Peter Zwick

University Children's Hospital Basel provides a large-scale biomedical database and research resource called UK Biobank. The private company is based in Basel, Switzerland. The database contains in-depth genetic and health information from half a million UK participants, which is regularly augmented with additional data. Approved researchers and scientists can access the database to undertake vital research into the most common and life-threatening diseases. UK Biobank has enabled several scientific discoveries that improve human health.

Schweizerische Rheinhäfen is a Swiss company based in Basel, Switzerland. The company is responsible for the infrastructure and envelope activities of the Swiss Rhine ports, which handle around six million tons of goods and over 100,000 containers annually. The Swiss Rhine ports form the national traffic hub on the freight transport corridor Rotterdam-Basel-Genoa. The private company ensures that the port remains attractive in the future as a logistics location. The company's mission is to be a home port vital for a sustainable future, and it aims to flexibly respond to a rapidly evolving maritime market. The emphasis is on cooperation, adaptability, a strong focus on innovation and digitisation, and on sustainable added value, as well as on responsibility towards society.