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Welcome to Basel: the birthplace of Roche

For over a century, Roche has called Basel home: where brilliant minds collaborate to pioneer breakthroughs that transform healthcare and bring hope to patients worldwide.

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Nanopore technology: Turning up the volume on DNA sequencing

Roche’s nanopore-based sensor module is the electronic heart of sequencing by expansion (SBX). The module contains eight million microscopic wells, each one spanned by a thin membrane with a single nanopore through which a single molecule can pass.

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LiFE: Leading Innovation for the Future Ecosystem in Haemophilia

At Roche, our vision is a haemophilia free life for all. Achieving this requires commitment and partnership with the haemophilia A community.

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Changing the way we view immune mediated diseases

Roche is moving beyond managing symptoms to reprogram the immune system. Discover how we are aiming to transform treatments for diseases like IBD, Lupus, and COPD to impact lives and society.

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Our holistic ophthalmology vision: From prevention to vision restoration

How AI and Real-World Data are unlocking innovation to address high-burden eye diseases at scale

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Earlier Changes Everything: Transforming Liver Care Through Digital Innovation

Roche is investing in digital innovation to advance the early detection and management of chronic liver disease (CLD)

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Life Lessons: The Consequences of Hypertension, a Silent Disease until it’s too Late

A caregiver shares her father-in-law’s journey with hypertension, showing how its underestimated risk led to life-changing cardiac events and how continuous, remote monitoring helped restore stability, confidence, and quality of life for him and more generally, the wider family.

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Beat by beat: Living beyond Parkinson’s

Scott, an HR professional and coach in Basel, suddenly found himself in uncharted territory—facing medical uncertainty and personal resilience. As a passionate part-time drummer, he's determined not to miss a beat in his search for answers.

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50 Years Forward: Roche’s Relentless Pursuit of Parkinson’s

For more than 50 years, Roche has been committed to Parkinson’s research. Today, progress is bringing us closer to treatments that could slow progression and help people stay independent for longer.

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Roche’s Institute of Human Biology: The scientists transforming the future of drug discovery with human model systems

With a new research building in Basel, Roche’s IHB gains a new home, advancing drug discovery with experimental systems mimicking human biology.

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Personalising diabetes care: a holistic approach to cardiometabolic health

Raising awareness of the links between diabetes, obesity and heart health and exploring how personalised care is needed to achieve best outcomes for people living with diabetes

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Innovating Alzheimer’s disease diagnostics: blood biomarker technologies

Roche researchers are working on diagnostic innovations to improve the Alzheimer’s patient journey. One of the most promising areas is the development of simple, accurate blood technologies that can detect key biomarkers associated with the disease.

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