agreement with GlyTech Inc. to cooperate on the production of glycosylated proteins and peptides.[2][promotional source?]

In 2015 it bought American Peptide, a bio-technology company in Sunnyvale, California.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Company Overview of Bachem Holding AG. Bloomberg. Archived 20 June 2018
  2. ^ Bachem AG and GlyTech, Inc. Announce Co-promotion Agreement. Accessed February 2023.
  3. ^ R.Mullin (2015). "Peptide Manufacturers Stake Out Their Positions"c&en. vol. 93 Issue 17 pp. 16-19. April 27, 2015. Retrieved 19 July 2017.
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