1. 1 The Swiss Chemical and Pharmaceutical Industry Zurich, April 2012

2. 2 Source: ACC, CEFIC Chemicals in Consumer Products

3. 3 World-wide sales "top ten" Swiss chemical and pharmaceutical companies Total 2011: 149.2 bn CHF Source: scienceindustries 2012

4. 4 Leading Chemical Export Nations 2010 Source: VCI 2012 billion EUR

5. 5 Focus on life science and chemical specialties World-wide sales of the "top ten" Swiss companies Total 2011: 149.2 bn CHF Source: scienceindustries 2012

6. 6 Increasing trend towards pharmaceuticals Share of the specialties in the total exported volume Source: scienceindustries 2012

7. 7 Export Growth of Sectors 1980 - 2011 1980 = 100 % Source: scienceindustries 2012

8. 8 Increased focus of the companies Industry restructuring illustrated by the Basle based chemical companies (1970 – 2010)

9. 9 Worldwide Presence World map of direct investments Source: scienceindustries 2012

10. 10 Employees abroad Employees of the "top ten" companies by region Total 2011: 354’500 employees Source: scienceindustries 2012

11. 11 Growing importance of direct investments abroad Development of headcount of the "top ten" companies by region Source: scienceindustries 2012

12. 12 High research intensity International comparison of research intensity (R&D / turnover) in 2004 Source: CEFIC 2006

13. 13 Internationally integrated research R & D expenditures Total 2011: 20.7 bn CHF Source: scienceindustries 2012

14. 14 Rapidly rising cost of R & D R & D cost for an new pharmaceutical molecule (NCBE) in Mio. US $ Source: EFPIA 2012

15. 15 Patent protection The market introduction of a pharmaceutical takes time and money Source: Novartis, scienceindustries 2007

16. 16 R&D expenditures in Switzerland Private research expenditures Total 2008: 12.0 bn CHF (intramuros) Source: economiesuisse, SFSO 2010

17. 17 Employees in R&D in Switzerland Research staff in the industry Total 2008: 39’830 employees Source: economiesuisse, SFSO 2010

18. 18 Exports are financing R&D in Switzerland Financing deficit of the "top ten" Swiss companies (2011) in billion CHF Source: scienceindustries 2012

19. 19 Strong dependency on exports Total exports and domestic sales 2011: 78.5 bn CHF Source: SCA, scienceindustries 2012

20. 20 Important export industry Total Swiss exports Total 2011: 208.1 bn CHF Source: SCA 2012

21. 21 Export Growth in % 1998 - 2010 % numbers in brackets: share of chemicals & pharmaceuticals exports 2009 Source: scienceindustries 2012

22. 22 Growing importance of exports Share of chemicals and pharmaceuticals in total Swiss exports % Source: scienceindustries 2012

23. 23 Significant trade surplus International comparison of the export surplus 2010 in billion EUR Source: VCI 2012, UN Population Statistic 2012 per capita in EUR

24. 24 Contribution to Gross Domestic Product selected industries 1997 - 2009 % Source: SFSO 2012

25. 25 Dynamic industry Development of production index (1995 - 2011) % (1995 = 100) Source: SFSO 2012

26. 26 Major employer in industry Employees by industry sector in % Total of industry: 629’500 (2011) Source: SFSO 2012

27. 27 Size of the Swiss companies Distribution of employment by company size (2008) Source: SFSO 2012

28. 28 Size of the Swiss companies Distribution of employment by company size (2008) Source: SFSO 2012

29. 29 Responsible Care Number of workplace accidents per mio. working hours (LTIR) Source: scienceindustries 2012

30. 30 Responsible Care Energy consumption in terajoules per production unit Source: scienceindustries 2012

31. 31 Responsible Care CO 2 emissions in tons per production unit Source: scienceindustries 2012

32. 32 Responsible Care VOC emissions Source: scienceindustries 2012

33. 33 Responsible Care Water consumption Source: scienceindustries 2012