• Urban Connect expands into Germany and announces its collaboration with Roche in Mannheim and Penzberg.
• Together with Roche, Urban Connect wants to shape the mobility landscape for companies in Germany.
• Markus Fairer, Head of Mobility Management at Roche Diagnostics GmbH Mannheim: “Based on the positive experiences and results at Roche Switzerland, I am delighted to now implement Urban Connect’s digitalised, sustainable and comprehensive solutions for our employees in Germany as well.”

Zurich, 22.08.2024: Urban Connect, the leading provider of corporate mobility solutions in Switzerland, is expanding into Germany and is pleased to announce its collaboration with Roche in Mannheim and in Penzberg. With immediate effect, Urban Connect’s innovative mobility solutions will be available in Germany to support companies in transforming their mobility strategies.

About Urban Connect and Roche

Urban Connect is revolutionising the way companies approach employee mobility by offering a fully integrated ecosystem of shared mobility options. Over 50 companies such as Roche Switzerland, Google, and Swiss already rely on the shared e-car, e-bike and e-scooter fleets, which are supplemented with public transport access, digital parking solutions and a mobility budget. In this way, companies save costs, space, and emissions without restricting employee mobility.

As one of the largest healthcare companies, Roche researches and develops medicines and diagnostics for patients worldwide and is committed to greater networking and digitalisation in the healthcare sector.  More than 18,200 employees research, develop and produce medical innovations at the German sites in Mannheim, Penzberg, Grenzach-Wyhlen and Ludwigsburg and make them available to patients.

Comments on the partnership

Judith Häberli, co-founder of Urban Connect: “We are delighted to be working with Roche in Mannheim and Penzberg to strengthen our presence in Germany and expand our customer base. Together with innovative and courageous employers like Roche, we are creating an offer that leads to a rethink with positive incentives and encourages employees to use more sustainable mobility options.”

Markus Fairer, Head of Mobility Management at Roche Diagnostics GmbH Mannheim: “Based on the positive experiences and results in Switzerland, we are now also implementing Urban Connect’s solutions for our employees in Mannheim and Penzberg. Working with Urban Connect enables us to achieve our goals in the area of employee mobility and fleet emission reduction. This is a further step towards achieving our ambitious sustainability goals.”

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