Cooperation, sponsorship

Our mission at ALK is to assure that people suffering from allergy receive the best therapy available. Through education and public relations we aim to improve the quality of life and health of allergic patients in Switzerland and across the world.

As the global leader in providing first-class and innovative products for allergy immunotherapy and as a competent partner of physicians and pharmacists, ALK successfully and actively meets this challenge.

Find out more: www.alk.net/ch

Coop Free From – for enjoyment and well-being: Do you or does someone in your family have a food intolerance? For over ten years, Coop has been committed to ensuring that you can shop simply and enjoy your food with no worries – even with a food intolerance.

The Coop Free From range now includes over 400 articles, which are ideal for persons with allergies or intolerances. The products are labelled accordingly, and their culinary qualities are impressive. No other Swiss retailer offers such a variety.

Coop also offers many other services besides enjoyment and variety.

Find out more: www.coop.ch/freefrom

Migros has been cooperating with the aha! Swiss Allergy Centre Foundation since 2008. It now has a range of more than 300 aha!-certified allergy treatments. These food and non-food products are specifically tailored to the needs of sufferers. The aha! quality seal, which can be seen on the front or back of the products, offers a high level of security and guidance. To complement this, Migros is selectively adding further allergy treatments from other brands to its product range in order to offer even greater variety.

About the aha! label: www.migros.ch/aha / M-Infoline: 0800 84 0848

The Allergy Seal of Quality is a seal of quality for products and services that are particularly suitable for persons with allergies and intolerances. Labelled products and services offer affected persons additional benefits, increase their safety and simplify their everyday life.

It was launched in 2006 and now, thousands of certified food products pass over the counters of wholesalers and specialist shops. Various cosmetic lines, cleaning and technical products and other consumer goods bear the label.

Find out more: www.service-allergie.ch

We are a global, research-based biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery and development of innovative treatments that address some of the world’s most serious and complex diseases. We strive to have a remarkable impact on people’s lives across several key therapeutic areas: immunology, oncology, neuroscience, eye care and virology. In addition, AbbVie offers products and services through its Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. Patients in more than 175 countries benefit from AbbVie medications.

AbbVie with headquarters in Chicago, USA, employs over 50,000 employees worldwide. Approximately 250 employees are employed in Switzerland and the AbbVie Switzerland headquarters are located in Cham, ZG.

Find out more: www.abbvie.ch

A. Menarini GmbH is the Swiss subsidiary of the largest Italian pharmaceutical group. The company, which has its own research & development department, employs over 17’000 people worldwide and has been active in Switzerland since 1996, primarily in the fields of allergology, gout, cardiology, diabetes and urology. A. Menarini GmbH sees itself as a holistic healthcare provider and therefore works closely with patient organisations and professional societies.

Find out more: www.menarini.ch

Allergies? Go and get an allergy test at your pharmacy. Do you sometimes suffer from symptoms such as sneezing, itching or skin rashes? These could be symptoms of an allergy. Find out by taking our quick allergy test.

Simple and reliable: with just one drop of blood from your finger, we can test for the ten most common inhaled allergens. After just 20 minutes, you receive the test results followed by advice from our specialist staff. We will also sponsor your attendance of the aha! Swiss Allergy Centre for one year.

The symptoms and causes of an allergy are manifold. Finding out as much as possible about allergies is the first step towards recovery. Drop by your Amavita pharmacy for advice today!

Find out more: www.amavita.ch

AstraZeneca is a global, science-led pharmaceutical company. Driven by innovative science and our entrepreneurial culture, we are focused on the delivery of life-changing medicines that are contributing value to patients and society.

Find out more: www.astrazeneca.ch

Whether it’s medicines, medical devices or nutritional supplements, axapharm strives to ensure affordable healthcare from a Swiss source. Since 2006, the company has pursued a vision of offering quality services and affordable medication – all based on high Swiss quality standards. Ask your pharmacy or chemist about the products from axapharm! For example, discover Allergo-X with the active ingredient levocetirizine.

Find out more: www.axapharm.ch

In Bern CSL Behring AG employs more than 1’200 people, who are committed to improving the quality of life for people with rare and serious diseases. They develop, manufacture and distribute plasma-derived and recombinant therapies worldwide.

Find out more: www.cslbehring.ch

For more than 40 years, La Roche-Posay has collaborated with skin experts from all around the world to invent products, which meet their needs and demands in terms of efficacy and tolerance. In the heart of the brand and all its products: an unique thermal water with antioxidant and soothing properties, proven by diverse clinical studies. The brand provides several ranges of products for body and face, specially conceived to offer a better life to all types of skin, even the most sensitive ones.

Find out more: www.laroche-posay.ch

Based in Geneva since 1925, Eli Lilly (Suisse) SA and Eli Lilly Export SA employ about 150 employees. Eli Lilly (Suisse) SA focuses on commercial activities. We provide high-quality services to Swiss healthcare professionals so that patients can be provided with trusted solutions that improve their quality of life.

Find out more: www.lilly.ch

Novartis Pharma Schweiz is responsible for the marketing of around 75 prescription medicines in Switzerland. The most important therapeutic areas include oncology, cardiovascular, immunology and neuroscience.

The company employs a total of around 230 office and field staff, who work in areas such as medical affairs, quality assurance, marketing and sales as well as logistics, order processing and coordination of clinical trials.

Find out more: www.novartis.com

Allergies? Go and get an allergy test at your pharmacy. Do you sometimes suffer from symptoms such as sneezing, itching or skin rashes? These could be symptoms of an allergy. Find out by taking our quick allergy test.

Simple and reliable: with just one drop of blood from your finger, we can test for the ten most common inhaled allergens. After just 20 minutes, you receive the test results followed by advice from our specialist staff. We will also sponsor your attendance of the aha! Swiss Allergy Centre for one year.

The symptoms and causes of an allergy are manifold. Finding out as much as possible about allergies is the first step towards recovery. Drop by your Amavita pharmacy for advice today!

Find out more: www.sunstore.ch

Founded in Japan in 1781, Takeda is now a leading global biopharmaceutical company with over 50,000 employees in 80+ countries. Takeda Switzerland is headquartered in Zurich. The focus of its 90 employees is on the distribution of medicines for the Swiss market. Takeda's main areas of activity are rare diseases, gastroenterology, neuroscience and oncology. www.takeda.ch

Find out more: www.takeda.com