Laboratoires Sandoz

The Sandoz Laboratories, originally situated in Alsace, were relocated to Orléans in 1939 due to their proximity to the Franco-German border. In the aftermath of World War II, the pharmaceutical company sought to expand its facilities, constructing a research laboratory between 1947 and 1953. The architect Jean Tschumi, who had been developing laboratories in Noisy-le-Sec since 1946, was commissioned for this project. Tschumi, who worked between Switzerland and France, was later called back in 1961 to further expand the buildings established a few years earlier.