List of Medical Device Companies in Switzerland

Last updated 21 October 2026

There are 1,030 medical device companies in Switzerland, one in every 1,327 Swiss companies. One in six medical device firms is based in Zurich, Zoug, Ginevra, Lausanne and Baar. Below you find the largest medical device firms in Switzerland, the cities where they cluster, how many started this year and which are the oldest. The full list with addresses, phone numbers and email is in our Swiss company database or through the Zefix API.

1,030 companies indexed · Data counted on 21 October 2026

Companies1,0301 in1,327 Swiss companiesCities398Largest cityZurich 59Sole traders7%Employees1-4 (44%)Revenue$100-500K (44%)Email37%Phone59%Website55%

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	Company Name	Country	City	Address 1	State/Province	Postal Code	Website	Founding Year	Yearly Revenue in U.S. Dollars	Employees Total	Business Legal Type - Description	Number of Companies in Group	Company Registration Number
1	Baxter Healthcare SA	Switzerland	Opfikon	Thurgauerstrasse 130	Zürich	8152	baxter.*****	2000	$129,755,769	1,000	Corporation	693	CHE-108.744.932
2	Medtronic Europe SARL	Switzerland	Tolochenaz	Route Du Molliau 31	Vaud	1131	europe.*****	1995	$103,804,615	500	Corporation	654	CHE-110.048.345
3	E.M.S. Electro Medical Systems S.A.	Switzerland	Nyon	Chemin de la Vuarpillière 31	Vaud	1260	ems-dent.*****	1981	$88,912,600	700	Corporation	13	CHE-101.464.911
4	COLTÈNE/WHALEDENT AG	Switzerland	Altstätten	Feldwiesenstrasse 20	Sankt Gallen	9450	coltene.*****	1956	$58,306,411	250	Corporation	30	CHE-102.355.319
5	E.M.S. Electro Medical Systems S.A.	Switzerland	Nyon	Manufacturing Site of Medical Devices	Vaud	1260	ems-company.*****	1981	$53,228,703	400		13	N/A
6	Diamed GMBH	Switzerland	Cressier Fr	C/o Diamed Holding Gmbh	Freiburg	1785	diamed.*****	1977	$49,307,192	380	Corporation	175	CHE-101.071.167
7	Spectrum Dynamics Medical SA	Switzerland	Morges	Rue de Lausanne 31	Vaud	1110	spectrum-dynamics.*****	2017	$43,270,871	19	Corporation	4	CHE-392.529.675
8	Bien-Air Dental SA	Switzerland	Biel	Länggasse 60	Bern	2504	dental.*****	1959	$29,153,205	250	Corporation	14	CHE-105.855.630
9	Belimed AG	Switzerland	Zoug	Grienbachstrasse 11	Zug	6300	steelcobelimed.*****	1946	$28,197,996	222	Corporation	204	CHE-105.929.961
10	Roche Diagnostics International AG	Switzerland	Risch	Forrenstrasse 2	Zug	6343	roche.*****	1998	$28,197,996	1,450	Corporation	613	CHE-104.722.452
11	Ypsomed AG	Switzerland	Burgdorf	Brunnmattstrasse 6	Bern	3400	ypsomed.*****	2002	$28,197,996	750	Corporation	32	CHE-109.446.354
12	Stratec Switzerland AG	Switzerland	Beringen	Neuwiesenstrasse 4	Schaffhausen	8222	stratec.*****	2005	$28,197,996	202	Corporation	15	CHE-112.247.217
13	Hamilton Medical AG	Switzerland	Bonaduz	Via Crusch 8	Graubünden	7402	hamilton-medical.*****	1983	$25,951,154	222	Corporation	40	CHE-108.075.924
14	Storz Endoskop Produktions GMBH, Tuttlingen (d), Zweigniederlassung Schaffhausen	Switzerland	Schaffhausen	Schneckenackerstrasse 1	Schaffhausen	8200	karlstorz.*****	2001	$25,951,154	200	Foreign company	N/A	CHE-109.056.964
15	Fas Medic SA	Switzerland	Oron-la-ville	Route de Bossonnens 2	Vaud	1607	fas.*****	2001	$25,951,154	200	Corporation	262	CHE-109.389.495
16	Oertli-Instrumente AG	Switzerland	Berneck	Hafnerwisenstrasse 4	Sankt Gallen	9442	oertli-instruments.*****	1955	$23,322,564	328	Corporation	4	CHE-107.260.301
17	Medmix Switzerland AG	Switzerland	Sennwald	Rutistrasse 7	Sankt Gallen	9469	medmix.*****	1970	$23,027,289	200	Corporation	19	CHE-107.286.720
18	Align Technology Switzerland GMBH	Switzerland	Risch	Suurstoffi 22	Zug	6343	invisalign.*****	2019	$20,990,308	180	Corporation	77	CHE-146.357.660
19	Hocoma AG	Switzerland	Volketswil	Industriestrasse 4	Zürich	8604	hocoma.*****	1996	$20,322,880	160	Corporation	2	CHE-108.539.510
20	Edwards Lifesciences SARL	Switzerland	Nyon	Route de L'Etraz 70	Vaud	1260	edwards.*****	2000	$18,165,808	222	Corporation	111	CHE-106.845.025
21	Heraeus Materials SA	Switzerland	Yverdon-les-bains	Avenue Des Sciences 2 D	Vaud	1400	heraeus-medicalcomponents.*****	2003	$17,063,280	120	Corporation	235	CHE-110.091.312
22	Virtamed AG	Switzerland	Schlieren	Rutistrasse 12	Zürich	8952	virtamed.*****	2007	$17,037,382	109	Corporation	2	CHE-113.865.145
23	Sis AG, Surgical Instrument Systems	Switzerland	Port	Allmendstrasse 11	Bern	2562	ziemergroup.*****	1998	$16,868,250	130	Corporation	12	CHE-104.859.387
24	Fkg Dentaire SARL	Switzerland	La Chaux-de-fonds	Le Crêt-du-locle	Neuchâtel	2322	fkg.*****	1931	$15,159,667	130	Corporation	N/A	CHE-105.897.232
25	Edenta AG	Switzerland	Au Sg	Hauptstrasse 7	Sankt Gallen	9434	edenta.*****	1962	$13,993,539	42	Corporation	N/A	CHE-107.984.801

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How many medical device companies are there in Switzerland?

Medical device companies and medical device firms in Switzerland

1,030

21 October 2026

There are 1,030 medical device companies and medical device firms in Switzerland in our data (21 October 2026). That is one in every 1,327 Swiss companies. About one new firm is entered in the register every week this year (47 so far in 2026).

Structure

Single-site firms: 822 80%
Head offices: 142
Branch offices: 66

Classification

NACE Rev. 2 code 3250. Our platform filter is NACE Rev. 2 3250.

863 of the 1,030 are GmbH and AG (Sàrl and SA) (84%); 69 are sole traders. They come from Zefix and our Swiss register data, through the Zefix API.

Firm sizes in Switzerland

Of the 1,017 Swiss medical device firms with a known headcount, 450 (44%) have one to four people, 363 have five to nine, 126 have ten to 49 and 78 have 50 or more. Most firms turn over between $100,000 and $500,000 a year (443, 44%).

EU size bands · the grey line shows all Swiss companies

Micro under 10813 80%
Small 10 to 49126 12%
Medium 50 to 24968 7%
Large 250+10 1.0%

Grey line: the share among all Swiss companies (94% have under ten staff).

firms turn over more than $5 million a year; 33 more than $10 million.

firms were entered in 2026.

Largest medical device firms in Switzerland

The biggest firms by staff and by revenue, the largest in Zurich. Click a name for the record.

Jabil Switzerland Manufacturing is the largest medical device firm in Switzerland by headcount. 78 firms employ 50 people or more; 50 employ 100 or more.

1Hägendorf2,500 staff
2Risch1,450 staff
3Stäfa1,343 staff
4Opfikon1,000 staff
5Bülach1,000 staff
6Burgdorf750 staff
7Wünnewil690 staff
8Selzach600 staff
9Tolochenaz500 staff
10Le Noirmont400 staff

By employee size · 1,017 firms with a known headcount

Employees	Firms	%
1-4	450	44%
5-9	363	36%
10-19	78	8%
20-49	48	5%
50-99	28	3%
100-199	21	2%
200-499	19	2%
500-999	4	0.4%
1,000+	6	0.6%

44% have 1 to 4 people; 48 have 20 to 49; 78 have 50 or more.

By yearly revenue (USD)

Revenue	Firms	%
< $100K	1	<0.1%
$100K-$500K	443	44%
$500K-$1M	357	35%
$1M-$5M	138	14%
$5M-$10M	42	4%
$10M-$50M	29	3%
$50M-$100M	3	0.3%
$100M-$500M	1	<0.1%

44% between $100,000 and $500,000; 138 between $1M and $5M; 75 above $5M.

Where in Switzerland?

Zurich has the most medical device companies in Switzerland (59), ahead of Zoug (36), Ginevra (32), Lausanne (29) and Baar (21). Together the five hold one in six of them.

Cities by number of firms

398 Swiss cities have at least one medical device firm; 13 have ten or more; 240 have exactly one. Click a city to set the lens.

Medical device firms in Zurich

Zurich has 59 medical device companies and medical device firms, <0.1% of all 91,818 Zurich companies and 15% below the national share. Half Zurich firms have fewer than five people; 1 has 50 or more. 4 new firms were entered in 2026, 1 dates from before 1990.

Size

1-4 staff: 32 · 54%
5-9: 19 · 32%
10-19: 4 · 7%
20-49: 3 · 5%
50+: 1 · 2%

Legal form

Sole traders: 7 · 12%
Partnerships: 0 · 0%
GmbH and AG (Sàrl and SA): 49 · 83%
Other or none: 3 · 5%

Of the Swiss total: 5.7%
Of all Zurich companies: <0.1%
Against the national share: 0.9×

New

Entered 2026 so far: 4
Entered 2025: 3
Of Switzerland's 2026 entries: 8.5%

Old

Before 1990: 1 · 2%
1990 or later: 58 · 98%
Of Switzerland's pre-1990 firms: 0.7%

Reachable

Email: 17 · 29%
Phone: 26 · 44%
Website: 27 · 46%

Revenue (USD)

Under $100K: 0 · 0%
$100K-$500K: 31 · 53%
$500K-$1M: 19 · 32%
$1M and more: 9 · 15%

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The oldest firms in Switzerland

Our data holds 4 Swiss medical device firms from before 1900, 22 from before 1950 and 137 from before 1990.

1885
1. Biel
1889
1. Ballaigues
1892
1. Münsingen
1893
1. Köniz
1908
1. Schaffhausen
1913
1. Winterthur

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137

Swiss medical device firms date from before 1990

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Newcomers in Switzerland in 2026

47 medical device firms were entered in the Swiss register so far in 2026, about one per week, after 76 in 2025. Switzerland as a whole saw 35,570 new companies in 2026, so this industry takes 0.1% of the inflow.

482022
432023
522024
762025
472026 so far

39 of this year's 47 are GmbH and AG (Sàrl and SA).

The biggest newcomers of 2026

The year is the register entry; an established firm that changes legal form appears as new.

1Buchegg20 staff
2Versoix10 staff
3SchwerzenbachForeign company10 staff
4Zollikon10 staff
5Benken Zh3 staff

Sole traders or GmbH: how they are organised

One in fifteen Swiss medical device firms work as sole traders, against 40% of all Swiss companies. Four in five are GmbH and AG (Sàrl and SA).

Sole traders (Einzelunternehmen)697%
Partnerships141%
GmbH and AG (Sàrl and SA)86384%
No form on record or other848%

Single-site: 80%
Head offices: 142
Branches: 66

All Swiss companies: 40% sole traders, 2% partnerships, 40% GmbH and AG (Sàrl and SA).

How they compare

Next to related industries

There are 7 clothing companies for every medical device firm in Switzerland.

Industry	Firms	Website	1-4 staff
Clothing Companies	7,672	47%	79%
Chemical Companies	1,092	61%	41%
Medical Device Companies	1,030	55%	44%
Wine Companies	857	59%	74%
Tools Companies	803	50%	58%
Automotive Companies	473	65%	59%

In other countries

Country	Firms	Per 1,000 cos.
India	65,425	1.7
Brazil	17,202	0.6
The USA	16,478	0.3
France	8,415	0.6
Germany	4,452	0.7
Switzerland	1,030	0.8

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How reachable are they?

Medical device firms are easier to reach than the average Swiss company: 59% list a phone number and 55% a website.

Email385 37%
Phone611 59%
Website566 55%

Grey line: all Swiss companies (email 26%, phone 39%, website 38%).

The full list with these fields is in our Swiss company database.

Frequently asked questions

How many medical device companies are there in Switzerland?

There are 1,030 medical device companies and medical device firms in Switzerland in our data, counted on 21 October 2026. That is one in every 1,327 Swiss companies.

Which is the largest medical device firm in Switzerland?

Jabil Switzerland Manufacturing in Hägendorf, with 2,500 staff. By revenue Medtronic Europe SARL in Tolochenaz leads with $103.8 million a year.

Which Swiss city has the most medical device companies?

Zurich, with 59, ahead of Zoug (36), Ginevra (32), Lausanne (29) and Baar (21).

How many medical device firms are there in Zurich?

59, which is <0.1% of all 91,818 Zurich companies and 15% below the national share.

How big is a typical medical device firm?

44% of the 1,017 firms with a known headcount have one to four people; 78 have 50 or more. Most turn over between $100,000 and $500,000 a year.

Are Swiss medical device companies sole traders or companies?

One in fifteen (69) are sole traders, 1% are partnerships and 84% (863) are GmbH and AG (Sàrl and SA).

How many medical device firms started in 2026?

47 were entered in the Swiss register so far in 2026, after 76 in 2025. 39 of them are GmbH and AG (Sàrl and SA).

What is the oldest medical device firm in Switzerland?

Cendres+metaux in Biel, 1885, followed by Maillefer Instruments Holding SARL in Ballaigues (1889) and Schaerer Medical in Münsingen (1892). 4 firms date from before 1900.

Which industry code covers medical device companies?

Swiss medical device companies are classified under NACE Rev. 2 code 3250. Our platform filters them on NACE Rev. 2 3250.

Can I download the full list?

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