UI/UX Design in Basel, Switzerland: overview
Pharma and life-sciences giants. UI/UX design is one of the engagements local companies ask us for most often.
Research-led product design that makes complex software feel simple. Delivered remotely from India with 3.5–4.5 hours of daily overlap with Central European working hours.
Basel at a glance
Business districts
Most of the activity in Basel is concentrated in the city centre and Rosental. We regularly support companies based in these areas.
Economy and key industries
Pharma and life-sciences giants. These sectors drive most of the software demand we see in Basel.
Talent and universities
University of Basel. Local teams often pair with our engineers in India to add capacity and specialist skills.
Connectivity and infrastructure
EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg. We plan hosting, latency and integrations with this in mind.
Why Basel companies invest in software
With pharma and life-sciences giants, businesses in Basel face growing pressure to digitise operations, serve customers online and integrate with partners. The most common requests we receive from Basel are UI/UX design.
Because Basel draws talent from University of Basel, many companies here run lean in-house teams and use NNT Software to add product engineering, QA, DevOps or AI skills on demand — with delivery scheduled around CET working hours.
How we would approach a project in Basel
- Start with the workflows that matter most to pharma and life-sciences giants — usually user research and wireframes & flows.
- Meet stakeholders in the city centre or online for a one-to-two-week discovery workshop.
- Plan hosting and integrations around euroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg and the CET working day.
- Combine your local team — often hired from University of Basel — with NNT engineers for design, development and QA.
- Release in two-week sprints and review results with your Basel team every fortnight.
How Basel businesses use UI/UX design
User research
Interviews, analytics review and journey mapping. Private banking companies in Basel usually prioritise this first, tracking progress on onboarding completion rate and time to approve an application.
Wireframes & flows
Task flows and layouts validated before visual design. Private banking companies in Basel usually prioritise this first, tracking progress on onboarding completion rate and time to approve an application.
Figma prototypes
Clickable prototypes for stakeholder and investor sign-off. Private banking companies in Basel usually prioritise this first, tracking progress on onboarding completion rate and time to approve an application.
Design systems
Reusable components, tokens and documentation. Private banking companies in Basel usually prioritise this first, tracking progress on onboarding completion rate and time to approve an application.
Accessibility
WCAG 2.2 AA contrast, keyboard and screen-reader patterns. Private banking companies in Basel usually prioritise this first, tracking progress on onboarding completion rate and time to approve an application.
Usability testing
Moderated and remote tests that turn confusion into fixes. Private banking companies in Basel usually prioritise this first, tracking progress on onboarding completion rate and time to approve an application.
What ui/ux design includes for Basel clients
User research
Interviews, analytics review and journey mapping.
Wireframes & flows
Task flows and layouts validated before visual design.
Figma prototypes
Clickable prototypes for stakeholder and investor sign-off.
Design systems
Reusable components, tokens and documentation.
Accessibility
WCAG 2.2 AA contrast, keyboard and screen-reader patterns.
Usability testing
Moderated and remote tests that turn confusion into fixes.
Hosting for Basel projects
For low latency in Basel and compliance with Revised Federal Act on Data Protection, we usually recommend AWS eu-central-2 (Zurich), Azure Switzerland North, Google Cloud Zurich.
Localising UI/UX design for Basel
Business in Basel is mainly conducted in German, French and Italian. We build interfaces, notifications and documents ready for those languages, and plan releases around the CET working day.
UI/UX Design pricing for Basel
Priced as per your requirements and budget, quoted in CHF or USD, after a free discovery call.
Working with a Basel team
We work with 3.5–4.5 hours of daily overlap with Central European working hours (CET). You get a named project manager, weekly demos and written status reports.
Next steps
Ready to discuss UI/UX design in Basel? Here is how to get started with NNT Software:
- Share your goals, users, must-have features and timeline through the contact form, email or WhatsApp.
- Join a free 30-minute discovery call with a solution architect — we sign an NDA first if you prefer.
- Receive a written proposal within 48 hours: scope, milestones, team, timeline and fixed estimate.
- Kick off with a discovery workshop and see working software in your first sprint demo.