- CEO
- Daniel Koller
- Full Time Employees
- 73
- Sector
- Finance
- Industry
- Financial conglomerates
- Address
- Seestrasse 16 Schaffhausen Switzerland CH-8700
- IPO Date
- Nov 8, 2006
- Business
- BB Biotech AG BB Biotech AG is a Swiss investment company that invests in publicly listed biotechnology firms developing and commercializing innovative drugs and therapies addressing unmet medical needs in oncology, neurological disorders, metabolic and cardiovascular diseases, infectious diseases, and autoimmune conditions; its portfolio, comprising 20 to 35 companies primarily in the United States and Western Europe, includes key holdings such as Argenx SE, Incyte, Relay Therapeutics, MacroGenics, Scholar Rock, Rivus Pharmaceuticals, Edgewise Therapeutics, Immunocore, Biohaven, and Avidity Biosciences, among others focused on cell, gene, and RNA-based technologies. Founded in 1993 and headquartered in Schaffhausen, Switzerland, BB Biotech AG operates globally with a focus on small- to mid-cap biotech entities aligned with the UN Sustainable Development Goal for good health and well-being, and its shares trade on the SIX Swiss Exchange and Frankfurt Stock Exchange. Recent developments include four major portfolio company acquisitions in 2025—Avidity Biosciences by Novartis for USD 12 billion, Intra-Cellular Therapies by Johnson & Johnson for USD 14.6 billion, Blueprint Medicines by Sanofi for up to USD 9.5 billion, and Akero Therapeutics by Novo Nordisk for up to USD 5.2 billion—alongside a new investment in Avidity Biosciences, portfolio reallocation toward high-potential assets like Ionis Pharmaceuticals and Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, and inclusion in the SPI ESG Index.