5 Largest Biotech Companies in the World

2. F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG (SIX:ROG)

Another Swiss company, Roche has its headquarters in Basel, having been founded 124 years ago. It was the first company ever in 1934 to mass produce Vitamin C, while in 1957 it started to produce tranquilizers, including the controversial Rohypnol, which later gained infamy as a date rape drug. It also created the first antidepressant in 1956, albeit accidentally. In 2019, it had profits of $63.85 billion.

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