Medtech & Lab Instruments in numbers
Swiss medtech and lab instrument brands: the 2026 numbers
Size, visibility, age, ownership, Swiss value and climate targets of the 10 brands in the 2026 medtech ranking, from the Swiss Lions 100 dataset.
Straumann leads the medtech ranking
- CHF 20.3bn
- combined annual revenue of the 10 brands in the ranking
- 8 of 10
- are in the Swiss Lions 100, with 2.3% of its combined revenue
- 1963
- median founding year
The medtech and laboratory ranking is made up of specialists in dental implants, hearing aids, eye care, insulin pens and analytical instruments. Straumann, the dental implant maker, ranks first. Alcon is the largest by revenue, with CHF 7.3bn against CHF 2.6bn for Straumann.
Show the data
| Category rank | Brand | Overall rank | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Straumann | No. 40 | 54.8 |
| 2 | Sonova | No. 43 | 53.6 |
| 3 | Mettler-Toledo | No. 60 | 50.3 |
| 4 | Metrohm | No. 63 | 50.2 |
| 5 | Alcon | No. 74 | 46.1 |
| 6 | Ypsomed | No. 78 | 44.6 |
| 7 | Tecan | No. 89 | 43 |
| 8 | Medartis | No. 98 | 40.8 |
| 9 | Medacta | Outside top 100 | 31.7 |
| 10 | Coltene | Outside top 100 | 25.8 |
See the full medtech ranking, with each brand's scores and sources.
Key facts
- Largest by revenue
- Alcon, CHF 7.3bn
- Smallest by revenue
- Coltene, CHF 240m
- Revenue estimates
- None; all figures are published by the companies
- Most visible
- Alcon, 59.3 out of 100
- Average visibility
- 33.5 (Swiss Lions 100: 52.1)
- Oldest
- Metrohm, 1943
- Youngest
- Medacta, 1999
- Family or founder control
- 3 of 10
- Owned by a foundation
- Metrohm
- Controlled from abroad
- Mettler-Toledo
- Swiss made
- 2 of 10
- Validated climate target
- 6 of 10 (4 net zero)
- Most common location
- Zurich (3 brands)
Show the data
| Brand | Revenue (CHF m) | Estimate | Visibility score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alcon | 7287 | no | 59.3 |
| Sonova | 3610 | no | 43.1 |
| Mettler-Toledo | 3428 | no | 48.7 |
| Straumann | 2640 | no | 49.1 |
| Tecan | 871 | no | 35.8 |
| Ypsomed | 731 | no | 33.3 |
| Medacta | 614 | no | 4.8 |
| Metrohm | 606 | no | 33.2 |
| Medartis | 269 | no | 4.1 |
| Coltene | 240 | no | 23.4 |
Most of these brands lead in their niches and are little known to the public. The category's average visibility score is well below the average for the 100. Medartis, which makes implants for hand and facial surgery, has one of the lowest scores in the dataset.
Method and definitions
The category ranking is the Medtech and Lab Instruments ranking of the 2026 edition. Revenue is the latest twelve months reported up to 30 June 2026, in Swiss francs; analyst estimates are marked. Visibility reflects Wikipedia readership and Google Trends search interest from July 2025 to June 2026. Founding years are the companies' own dates.
Full method: How the ranking works.
How to cite
Swiss Lions 100 (2026), "Swiss medtech and lab instrument brands: the 2026 numbers", swisslions.com/en/2026-findings/swiss-medtech-brands-in-numbers/. Data to 30 June 2026.
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