Novartis CEO 'very confident' on sales target, doesn't fear patent cliffNovartis expects to increase its annual sales by least 5% per year in the coming years, CEO Vas Narasimhan said in an interview on Saturday.
02 Nov, 2024, 03.24 PM IST
Rs 17 crore for a single dose: Why Zolgensma is world's most expensive medicineThe high cost of Zolgensma, a one-time gene therapy used to treat spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) in children under two, is to limited patien...
08 Nov, 2023, 02.46 PM IST
When you are from different background and in different country, you are scrutinised more, says Novartis CEOAsserting that it's a really exciting moment to be in the world of medicine and R&D, Narasimhan said: "RNA therapeutics are opening up a wh...
11 Nov, 2022, 10.11 PM IST
Novartis to spin off generics biz sandozThe company started a strategic review of Sandoz last October - examining a range of options, including retaining the business, spinning it...
25 Aug, 2022, 10.57 PM IST
Novartis to slash up to 8,000 jobs globallyNovartis said in an emailed statement it had made good progress in implementing its new organisational structure that involved integrating ...
30 Jun, 2022, 09.45 AM IST
Novartis CEO says it’ll take more than just vaccines to fight Covid pandemicEven once such a vaccine is on the market, Novartis AG Chief Executive Officer Vas Narasimhan said, it probably won’t protect everyone -- a...
30 Sep, 2020, 11.48 AM IST
Novartis pays $678 million to resolve suit over sham doctor outingsThe settlement of the lawsuit was announced by Acting Manhattan U.S. Attorney Audrey Strauss, who said the company splurged on "speaking fe...
02 Jul, 2020, 11.27 AM IST
COVID-19: Novartis to begin HCQ trialsEven as there is still question hanging over the efficacy of hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) as medication for Covid-19, Swiss drug maker Novartis...
22 Apr, 2020, 07.29 AM IST
Novartis, U.S. regulators agree to malaria drug hydroxychloroquine trial against COVID-19Novartis has reached an agreement with U.S. regulators to hold a randomized trial of generic malaria drug hydroxychloroquine against COVID-...
20 Apr, 2020, 12.26 PM IST
Novartis scraps sale of assets including COVID-19 hopeful to India's AurobindoNovartis AG on Thursday scrapped the $1 billion sale of U.S. generic pill and skin drug assets to India's Aurobindo Pharma Ltd as regulator...
02 Apr, 2020, 12.37 PM IST
Novartis CEO says Malaria drug is biggest hope against coronavirus - SonntagsZeitungOther companies including Bayer and Teva have also agreed to donate hydroxychloroquine or similar drugs, while Gilead Sciences is testing i...
29 Mar, 2020, 01.39 PM IST
ET Q&A: Need Government investments to develop cure for epidemics like Covid-19In the absence of sustained investments by government, the cure for epidemics such as Covid-19 becomes a challenge, Novartis global CEO Vas...
18 Feb, 2020, 08.01 AM IST
Novartis to cut 2,200 jobs in Switzerland to boost profitabilityNovartis will cut about 2,200 jobs in Switzerland over the next four years as it consolidates production and shifts positions elsewhere to ...
25 Sep, 2018, 12.48 PM IST
GSK may put iconic Horlicks for sale to fund $13-billion Novartis dealGSK is initiating a strategic review of Horlicks and its other consumer healthcare nutrition products to support funding the Novartis deal.
28 Mar, 2018, 11.22 AM IST
Three Indian-origin CEOs dine with Donald Trump in DavosVas Narasimhan from Novartis; Rajeev Suri from Nokia & Punit Renjen from Deloitte were part of the dinner that took place on the sidelines ...
26 Jan, 2018, 03.51 PM IST
Who is Vas Narasimhan? All about the new global chief executive of Swiss pharma giant NovartisHere’s everything that you need to know about the doctor-turned-CEO.
12 Sep, 2017, 10.39 AM IST
Five Indians in Fortune's '40 under 40' list for this yearAs many as five Indians have featured in this year's Fortune 40 under 40 list, an annual ranking of the most influential young people in th...
24 Sep, 2015, 07.12 PM IST