- CEO
- Anne-Kathrin Stoller
- Full Time Employees
- 2,511
- Sector
- Healthcare
- Industry
- Drug Manufacturers - Specialty & Generic
- Address
- Hauptstrasse 144 Bubendorf BL Switzerland 4416
- IPO Date
- Mar 17, 2011
- Business
- Bachem Holding AG (SIX: BANB) is a leading innovation-driven company specializing in the development and manufacture of peptides and oligonucleotides for research, clinical development, and commercial applications in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries. Founded in 1971 and headquartered in Bubendorf, Switzerland, the company operates globally through production sites in Europe (Switzerland, UK), the United States (Vista and Torrance, California), and sales offices in Asia, serving customers with products under the Bachem and Clinalfa brands. Its core offerings include catalog peptides (over 5,000 biologically active peptides), custom peptide synthesis, amino acid derivatives, research-grade production, GMP manufacturing of peptide and oligonucleotide new chemical entities (NCEs), commercial APIs (NCEs and generics from grams to tons), cosmetic peptides, diagnostic peptides, biochemistry services, CMC development, quality and regulatory support, project management, analytical capabilities, and supply chain management; the company recently expanded into oligonucleotide-based GMP APIs to leverage synergies with its peptide expertise.
Bachem organizes its business into two main segments—Custom Synthesis (encompassing clinical development, commercial NCEs, and generics) and Core Products (research chemicals and specialties)—targeting pharmaceutical companies, biotech firms, diagnostic and cosmetic industries worldwide. In recent developments, the company reported strong first-half 2025 growth with commercial API sales up 32.4% to CHF 168.4 million and clinical development revenue up 36.9% to CHF 123.7 million, raised its full-year sales growth guidance to 13-18%, and invested CHF 129.1 million in capacity expansions across sites, planning over CHF 400 million total for 2025 including a new manufacturing site in Sisslerfeld, Switzerland. Key milestones include the successful Swissmedic inspection of Building K in Bubendorf for GMP batches in late 2025 and commercial ramp-up in 2026, plus the acquisition of adjacent property in Vista, California, to support USD 250 million in US investments from 2026-2030 for high-volume production and Torrance modernization; earlier, it acquired JPT Peptide Technologies in 2020 and formed strategic partnerships with major pharma players for peptide-based therapies.