After a 3-year break due to COVID, an anniversary celebration finally took place on 13 January 2023. All employees who were able to celebrate 25 or 40 years of service in 2022 met up in a casual atmosphere in the Panorama Restaurant. After an aperitif, AVR President Robert Gray welcomed...

Born in Basel in 1957, Roland Fumagalli lives with his wife in Basel. Their two children have moved out and are independent. The couple have two grandchildren in the Bernese Oberland. You have only been retired since 1st November 2022. Where did you work before that? My first job was...

I trained as a commercial employee in a hotel in Basel and have worked in various areas of the commercial sector, including in Spain, where I lived for a few years. I’ve always been very interested in people, countries and different cultures, which is why my husband and I decided...

Jenny Worgull, born in 1983, grew up near Freiburg and lives with her husband and two cats in Wehr. Living in a house they renovated themselves, she enjoys having her own garden and the proximity to the Black Forest. You have been working at Roche since 08.08.2005. How has your...

I originally trained as a pharmaceuticals assistant and then studied biotechnology. In 2015, I joined Roche as a training manager. Afterwards, I worked at another part of Roche, the former Basel Biotech, in cleaning validation and then as a business process manager. As a change of perspective, I was given...

Just in time for the pre-Christmas period, there are great new offers from the AVR discount system. There is a new cooperation with the company Swibeco, which brings many advantages for the members of the AVR. This is a free offer for AVR members. Another great thing is that many...

Roche retiree excursions 2022 – a complete success. Around 800 retirees visited on four days in September 2022 two Roche sites in the canton of Zug. Numerous positive feedbacks indicate that this year’s Roche retiree excursions were a complete success. Spread over two weekends, around 800 retirees visited two Roche...