Helsinn is a Swiss-based, private company owned by the Braglia family. The Braglias have been in the pharmaceutical business since the late 1930’s. The current company, incorporated as Helsinn, is about 35 years old, operates from Lugano in Switzerland, and has approximately 500 employees worldwide. 160 of these employees are based here in Ireland. The company also has 40 people in the US, and the remainder of our staff is split between our HQ in Lugano and our API facility in Biasca.
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