Novartis

Summary

Novartis is a business^[1]. Novartis ranks in the top 1% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (17,633 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Novartis received the BigBrotherAwards^[3].
• Novartis received the Public Eye Swiss Award^[4].
• Novartis was a member of German-Swiss Chamber of Commerce^[5].
• Novartis was a member of Freiwillige Selbstkontrolle für die Arzneimittelindustrie^[6].
• Novartis was a member of Bundesverband der Pharmazeutischen Industrie^[7].
• Novartis was a member of Verband Forschender Arzneimittelhersteller^[8].
• Novartis was a member of American Chamber of Commerce to the European Union^[9].
• Novartis was a member of Q131891182^[10].
• Novartis is in the country of Switzerland^[11].
• Novartis is in the country of CH^[12].
• Novartis's instance of is recorded as business^[13].
• Novartis's instance of is recorded as multinational corporation^[14].
• Novartis's instance of is recorded as public company^[15].
• Novartis's instance of is recorded as pharmaceutical company^[16].
• Novartis followed Ciba-Geigy^[17].
• Novartis followed Sandoz^[18].
• Novartis followed Vereinigte Ultramarinfabriken^[19].
• Novartis's headquarters location is recorded as Basel^[20].
• Novartis's chief executive officer is recorded as Vasant Narasimhan^[21].
• Novartis's child organization or unit is recorded as Chiron Corporation^[22].
• Novartis's child organization or unit is recorded as Sandoz^[23].
• Novartis's child organization or unit is recorded as Alcon^[24].
• Novartis's child organization or unit is recorded as Novartis (Singapore)^[25].
• Novartis's child organization or unit is recorded as Novartis (France)^[26].
• Novartis's child organization or unit is recorded as Novartis (Japan)^[27].

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Founding

Recorded inception include January 1, 1996^[28] and 2017-02-25^[29].

Identity

Part of include Swiss Market Index^[30], a stock market index^[31], in Switzerland^[32], founded in 1988^[33], headquartered in Zurich^[34] and Dow Jones Global Titans 50^[35], a stock market index^[36], in United States^[37]. Predecessors include Ciba-Geigy^[17], Sandoz^[18], and Vereinigte Ultramarinfabriken^[19].

Leadership

Novartis's chief executive officer is recorded as Vasant Narasimhan^[21]. Novartis's director / manager is recorded as Vasant Narasimhan^[38].

Operations

Novartis's headquarters location is recorded as Basel^[20]. Subsidiaries include Chiron Corporation^[22], a subsidiary company^[39], in United States^[40], founded in 1981^[41], headquartered in Emeryville^[42]; Sandoz^[23], a business^[43], in Switzerland^[44], founded in 1886^[45], headquartered in Basel^[46]; Alcon^[24], a business^[47], in Switzerland^[48], founded in 1945^[49], headquartered in Geneva^[50]; Novartis (Singapore)^[25]; Novartis (France)^[26], a business^[51], in France^[52], headquartered in Rueil-Malmaison^[53]; and Novartis (Japan)^[27].

Industry

Industries include pharmaceutical industry^[54] and chemical industry^[55].

Ownership

Stock exchanges include Swiss Stock Exchange^[56] and New York Stock Exchange^[57]. Products include Diclofenac^[58] and medication^[59].

Recognition

Awards received include BigBrotherAwards^[3] and Public Eye Swiss Award^[4].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Novartis include Portland Press Excellence in Science Award^[60], a science award^[61], in United Kingdom^[62]; Novartis Prizes for Immunology^[63], a science award^[64], founded in 1990^[65]; Novartis Prize for Basic Immunology^[66], a science award^[67], founded in 1992^[68]; and Novartis Prize for Clinical Immunology^[69], a science award^[70], founded in 1992^[71].

Why It Matters

Novartis ranks in the top 1% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (17,633 views/month).^[2] Novartis has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[72] Novartis is known by 40 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[73]

Entities named for Novartis include Portland Press Excellence in Science Award^[60], a science award^[61], in United Kingdom^[62]; Novartis Prizes for Immunology^[63], a science award^[64], founded in 1990^[65]; Novartis Prize for Basic Immunology^[66], a science award^[67], founded in 1992^[68]; and Novartis Prize for Clinical Immunology^[69], a science award^[70], founded in 1992^[71].

FAQs

What awards did Novartis receive?

Honors received include BigBrotherAwards^[3] and Public Eye Swiss Award^[4].