Vas Narasimhan named to 2025 TIME100 Health list
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Novartis and Medicines for Malaria Venture announce positive efficacy and safety data for a novel treatment for babies <5 kg with malaria
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  • There is currently no evidence-based treatment for the smallest babies with malaria
  • The CALINA study tested a new ratio and dose of Coartem® (artemether- lumefantrine) to account for metabolic differences in babies under 5 kg
  • The CALINA trial indicated that the new formulation has good efficacy and safety, and the data have been submitted for regulatory review

Basel, April 24, 2024 – Novartis and Medicines for Malaria Venture (MMV) announce positive data from the

Novartis enters agreement to acquire Mariana Oncology, strengthening radioligand therapy pipeline
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  • Transaction reinforces company’s strategic focus on developing next-generation treatment options for patients living with cancer
  • Mariana Oncology is a preclinical-stage biotechnology company focused on developing novel radioligand therapies (RLTs) to treat cancers with high unmet need
  • Acquisition encompasses a portfolio of RLT programs across a range of solid tumor indications

Basel, May 2, 2024 – Novartis today announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Mariana Oncology, a preclinical-stage bio

Novartis highlights pioneering innovation in CML with data from Scemblix® Phase III ASC4FIRST study in newly diagnosed patients at ASCO and EHA
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  • Primary results of the Scemblix® ASC4FIRST pivotal Phase III study in first-line Ph+ CML-CP supporting third US FDA Breakthrough Therapy designation, to be detailed in the ASCO Press Program and the EHA Plenary Session
  • Latest data from the Kisqali®* NATALEE trial, including efficacy endpoints for patients with node-negative stage II and III HR+/HER2- early breast cancer

Novartis meets all tender offer conditions to acquire MorphoSys AG for EUR 68 per share in cash
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  • Novartis secured 79.6 percent acceptance by MorphoSys shareholders during the initial acceptance period, reaching the minimum 65% acceptance threshold
  • Settlement of the shares tendered during the initial acceptance period is expected to occur on 23 May 2024
  • Additional statutory acceptance period is expected to end on 30 May 2024 at 24:00 hours CEST
  • Transaction strengthens the Novartis pipeline in oncology, adding pelabresib, a late-stage BET inhibitor for myelofibrosis and tulmimetostat, an early-stage invest

Novartis presents latest Phase III Fabhalta® (iptacopan) data in C3 glomerulopathy (C3G) showing clinically meaningful and statistically significant 35.1% proteinuria reduction vs. placebo
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  • Secondary endpoint data for estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) showed numerical improvement over 6 months vs.

Novartis presents latest Phase III Fabhalta® (iptacopan) data in C3 glomerulopathy (C3G) showing clinically meaningful and statistically significant 35.1% proteinuria reduction vs. placebo
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  • Secondary endpoint data for estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) showed numerical improvement over 6 months vs.

Novartis Phase III data confirm sustained efficacy and long-term safety of oral remibrutinib in chronic spontaneous urticaria
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  • Patients treated with remibrutinib experienced improvements in weekly urticaria activity scores (UAS7) observed as early as Week 1 and sustained to 1 year (Week 52)1
  • Remibrutinib, an oral Bruton’s tyrosine kinase inhibitor, demonstrated a favorable and consistent safety profile up to 1 year, including balanced liver function tests versus placebo1

Novartis atrasentan Phase III data show clinically meaningful proteinuria reduction further advancing company’s IgA nephropathy (IgAN) portfolio
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  • In the ALIGN study, atrasentan, in addition to supportive care with a renin-angiotensin system (RAS) inhibitor, demonstrated a statistically significant 36.1% proteinuria (protein in urine) reduction vs. placebo + supportive care at 36 weeks1

Latest analysis of Novartis NATALEE study shows Kisqali® reduces risk of cancer recurrence for early breast cancer patients with high-risk node-negative disease
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  • Addition of Kisqali® (ribociclib) to endocrine therapy (ET) demonstrated a 28% risk reduction in invasive disease-free survival (iDFS) in subgroup of patients with node-negative (N0) disease at high risk of recurrence1