Our sites
In Switzerland, we have three sites – two in the canton of Lucerne and one in Zurich.
At three locations, we do our best to fulfill our mission: inventing for life for a more hopeful future
MSD has been present in Switzerland since 1963. In addition to our headquarters in Rösslimatt in Lucerne, we operate a state-of-the-art research and development center in Schachen and have another site at Zurich Airport.
Unsere Niederlassungen:
MSD Lucerne site – since April 1, 2026
MSD Lucerne site
Bürgenstrasse 8
CH-6005 Luzern
Tel. Reception +41 58 618 30 30
Tel. Customer service Human Health +41 58 618 38 38
Tel. Customer service Animal Health +41 58 618 14 14
Since April 1, 2026, MSD’s new headquarters has been located in Rösslimatt in Lucerne. Around 850 employees from various MSD entities, who previously worked at Lucerne Citybay, in Kriens and on Tribschenstrasse, now work together under one roof in this modern and environmentally sustainable building.
From Rösslimatt, employees coordinate activities in the field of human medicine in Switzerland and in many other countries. Rösslimatt is also the headquarters of the regional marketing departments for Emerging Markets, Europe & Canada (EUCAN), as well as Eastern Europe, the Middle East & Africa (EEMEA), making it one of MSD’s most important sites.
Rösslimatt is also home to the local and regional departments of MSD Animal Health in Switzerland. In addition to medicines and vaccines for animals, the company offers various seminars on current topics for veterinarians, practice staff and experts in the Swiss veterinary pharmaceuticals market.
MSD Schachen site
Our site in Schachen plays a key role in the provision of new innovative medicines. More than 400 employees and service providers from nations around the globe work here.
Our focus lies on the production and testing of new biological medicines. Furthermore we provide analytical services for drugs in development within our global organization. From Schachen, we also export new drugs for clinical trials so that the safety and efficacy of the new therapeutics can be determined in worldwide tests. In addition to the activities in the development area, the site also provides services to MSD manufacturing sites. Thus, MSD operates a laboratory in Schachen, where suspected cases of drug counterfeiting are investigated. There are only 3 such laboratories in the world, one in the USA and another in Singapore.
We have been supporting the Swiss vocational training system since 1977 by providing young apprentices with training and employment opportunities, and often continuing to employ them after they have completed their apprenticeships.
MSD Zurich site
Since fall 2021, around 250 employees work at our site at THE CIRCLE at Zurich Airport. They focus on accelerating research, data collection and analysis, and commercialization of our medicines and vaccines.
The new office is staffed with teams working in strategic and operational roles in Medical Affairs, Clinical Development, Market Access and Marketing Operations.
CH-NON-03296, 03/2026