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SISSLERFELD LIFE SCIENCES CAMPUS – SPACE FOR INNOVATIONS

Welcome to the Basel life sciences cluster – welcome to the Sisslerfeld Life Sciences Campus. Numerous life sciences companies and research institutes have already chosen the region as their location, and several first-class universities in the wider area are constantly training more highly qualified specialists. An attractive cluster that optimizes synergies has been set up in Fricktal – and right in the heart is the Sisslerfeld Life Sciences Campus of around 300,000 m² (74 acres), which is home to innovative businesses in the industry.

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Sisslerfeld Life Sciences Campus is located in northern Switzerland in the canton of Aargau

BUSINESS-FRIENDLY CONDITIONS –FIRST-CLASSLOCATION

IDEAL CONDITIONS – FIRST-CLASS LOCATIONSwitzerland is one of the best business locations in the world. The quality of its universities, the cooperation between the private and public sector, its infrastructure and its political and economic stability all help to make the country such a worldleader. In terms of quality of life too, Switzerland – and the Aargau region in particular – score exceptionally highly. One reason that the canton of Aargau is identified as an attractive business location is its moderate salary costs. What’s more, first-class research institutes such as the Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI) and leading universities in the wider area provide access to a large pool of highly qualified em-ployees and sector-specific expertise. The canton of Aargau and the Sisslerfeld Life Sciences Campus also have extremely good transport links.

The Sisslerfeld Life Sciences Campus is located inthe Swiss canton of Aargau, which has repeatedlybeen awarded an AAA rating by Standard & Poor's – that’s because it offers companies ideal conditions in excellent locations.

Spring in Fricktal

from Stein-Säckingen train station

Destination distance by car by train

Basel 35 km 25 min. 25 min.Basel-MulhouseAirport 40 km 30 min. 50 min.Zurich 50 km 45 min. 50 min.Zurich International Airport 60 km 40 min. 1 h 10 min.Berne 100 km 1 hr 10 min. 1 h 30 min.Geneva 260 km 2 hrs 55 min. 3 hrs 15 min.Frankfurt 360 km 3 hrs 30 min. 3 hrs 30 min.Munich 360 km 3 hrs 45 min. 5 hrs10 min.Milan 325 km 3 hrs 40 min. 5 hrs Paris 600 km 5 hrs 30 min. 4 hrs

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Rheinfelden Golf Center, a nine-hole golf course and training facility

International school in Rheinfelden

WIDE RANGE OF EDUCATIONAL AND CHILDCARE OPTIONSThe region around the new Sisslerfeld Life Sciences Campus offers numerous daycare centers for children and a wide range of educational establishments. In addition to excellent public schools, the area also boasts international schools such as the one in Rheinfelden. With the University of Zurich and Basel, the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology campus in Zurich and the University of Applied Sciences of Northwes-tern Switzerland, the region offers high-level education and training opportunities. In addition, the dual education system, which combines practical and academic education, offers a first-class alternative to an academic path.

With attractive nearby recreational areas, close proximity to the regional centers of Rheinfelden, Frick and Bad Säckingen and easy accessibility to the cities of Basel and Zurich, anyone who works in Sisslerfeld enjoys an exceptional quality of life and can look forward to making the region their home.

HIGH QUALITY OF LIFEDue to its central location in Switzerland and moderate taxes, the canton of Aargau is an attractive place to live. Short distances, unique nearby recreational areas and a wide range of cultural and sporting activities make it easy to achieve an optimum work-life balance. In addition, excellent hospitals and private clinics as well as several thermal springs contri-bute to the physical well-being of the whole family.

Saltwater spa sole uno in Rheinfelden

ATTRACTIVEENVIRONMENTFOR EMPLOYEES

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The Basel life sciences cluster attracts large numbers of specialists

The life sciences cluster in the region of Basel and Fricktal

Cells

Sisslerfeld Life Sciences Campus is part of the lifesciences business and research cluster in the Fricktal region.

VALUABLE NETWORKING IN THE LIFE SCIENCES CLUSTERAs part of the Basel life sciences cluster, which comprises around 900 companies employing 27,600 specialists, companies settling in the Sisslerfeld Life Sciences Campus benefit from networking with numerous companies and research institutes and having easy access to specialist employees.

SISSLERFELDLIFE SCIENCESCAMPUS

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Sisslerfeld Life Sciences Campus is surrounded by Syngenta, Novartis,DSM and BASF

Chromatography at Syngenta in Stein

This attractive site optimizes synergies with neighboring companies such as Syngenta, DSM, Novartis and BASF. Whether companies areinvolved in production, research, or development,the Sisslerfeld Life Sciences Campus of around 300,000 m² offers a wealth of opportunities.

Syngenta greenhouse in Stein

AROUND 300,000 M² FOR YOUR EXPANSIONWith almost 300,000 m² of space in total, the attractive site offers businesses considerable scope for development, in-cluding the possibility of leasing sub-plots. Use can be made of the infrastructure and services provided by surrounding companies in the life sciences sector if required. Service oriented authorities ensure that decision-making processes are swift. Thanks to the Hightech Zentrum Aargau (HTZ), companies setting in the Sisslerfeld Life Sciences Campus benefit from innovation funding, support and advice.

ONE LOCATION –MANYOPPORTUNITIES

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Stage-by-stage development of Sisslerfeld

AROUND 300,000 M2 OF SPACE FORYOUR FUTURE

STAGE-BY-STAGE DEVELOPMENTSisslerfeld Life Sciences Campus comprises a total of 300,000 m² (74 acres) that will be available in two stages. Plots covering 49,500 m2 (12 acres) in the northern section of the site are largely ready for development and available immediately. An area of 212,500 m2 (53 acres) in the southern section of the site (suitable for a large-scale project) and an additional area of approximately 35,200 m2 (9 acres) can be built on from 2020 onwards.

MAIN TRANSPORT CONNECTIONThe main transport connection is via Sisslerstrasse.

PRICENegotiable.

LAND-USE PLAN AND BUILDING PERMITSisslerfeld Life Sciences Campus is located in the industrialzone of the municipality of Sisseln and Eiken. In the northern compound, the maximum facade height permitted for buil-dings is 35 metres. Buildings must remain within a minimum of 6 metres from the boundary. For buildings in the southern compound, the permitted height is 10–30 metres and the buildings must remain within a minimum of 10 metres from the boundary.The building permit process including public consultationlasts three months provided that all documents are submitted in full and the plans conform to the zoning regulations.

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SITE’S UTILITIES INFRASTRUCTURE Water supply (drinking water) with Ø 250 mm Sewage (mixed system) with Ø 400 –1000 mm Electricity 16 kV Natural gas 5 bar Telecommunications

EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURE FOR USEIn addition to the site's own infrastructure, there is an option ofusing the surrounding companies' existing infrastructure andservices. These include energy (steam 5 bar/170° C, 15 bar/200° C, compressed

air 6 bar, cooling energy 0° C, -12° C, -30° C) operating resources (cooling water 5 bar, deionized water,

nitrogen, oxygen, acetylene) waste disposal (sewage treatment plant, waste

incineration facility for gases and liquids) safety (plant fire service, door staff service, and alarm

center) building and administration (seminar and assembly rooms,

building maintenance) staff restaurant other services (laboratory services, logistics services,

technical services, access to contractors)The neighboring companies are also willing to develop newinfrastructure and services for joint use such as analyticsservices.

INFRASTRUCTURE

SUBSOILThe site is located on even terrain, and the subsoil consists ofa 12-metre-deep layer of gravel from the Rhine and Aare rivers. There is neither contamination nor any risk of flooding in this former gravel pit area. The risk of earthquake is very low (risk zone 1).

Overview of the most important infrastructure in Sisslerfeld

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Aargau ServicesEconomic Promotion

Sabina ErnyProject ManagerSite Development

Rain 535001 AarauTel.: +41 62 835 19 66E-Mail: sabina.erny@ag.ch

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