Swiss Lions 100 | 2026 edition

CSL Vifor

CSL Vifor is No. 99 in the Swiss Lions 100 and No. 8 in Pharma & Biotech, with a score of 40.5 out of 100. Headquarters: St. Gallen, canton of St. Gallen.

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Swiss Lions score
40.5
Overall rank
99of 100

About

St. Gallen pharmaceutical company specialising in iron deficiency and kidney disease, owned by Australia's CSL.

Why CSL Vifor ranks No. 99

CSL Vifor is run from St. Gallen and sells iron-replacement and kidney treatments worldwide. It has been owned by CSL of Australia since 2022, which brings a ten-point deduction on Swiss value, and it takes CSL's validated near-term climate target.

Swiss connections

  • Galenica spun off Vifor Pharma as a separate listed company in 2017.
  • CSL acquired Vifor Pharma in 2022; the business is still managed from St. Gallen.

How the score is made

Global scale

41.9

CHF 1.9bn revenue.

Swiss value

50

Partly Swiss made. Not Swiss-controlled (owned by CSL (Australia)), so 10 points lower.

Global visibility

23.2

Online attention across languages, and worldwide search interest.

Impact

35

Near-term target validated. Not a certified B Corp.

Philanthropy

0

No charitable foundation found.

Impact and philanthropy together make up the impact measure. How the ranking works.

Key figures

Revenue used in the ranking
CHF 1.9bn12 months to June 2025, company (CSL segment)

Not listed on a stock exchange, so profit, dividends and employee numbers are not published in a comparable form.

Employees in Switzerland and dividends paid to Swiss shareholders are not published consistently, so they are not shown.

Profile

Headquarters
St. GallenCanton of St. Gallen
Language region
German-speaking
Ownership
Owned by CSLAustralia
Main customers
Businesses (B2B)

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Also in Pharma & Biotech

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Sources

  • Revenue used in the ranking: announcements.asx.com.au (12 months to June 2025).
  • Climate target: Science Based Targets initiative dashboard, October 2026. Foundations: Swiss commercial register. B Corp: B Lab directory.

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