Novartis

Swiss-American multinational pharmaceutical corporation
Organization business Q507154
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Novartis

Summary

Novartis is a business[1]. Novartis ranks in the top 1% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,901 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].

Body

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]. 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[37].

Operations

Novartis's headquarters location is recorded as Basel[20]. Subsidiaries include Chiron Corporation[22], a subsidiary company[38], in United States[39], founded in 1981[40], headquartered in Emeryville[41]; Sandoz[23], a business[42], in Switzerland[43], founded in 1886[44], headquartered in Basel[45]; Alcon[24], a business[46], in Switzerland[47], founded in 1945[48], headquartered in Geneva[49]; Novartis (Singapore)[25]; Novartis (France)[26], a business[50], in France[51], headquartered in Rueil-Malmaison[52]; and Novartis (Japan)[27].

Industry

Industries include pharmaceutical industry[53] and chemical industry[54].

Ownership

Stock exchanges include Swiss Stock Exchange[55] and New York Stock Exchange[56]. Products include Diclofenac[57] and medication[58].

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[59], a science award[60], in United Kingdom[61]; Novartis Prizes for Immunology[62], a science award[63], founded in 1990[64]; Novartis Prize for Clinical Immunology[65], a science award[66], founded in 1992[67]; and Novartis Prize for Basic Immunology[68], a science award[69], founded in 1992[70].

Why It Matters

Novartis ranks in the top 1% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,901 views/month).[2] Novartis has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[71] Novartis is known by 31 alternative names across languages and contexts.[72]

Entities named for Novartis include Portland Press Excellence in Science Award[59], a science award[60], in United Kingdom[61]; Novartis Prizes for Immunology[62], a science award[63], founded in 1990[64]; Novartis Prize for Clinical Immunology[65], a science award[66], founded in 1992[67]; and Novartis Prize for Basic Immunology[68], a science award[69], founded in 1992[70].

FAQs

What awards did Novartis receive?

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

References

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Class ancestry

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  2. [71] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [72] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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