Company stories

Get to know the people and values behind Ypsomed. Explore stories that reflect our culture, purpose, and the impact we create together.

Ypsomed welcomes German Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz to Schwerin

On 4 November 2025, Ypsomed had the honor of welcoming German Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz and Minister President of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania Manuela Schwesig to our Schwerin site.

Together for a healthier life

On this year's World Health Day, under the motto ‘Healthy Beginnings, Hopeful Futures’, Ypsomed reaffirms its commitment to providing innovative solutions for people with chronic conditions.

Together for optimized production

Efficient collaboration is essential for successful production. In Schwerin, engineering and production employees have jointly optimized an assembly system - for the production of up to 28 million auto-injectors per year.

Lots of sun, fun and DJ BoBo

At the end of August, Ypsomed celebrated its 40th anniversary with a big employee party at the Attisholz site in Solothurn. All employees in Switzerland and their families were invited to a colourful party with various local artists and a wide range …

How Ypsomed got its name

After the sale of Disetronic to Roche, the successor company needs a new name. In reference to the Greek word "Ipso" for "Self" and "med" for Medication, it will be named Ypsomed.

The construction of the Ypsomed company headquarters in Burgdorf

In 1994 and 1995, Disetronic constructed a new building at Oberburg railway station for 20 million Swiss francs, which still remains today as the company headquarters of Ypsomed. The 7200 square metre building was necessary because the company would …

Ypsomed starts its anniversary year

June 2024 marks the 40th anniversary of the founding of Ypsomed. We are taking this opportunity to present you with a series of articles over the coming weeks, introducing you to the people, facts and background of Ypsomed.

We are one of the LinkedIn Top Companies in Switzerland

Why Ypsomed? This is quite simple: we put our employees at the center of everything we do. From career opportunities and skills development to a welcoming corporate culture, we enable our employees to thrive. We are delighted to receive this award.

Ypsomed is in transition

Gilbert Achermann led Ypsomed's General Meeting for the first time as Chairman of the Board of Directors on 28 June, welcoming more than 360 shareholders to the Burgdorf Market Hall. In addition to introducing new members to the management team, CEO …

Ypsomed in Schwerin

In 2019, our new production plant was opened in Schwerin in north-eastern Germany. Since then, we have been steadily expanding the plant capacities for our infusion and injection business. The Schwerin site supports our global growth ambitions and …

Ypsomed in China

For over 15 years we have been supplying products such as our reusable ServoPen and YpsoPen and, more recently, our disposable UnoPen to China. We have also had an office in China for seven years. Our employees support our business with local …

Ypsomed General Meeting 2022

After an interruption of two years, it was with great pleasure that we were able to hold the General Meeting again physically and with a record attendance in Burgdorf. At this event, the focus was on company founder Willy Michel, who had decided to …

Ypsomed in Spain

On 3 May 2022, our new Software Delivery Centre in Barcelona was officially opened: Albert Castellanos, Minister of Economy and Competitiveness and our CEO, Simon Michel, laid the foundation for a flourishing collaboration in Spain in the presence of …

Ypsomed’s new software development site in Barcelona

One of today’s mega trends in healthcare and MedTech is digitalization. Ypsomed is shaping this trend with creative concepts and new products under the umbrella brands Diabetes Care and Delivery Systems. The establishment of a new software …
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