World Cancer Day 2020

World Cancer Day is an international day marked on February 4 to raise awareness of cancer and to encourage its prevention, detection, and treatment. Cancer is the leading cause of disease-related death among working-age adults in high-income and middle-income countries.

This World Cancer Day, we’re shining a light on our commitment to our employees impacted by cancer. We are reimagining cancer in the workplace through the global program ‘Ensemble – Caring for colleagues’ with oncology experts and human resources personel, who serve as internal volunteers.

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Reimagining cancer in the workplace

“You have cancer.”

These three words have the power to alter the course of one’s life – whether they’re receiving the news, or divulging the information to a loved one. A cancer diagnosis can be difficult to process, and for many, the diagnosis and corresponding treatment plan will not be the sole consideration.

Cancer affects, and claims the lives of, people at a younger age than any other highly prevalent chronic disease – often while they are in the midst of their careers, supporting their families, raising children, and building toward their dreams and aspirations in life. …

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Sandoz completes acquisition of Aspen’s Japanese operations, strengthening its position in world’s third largest market for generics and off-patent medicines

  • Successful acquisition of Aspen’s Japanese operations and assets reinforces strategic focus on Japan, world’s third largest market for generics and off-patent medicines
  • Acquired portfolio complements existing Sandoz portfolio and consists primarily of off-patent branded medicines with focus on anaesthetics and specialty brands
  • Transaction enables Sandoz to increase portfolio and pipeline offerings in hospital setting, expanding number of patients who can gain access to these important medicines  

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Novartis Cosentyx® builds on its axSpA leadership with US label update for dosing flexibility in ankylosing spondylitis

  • New Cosentyx® (secukinumab) US label to include 300 mg up-titration option is based on Phase III MEASURE 3 study results in ankylosing spondylitis (AS)1
     
  • Label update provides clinicians with greater choice for their patients, based on clinical response to treatment
     
  • Novartis has submitted to FDA and EMA for approval in non-radiographic axial spondyloarthritis (nr-axSpA)2,3; potentially providing patients with a treatment that addresses the axSpA disease spectrum
     

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Novartis 2019 Financial Results

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Novartis delivered strong sales growth, margin expansion and breakthrough innovation launching five NMEs in 2019

  • Full year net sales for continuing operations1 up 9% (cc2, +6% USD):
    • Pharmaceuticals BU growing 12% (cc) driven by Cosentyx USD 3.6 billion (+28% cc), Entresto USD 1.7 billion (+71% cc) and Zolgensma USD 361 million
    • Oncology BU growing 10% (cc) driven by Promacta/Revolade USD 1.4 billion (+23% cc), Kisqali USD 0.5 billion (+111% cc) and Lutathera USD 0.4 billion (+160% cc)
    • Sandoz sales grew 2% (cc, -1% USD) driven by Biopharmaceuticals …
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Novartis at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting Davos 2020

Planting a Better Future

Novartis CEO Vas Narasimhan moderated a panel of some of the youngest leaders to discuss which actions should leaders prioritize to secure prosperity for the next generation.

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Novartis announces EU approval of Mayzent® (siponimod) for adult patients with secondary progressive multiple sclerosis (SPMS) with active disease

  • Mayzent® (siponimod) is the first and only oral treatment specifically indicated for patients with secondary progressive multiple sclerosis (SPMS) with active disease in Europe1
     
  • Mayzent addresses an unmet need for SPMS patients with active disease who, until now, did not have an oral treatment that has been shown to be effective in delaying progression in this patient population
     
  • Approval is based on the Phase III EXPAND trial, the largest randomized clinical study in a broad range of SPMS patients, …
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Novartis @ J.P Morgan 2020

This conference is the largest and most informative healthcare investment symposium in the industry, bringing together industry leaders, emerging fast-growth companies, innovative technology creators, and members of the investment community.

Novartis CEO Vas Narasimhan addressed the conference on Monday January 13, 2020.

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Sourcing innovation, strategically

Looking for the latest trends in biotech? Phil Gotwals has answers. In his former role focused on searching for and evaluating external science and technology at the Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research (NIBR), he laughingly called himself a “personal shopper” for scientists looking for innovative ways to discover new medicines.

Now Head of Business Development and Licensing (BD&L) at NIBR, Gotwals is thinking more strategically. His eyes are still on the trends, but he’s also delving deeply into the science already in play at NIBR to guide thinking about which of those …

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