I find it very bizarre that there is no mention of Boston / Cambridge when talking about major biotech hubs.

Agreed. Or San Diego.

I also thought the comment "our unique position in micro/nanotechnology coming from a long tradition of watchmaking" was very odd. Basel's long history with the chemistry industry goes back to 1800s, with more influence from the dye industry than than clock making.

> Bérénice Magistretti is a Swiss freelance writer based in San Francisco.

That explains the (misguided) focus on just the Bay Area and Switzerland.

I don't think the person writing this article knows much about biotech. It's as if someone said Austin and Berlin were emerging as the leading software hubs and forgot about the Valley.

I came here to say exactly the same thing. The article completely omits Cambridge/Boston, which IMO belongs in the same league as SF if not a notch a higher.