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2025/08/05
New internal appointment of General Counsel and Secretary General
Barbara Wälchli, General Counsel and Secretary General, has decided to leave Galenica at the end of 2025. With Cécile Matter as the new General Counsel and Jürg Pauli as the future Secretary General of the Board of Directors, two experienced executives from within the company are taking over the reins.
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2025/07/24
Galenica and the invisible work behind safe medications
What does it take to ensure that only safe and effective medications reach people in Switzerland? Galenica ensures that quality standards are met – from the place of manufacture all the way to the pharmacy or hospital. In this story, you’ll find out exactly how this works and what it has to do with underfloor heating.
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2025/07/04
Yves Platel is the new President of the Association of Pharmacists of the Canton of Zurich
A pharmacist from the Galenica network assumes responsibility at association level: Yves Platel, Co-Managing Director of the Amavita pharmacy at Zurich Railway Station, was elected President of the Association of Pharmacists of Zurich (AKVZ) on 19 June 2025.
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2025/06/30
Committed together – how we support social projects
Twice a year, our employees have the opportunity to cast their vote and determine the proportion of donations for social projects on the crowddonating platform “there for you”. The first round of voting in 2025 was recently completed. With our support, one of the projects directly reached the donation target.
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2025/05/28
Between conveyor belts and barcode scanners: a self-experiment in the logistics centre
What happens when an office worker dives into the world of logistics? A communications employee put it to the test and spent an evening in the Galexis logistics centre, surrounded by buzzing forklifts and countless blue boxes.
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2025/05/14
More responsibility for pharmacies in providing care from 2027
The revision of the Health Insurance Act (HIA) strengthens the position of pharmacies as important players in the healthcare system. The development of the around 380 pharmacies in the Galenica network shows how investments in training, infrastructure and digital solutions are already paying off today.
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2025/05/09
The pharmacy is becoming the first point of contact for health issues
With long waiting times for GPs and overcrowded emergency departments, many people are looking for faster access to medical assistance. Pharmacies are playing an increasingly important role in this. Galenica shows how pharmacies can meaningfully relieve strain on our healthcare system.
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2024/11/29
Patrick Rindlisbacher and Martin Recknagel now jointly manage Medifilm
The specialist in drug blister packaging within the Galenica network has a new management model. Patrick Rindlisbacher, the current head of Medifilm, has been co-managing Medifilm with Martin Recknagel since 1 November 2024.
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2024/11/28
Developing new approaches to basic care – across professions and together with patients
As part of the second edition of the “Healthcare Professionals Initiative”, around 130 professionals from the healthcare sector and 11 patients worked together to develop practical solutions for specific practical cases.
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2024/11/12
Expansion of the partnership between Cooper Consumer Health and Verfora Ltd.
Cooper Consumer Health and Verfora Ltd. are intensifying their collaboration. For several years, Verfora Ltd. has been distributing the Excilor and Oenobiol brands for Cooper Consumer Health. From 1 January 2025, former Viatris OTC products will be added to the portfolio.
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