Menarini is the largest Italian pharmaceutical group with headquarters in Florence and is one of Europe's successful manufacturers of speciality pharmaceutical products with its own research and development. The company employs around 17,000 people worldwide.

The Swiss branch in Zurich-Oerlikon has been a dynamic subsidiary since 1996, specialising in the fields of allergology, diabetology, gastroenterology, cardiovascular diseases, infectiology and rheumatology. Menarini Switzerland is also active in the field of medical aesthetics.