10 years of Experio Roche School Laboratory: Inspiring Tens of Thousands of Young Talents for a Future in STEM

• Around 20,000 pupils from over 1,000 school classes have visited the school laboratory since it opened

• School laboratory promotes interest in STEM through a wide range of educational offerings

• Important contribution to promoting young talent and strengthening Switzerland as a centre of science

“We are delighted that the school laboratory's wide range of educational offerings has been so well received,” says Serge Corpataux, Head Talent Attraction Roche Basel Apprentices. “This enables us to make a decisive contribution to promoting young talent and enthusiasm for STEM professions, which are essential for the future of our company and Switzerland as a research and business location.”

The Experio Roche school laboratory offers around 120 workshops per year for school classes (from Year 4 to secondary level) in the fields of computer science, natural sciences and technology. The programme also includes the myTalents career choice course, which supports pupils in their career orientation. The programme is supplemented by further training for teachers and courses for parents and their children. Particularly noteworthy are the MINT-Girls@Roche workshops, which, under the guidance of experts, specifically aim to inspire girls to pursue STEM careers and break down gender-specific reservations.

The majority of visitors come from the region: around 80% come from northern Switzerland, a further 10% from the rest of Switzerland and just under 10% from southern Germany.

The school laboratory is also a central interface for vocational training at Roche and an important pillar for securing young talent. Around 30% of trainees at Roche have visited the school laboratory at least once before. Roche trains around 300 apprentices in 17 future-oriented professions at its Basel/Kaiseraugst site every year. Roche has a long tradition of vocational training dating back almost 70 years. Since 1957, over 4,300 skilled workers have been trained.

About the Experio Roche School Laboratory

The Experio Roche School Laboratory was opened in Kaiseraugst 10 years ago and is an educational facility that introduces pupils, teachers and parents to the world of STEM subjects through interactive experiments and workshops and supports them in their career orientation. It is part of Roche's commitment to promoting young talent and strengthening Switzerland as a centre of science. Further information on the school laboratory's offerings can be found at: http://www.experio-roche.ch

About Roche

Founded in 1896 in Basel, Switzerland, as one of the first industrial manufacturers of branded medicines, Roche has grown into the world’s largest biotechnology company and the global leader in in-vitro diagnostics. The company pursues scientific excellence to discover and develop medicines and diagnostics for improving and saving the lives of people around the world. We are a pioneer in personalised healthcare and want to further transform how healthcare is delivered to have an even greater impact. To provide the best care for each person we partner with many stakeholders and combine our strengths in Diagnostics and Pharma with data insights from the clinical practice.

For over 125 years, sustainability has been an integral part of Roche’s business. As a science-driven company, our greatest contribution to society is developing innovative medicines and diagnostics that help people live healthier lives. Roche is committed to the Science Based Targets initiative and the Sustainable Markets Initiative to achieve net zero by 2045. 

Genentech, in the United States, is a wholly owned member of the Roche Group. Roche is the majority shareholder in Chugai Pharmaceutical, Japan. 

For more information, please visit www.roche.com.