wega Informatik AG - building the bridge between business and IT
wega Celebrates 30th Company Anniversary
With our demanding mission to building the bridge between life science business and informatics , we have become an important player in the industry and are proud of a very high customer satisfaction.
We have a growing and thriving team of nearly 100 permanent employees with deep expertise due to holding a dual qualification in the scientific as well as in the technical domain. This is complemented by our strong network of contractors who can add additional skills and manpower where needed.
Situated at our brand new office location in the heart of Basel, we have not only established a strong local presence, but grown into Germany, Poland, France, the Benelux states, and beyond. Our commitment to excellence and innovation has enabled it to forge long-term partnerships with a diverse range of clients, both locally and internationally.
We reflect on our journey of growth, achievements, and challenges and are looking forward to a future of continued growth, innovation, and collaborations.
We are happy and proud to reach this impressive milestone, and here's to many more years of success in shaping the intersection of business and technology in the Pharma and Life Science industry!
Our journey over 30 years
1993 - 1997
1993
- December 03: The company is founded by three partners who are still closely associated with the company today.
- Offices on Amerbachstrasse in Basel
- Initial customer base from the parents
1994
- Setting up the IT infrastructure
- First new customer
- Focus on technical IT consulting in the Oracle area
- Event: First winter event
1995
- First employee
- Office move to Sternengasse
3 Employees
1998 - 2002
1998
- First in-house IT project
1999
- Expansion of the offering to include object-oriented software development (Java, .NET)
2000
- Office move to Gartenstrasse
- Increased focus on pharmaceutical / laboratory / life science customers
2002
- Growth with a strong focus on pharma R&D IT
16 employees
2003 -2007
2003
- Shift in focus from pure software development to business analysis and project management
- Event: Hot air balloon ride
2004
- Office move to Sternengasse
16 employees
2008 - 2012
2008
- Office move to Aeschengraben 20
2010
- Event: Bodyflighing
2011
- New strategy: "Bridging Business and IT" - a combined offering of IT and specialist expertise
23 employees
2013 - 2017
2013
- Redesign of the organizational model to a group-based model with four groups
- 20th anniversary celebration
2014
- Event: First wega Breakfast
31 employees
2018 - 2022
2018
- Acquisition of the ARGUS/Dissolution and ARGUS/Color products from Solvias
- 25th anniversary celebration
2019
- First employee in Poland
- Event: First summer event in the Sandoase
- ISO 9001 certification
2020
- First employee in Germany
2021
- Transformation of the organizational model into a self-organized and flat organization
- First retirement of an employee
2022
- Kununu Top Company Award
84 employees
2023 - Present
2023
- Kununu Top Company Award
- Spin Off / Joint Venture: ApiniLabs
- First employee in the Netherlands
- Office move to St. Alban-Graben 3
- 30th anniversary celebration
2024
- Kununu Top Company Award - for the third time in a row!
99 employees