Roche Stories

How decades of blood cancer research is paying off

We explore how a growing understanding of the biology of blood cancers is transforming the development and delivery of treatments for patients.

From standard to personalised care

How genomic profiling and data sharing can alter the course of cancer care.

Origin unknown

Could comprehensive genomic profiling improve outcomes for patients with one of the most deadly and poorly understood cancers—Cancer of Unknown Primary Origin? A new trial seeks to find out.

Lung cancer and me

From diagnosis to treatment, each lung cancer patient has their own unique journey.

A boon for biotech

Our local partners are helping to shape the future of healthcare.

Partnering in a digital era

Collaborations between healthcare and technology companies are driving the future of healthcare

Open-sourcing health

Effective and purposeful collaborations will allow us to do much more together, to be much smarter together, than we can be alone.

Ophthalmology

We are focused on saving people’s eyesight from the leading causes of vision loss through pioneering therapies.

Roche at ESMO 2018

Fighting cancer together, one patient at a time.

The city cancer challenge

An initiative that aims to build a collective movement of cities across the globe to deliver better solutions on sustainable cancer treatment for all.

Targeting liver cancer in China

An interview with Professor Ren.

Investors reporting center

Supporting people with MS: A nurse’s story

Learn how specialist MS nurse Anna Cunningham, helps people with MS manage their condition

Roche at WCLC 2018

Understanding lung cancer, strand by strand

Beating lung cancer – one gene at a time

How gene targeting might transform the lives of patients with rare forms of lung cancer

Stolen memories

Diagnostic certainty contributes to the search for effective treatment

A breast cancer journey of hope

Science and the City: Basel

Basel grew up with the chemical-pharmaceutical industry, and the chemical-pharmaceutical industry grew up with Basel.

Diversity is personal

Diversity and inclusion means something different for each employee.

Live well, work well

Fostering a culture of health and wellbeing among employees

Confronting IPF together: Alberto and Maria’s story

Find out why Alberto now celebrates two birthdays – and why he and his wife Maria don’t take a single breath for granted.

Finding her way

Born with hepatitis, Adeline chose to face her diagnosis and define her future.

Having it all at Roche

Roche understands that when an employee has children, the ability to balance work responsibilities with family needs is a top concern.

The measure of you

Explore how digital biomarkers are changing the way we understand health.

The patient as partner

Empowered patients are redefining the healthcare environment on their own terms.

Roche Children's Walk 2018

Every year our employees around the world join forces to support children in need.

Roche at the ASCO Annual Meeting 2018

Learn how we are working to help define the personalised cancer patient journeys of tomorrow.

Getting over the ups and downs

Dr Gallia Levy, Associate Group Medical Director at Roche, shares her perspective on the need for sustained bleeding protection in haemophilia A.

A mosaic of life after cancer

Stories of survival not only provide hope to cancer patients, but they also remind oncologists why they work so hard to find new treatments.

Meet Amrita, Bioinformatics Research Leader at Pleasanton, CA

"The sky is the limit when it comes to learning about new domains and extending your skills."

Partnering to improve cancer care in the Middle East

Peter Hug, Head of Roche Pharma EEMEA Region shares his perspective on partnering to solve cancer challenges in emerging markets.

Haemophilia A to Z

Learn about haemophilia A through the eyes of patients, caregivers and experts.

​Meet Cheng-Yuk, Principal Scientist I at Pleasanton, CA

It is truly a diversified environment. From the interdisciplinary education to the multi-cultural workforce, I strongly believe our collective experiences and passion will drive the innovation engine to develop the next meaningful diagnostics solution for patients.

Engineering bispecific antibodies

We’re engineering complex molecules that hit more than one target at once to address retinal diseases.

Relapsing multiple sclerosis: Unravelling the maze

Explore how the patient pathway for people living with relapsing MS has changed over the past 20 years.

Progress in haemophilia: a personal perspective

The haemophilia community is united and strong. Find out more about the haemophilia community and progress being made in the field from Brian O’Mahony, Chief Executive of the Irish Haemophilia Society.

A pathway to hope for cancer patients

Barriers to accessing healthcare in Kenya include poor diagnosis and inadequate funding. Public-private partnerships aim for innovative and sustainable solutions.

Responding to new public health concerns

We are faced not only with existing infectious diseases but also the rise of new ones.

Sustainability at Roche: Our impact

Engaging with stakeholders is crucial to create sustainable value. Stakeholder engagement enables us to jointly develop solutions.

Trailblazing women at Roche

Discover how Roche has been advancing gender equality since 1896: There have always been women who inspired us by questioning the status quo.

Highlights Annual Report 2017

Read the incredible stories behind the numbers.

Bringing patient support to a rare disease

Learn how we are breaking down barriers that prevent patients from joining clinical trials for spinal muscular atrophy.

Living with MS: My Story

Felix, who lives with relapsing MS and Craig, who lives with primary progressive MS, talk about the impact of the disease on their daily lives.

Unconventional wisdom

How challenging the status quo led to the discovery of the B cell as a new target in MS.

Partnership to improve cancer care in Sudan

The partnership builds a cornerstone to fight breast and blood cancers by providing people access to innovative biotech medicines and diagnostic solutions.

Roche at J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference

Collaborating to drive the future of personalised healthcare

Will quantum computers solve the problems of the future?

Martin Strahm talks about the idea, the potential and the limitations of quantum computers.

Will genomics revolutionise the future of medicine?

Joanne Hackett talks about genomics, healthcare, big data and people’s hesitation to share medical data.

Will the future be feminine?

Betsy Leatherman talks about leadership characteristics that are said to be “female” and what this means for the future.

Hepatitis B - Aiming for cure of a killer

Hepatitis B is responsible for more than 800,000 deaths a year. Roche is working on a cure.

Calculating the unimaginable

Quantum computers promise to offer computing power far beyond anything we can imagine.

Medical software and the value of digital health

By connecting dots between patients, physicians, medical research and more, digital health provides data-driven results to support life-changing decisions.

Reimagining digital health regulation

For timely access to technologies that improve health decisions, health authorities are rethinking regulations for the uniquely iterative world of software.

Building bridges to improve the cancer patient journey

The role of an oncology nurse navigator requires a unique combination of skills, knowledge and compassion.

Our response to cancer always starts with the science

Targeting cancer demands a deep understanding of its complexities. Our researchers have the freedom to explore cutting-edge science & technology to achieve this.

ForPatients

Developed in partnership with patients, ForPatients aims to support patients on their journey.

Unveiling triple-negative breast cancer

Lifting the curtain on an often overlooked disease.

Striking back at stroke risk

Why less is more in atrial fibrillation management

Addressing the lack of cancer care in Pakistan

Responding to natural disasters sustainably

For communities that have experienced a major natural disaster, we support community rebuilding and humanitarian projects.

Our access to healthcare initiatives

Explore some of our access projects from around the globe.

Increasing access to healthcare

Groundbreaking advances in medical science are only meaningful when they reach the people who need them.

‘Accelerators and brakes’ to restore immune balance

Roche strategy in Immunology is to make use of the growing scientific understanding of immune pathways and to selectively manipulate these in order to restore immune balance.

Increasing access to healthcare is a global challenge

Finding sustainable solutions to the barriers to healthcare can only be achieved through collaboration.

The NT-proBNP Story

Biomarkers play a crucial role in Roche’s commitment to personalised healthcare. To find them, we rely on the promising research of our external partners.

Improving access to hepatitis treatment in Egypt

Comprehensive access to cancer treatment in Dubai

A platform for supporting cancer patients in India

India does not have a centralised healthcare funding body and access to medicines is not universal.

Improving cancer care in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Women’s health

No matter what stage of life or part of the world a woman is in, knowledge is power.

Pregnancy after preeclampsia

Is it safe to have another baby?

Our approach to sustainability

Let’s talk fertility

Women and their bodies may have very different ideas about the right time to have a baby.

A woman's right to know: HPV and cervical cancer

The HPV test came back positive – what now? Should women be worried? What should they do next?

Strengthening communities

We are committed to building stronger communities and responding to natural disasters sustainably.

Our approach to philanthropy

We engage in philanthropic activities that make a lasting impact and strengthen communities.

Transnet-Phelophepa healthcare train

The Transnet-Phelophepa trains are mobile healthcare clinics that travel nine months out of the year to areas of rural South Africa.

The role of diagnostics in fertility and pregnancy

Learn more about advanced screening and diagnostics tests and their role in preconception and pregnancy.

Roche at RCOG

The annual Royal College of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (RCOG) World Congress brings together health professionals to learn from each other and exchange views.

Better together: Helping one million people with diabetes

Ask anybody with diabetes: managing it is time consuming, exhausting and very annoying.

Of bonds and benefits

Two made-in-Japan collaborations strengthen both Roche and its partners.

Changing the colorectal cancer story

Two days after being admitted to hospital with stomach pains, Eve Bukowski woke up to the news we all fear.

Pioneering a new era in cancer diagnostics

Effective therapies start with an accurate diagnosis. Diagnostics advancements are helping patients to receive personalised treatments.

Women’s health at every stage of life

Every woman’s journey through life is her own, yet all face similar choices and challenges. Health is critical at every stage of this journey.

Roche on World Cancer Day

We are happy to join the global cancer community on this important day to unite behind a shared goal: to end cancer.

Making HIV testing accessible

The Global Access Programme makes HIV viral load tests and the early detection of infections in infants possible in countries that are most affected by the disease.

Our Approach to Cancer Immunotherapy

Roche are leading in cancer immunotherapy through innovative research, including immune profiling, with the goal to develop treatment tailored to individuals.

About the importance of funding

Four key factors need to be in place to successfully treat a patient, with funding being the most controversial one.

About the importance of healthcare capacity

Healthcare capacity is one of four key factors that need to be in place to successfully treat a patient.

About the importance of diagnosis

Four key factors need to be in place to successfully treat a patient, with diagnosis being one of them.

About the importance of disease awareness

Four key factors need to be in place to successfully treat a patient, the first factor is disease awareness.

Our approach to increase access to healthcare

Access to healthcare is a complex challenge. Four key factors need to be in place to improve access to quality healthcare.

Always trying to err on the side of drug safety

Keeping its medicines safe for the people who need them is at the core of our remit.

Digital solutions supporting rheumatoid arthritis community

It has become natural for people to seek information or advice about their health online. Learn about three solutions we developed for the European RA community.

The value of diagnostics in heart failure management

Heart failure affects millions of people and despite improvement in care, management remains challenging. Biomarkers can help patients at every stage of care.

The many faces of breast cancer

Each women is unique. But breast cancer doesn’t care. It can happen to anyone. And when it does happen, each woman’s breast cancer is as individual as she is.

Mesothelioma: What could possibly link this rare cancer to the ill-fated Titanic?

What could possibly link this rare cancer to the ill-fated Titanic?

Busting myths in lung cancer

How much do you really know about lung cancer? Our interactive flashcards bust some common myths about lung cancer.

Shedding light on progression in MS

How Roche is paving the way for better understanding of MS disease progression and monitoring.

Expecting more for people with PPMS

Dr. Jerome de Seze, explains how recent clinical advances mean more and more people are being diagnosed with PPMS.

MS measurements explained

How we define the ways in which multiple sclerosis can be measured.

Primary progressive MS: Different perspectives

Dr. de Seze and Craig Milverton, who lives with primary progressive multiple sclerosis (PPMS), share their experiences managing and living with this form of MS.

Roche at the World Congress on Lung Cancer

Check out how we are transforming the diagnosis and management of lung cancer.

What is Life?- Live Streaming with Paul Nurse.

Watch the live stream of Nobel Prize winner Sir Paul Nurse

The realities of pursuing the cure for cancer

Cindy Perettie, our Global Head of Oncology Strategy, provides her personal perspective on the challenges of leading the cure for cancer.

Protecting against progression

Dr. Traboulsee, University of British Columbia in Vancouver, discusses the importance of brain health and early treatment for people with multiple sclerosis.

Beyond the immunity cycle

Roche’s scientists are leading pioneers in immune biology and cancer research, which is resulting in innovative and personalised treatment options in cancer.

Roche in Alzheimer’s disease

Alzheimer’s disease has far-reaching impact on individuals, caregivers, families and society. Learn how Roche is tackling this looming global crisis.

Creating value through partnerships

Partnering builds on our culture, one in which we listen to a potential partner and structure a collaboration that meets both parties’ needs.

The role of companion diagnostics in breast cancer

The right treatment decision is essential for a breast cancer patient’s well-being.

Buttons - daily enemies for people with rheumatoid arthritis

New clothing collection designed to overcoming issues that people with RA face when getting dressed.

Rheumatoid arthritis through the lens of an Slovenian artist

A photographer captures what it means to live with the consequences of rheumatoid arthritis.

Providing a helping hand for people with rheumatoid arthritis

A collaboration with the Brazilian patient advocacy group helps to improve the quality of life of people living with RA.

Life with rheumatoid arthritis through pictures and words

The three artists captured what living with the disease means to people with rheumatoid arthritis.