General Info

Novartis is a research and development company of products to protect and improve health and well-being. Novartis was created in 1996 from the merger of the Swiss companies, Ciba-Geigy and Sandoz. Its core businesses are in pharmaceuticals, consumer health, generics, eye-care, and animal health. Novartis has achieved sales of USD 28.2 billion and a net income of USD 5.8 billion. The Group invested approximately USD 4.3 billion in research and development (R&D). Headquartered in Basel, Switzerland, Novartis Group companies operates in over 140 countries around the world.