Founded in 1896, Roche is one of the world's leading research-based healthcare groups in the fields of pharmaceuticals and diagnostics. It is headquartered in Basel, Switzerland. Roche's two core businesses, pharmaceuticals and diagnostics, provide innovative products and services for prevention, diagnosis and treatment, thereby improving human health and quality of life. As the world's largest biotechnology company and an innovator of innovative products and services for the early detection, prevention, diagnosis and treatment of disease, Roche contributes to the improvement of people's health and quality of life in many ways.