13F-HR 1 w7268602e13fvhr.txt 13F-HR UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 Form 13F Form 13F COVER PAGE Report for Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: December 31, 2008 Check here if Amendment [ ]; Amendment Number: __________ This Amendment (Check only one.): [ ] is a restatement. [ ] adds new holdings entries. Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report: Name: BB Medtech AG Address: Vordergasse 3 Schaffhausen Switzerland CH-8200 Form 13F File Number: 28-6952 The institutional investment manager filing this report and the person by whom it is signed hereby represent that the person signing the report is authorized to submit it, that all information contained herein is true, correct and complete, and that it is understood that all required items, statements, schedules, lists, and tables are considered integral parts of this form. Person Signing this Report on Behalf of Reporting Manager: Name: Michael Hutter Title: SIGNING AUTHORITY Phone: 41 (44) 267 67 00 Signature, Place, and Date of Signing: /s/ Michael Hutter ------------------------------------- Schaffhausen, Switzerland, February 6, 2009 Report Type (Check only one.): [X] 13F HOLDINGS REPORT. (Check here if all holdings of this reporting manager are reported in this report.) [ ] 13F NOTICE. (Check here if no holdings reported are in this report, and all holdings are reported by other reporting manager(s).) [ ] 13F COMBINATION REPORT. (Check here if a portion of the holdings for this reporting manager are reported in this report and a portion are reported by other reporting manager(s).) 1 Form 13F SUMMARY PAGE Report Summary: Number of Other Included Managers: 2 Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 5 Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $137,444 (thousands) List of Other Included Managers: Provide a numbered list of the name(s) and Form 13F file number(s) of all institutional investment managers with respect to which this report is filed, other than the manager filing this report. No. Form 13F File Number Name 1 28-12665 Medsource N.V. 2 28-12664 Medcare N.V. 2 BB MEDTECH AG FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE

~~No.~~COLUMN ~~Form~~1 ~~13F~~COLUMN ~~File~~2 ~~Number~~COLUMN ~~Name~~3 COLUMN 4 COLUMN 5 COLUMN 6 COLUMN 7 COLUMN 8 -------------- -------- --------- -------- ------------------ 1---------- 28-~~12665~~------- ~~Medsource~~--------------------- NTITLE OF VALUE SHS OR SH/ PUT/ INVESTMENT OTHER VOTING AUTHORITY NAME OF ISSUER CLASS CUSIP (x$1000) PRN AMT PRN CALL DISCRETION MANAGERS SOLE SHARED NONE -------------- -------- --------- -------- --------- --- ---- ---------- -------- --------- ------ ---- Celera Corp COM 15100E106 23,139 2,079,000 SH DEFINED 1 2,079,000 NONE NONE Illumina Inc.V COM 452327109 21,653 831,200 SH DEFINED 1 831,200 NONE NONE Masimo Corp COM 574795100 31,790 1,065,700 SH DEFINED 1 1,065,700 NONE NONE Mindray Medical International Ltd. 2SPON ~~28-12664~~ADR ~~Medcare~~602675100 22,230 1,235,000 SH DEFINED 1 1,235,000 NONE NONE Qiagen N.V. ORD N72482107 38,632 2,200,000 SH DEFINED 2 2,200,000 NONE NONE

COLUMN 1 COLUMN 2 COLUMN 3 COLUMN 4 COLUMN 5 COLUMN 6 COLUMN 7 COLUMN 8 ---------------------------- -------- --------- -------- ---------------------- ---------- -------- ----------------------- TITLE OF VALUE SHS OR SH/ PUT/ INVESTMENT OTHER VOTING AUTHORITY NAME OF ISSUER CLASS CUSIP (x$1000) PRN AMT PRN CALL DISCRETION MANAGERS SOLE SHARED NONE ---------------------------- -------- --------- -------- --------- ---- ----- ---------- -------- --------- ------ ---- Applera Corp - Celera Group COM 038020202 22,720 2,000,000 SH DEFINED 1 2,000,000 NONE NONE Masimo Corp COM 574795100 11,197 325,959 SH DEFINED 1 325,959 NONE NONE Millipore Corp COM 601073109 5,090 75,000 SH DEFINED 1 75,000 NONE NONE Qiagen N.V. ORD N72482107 60,390 3,000,000 SH DEFINED 2 3,000,000 NONE NONE

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