Swiss Lions 100 | 2026 edition
Metrohm
Metrohm is No. 70 in the Swiss Lions 100 and No. 4 in Medtech & Lab Instruments, with a score of 47.7 out of 100. Headquarters: Herisau, canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden.
- Swiss Lions score
- 47.7
- Overall rank
- 70of 100
About
Herisau maker of instruments for chemical analysis, owned by a charitable foundation.
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Why Metrohm ranks No. 70
Metrohm makes titrators and other laboratory instruments in Herisau and sells them in about 80 countries. It scores full Swiss value for Swiss production and the maximum philanthropy points, because the Metrohm Foundation owns the company. Its revenue figure, more than CHF 400 million, dates from 2021.
Swiss connections
- Founded in Herisau, in the canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden, in 1943.
- The Metrohm Foundation owns the company, keeping it independent and Swiss-based.
How the score is made
Global scale
CHF 400m e revenue.
Swiss value
Swiss made.
Global visibility
Online attention across languages, and worldwide search interest.
Impact
No current SBTi target. Not a certified B Corp.
Philanthropy
Foundation-owned: Metrohm Stiftung.
Impact and philanthropy together make up the impact measure. How the ranking works.
Key figures
- Revenue used in the ranking
- CHF 400m e2021, estimate
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
- HerisauCanton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden
- Language region
- German-speaking
- Category
- Medtech & Lab Instruments
- Ownership
- Foundation-ownedMetrohm Foundation
- Main customers
- Businesses (B2B)
- Founded
- 1943
Nearby in the Swiss Lions 100
Also in Medtech & Lab Instruments
1SonovaScore 55.6
2StraumannScore 54.7
3Mettler-ToledoScore 50.3
5AlconScore 46.0
6YpsomedScore 44.5
7TecanScore 43.0
See all 10 brands in Medtech & Lab Instruments.
Sources
- Revenue used in the ranking: en.wikipedia.org (2021).
- Climate target: Science Based Targets initiative dashboard, October 2026. Foundations: Swiss commercial register. B Corp: B Lab directory.
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