Abstract
In the beginning, pharmacists developed new products in their back shop. Industrialization started a century ago, with the universal exposition where scientists wanted to find new processes and develop their market. Moreover, the two World Wars led to significant growth in this particular market. Thus, following this improvement in the pharmaceutical industry, overall healthcare got better. It meets the demands for health, food, clothing and many others. Nowadays, Switzerland is one of the biggest pharmaceutical product producers all around the world. In fact, this industry has started thanks to the textile industry which needs a lot of artificial colorants. That is why, after a long time of colorant production, Switzerland has taken the opportunity to make pharmaceutical products. Thus, in in the first part we will present a brief outline about the Swiss chemical and pharmaceutical industry and in the second part we will analyze the sources of competitive advantages of this sector.
