
Vasella steps down as Novartis chief
Health / Medicine Related News
Daniel Vasella is to give up his role as chief executive of the Swiss pharmaceuticals group to concentrate on the chairmanship
Source: FT.com - Pharmaceuticals
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Ex-Novartis chief Vasella to move to US
Sector veteran switches national residence just weeks after stepping down as chairman of Swiss pharmaceuticals heavyweight he had headed for 17 years
Source: Pharmaceuticals companies news from the Financial Times
Novartis loses Indian patent case
Supreme Court rules that the active ingredient in cancer drug Glivec is a known compound, and is therefore ineligible for a patent
Source: Pharmaceuticals companies news from the Financial Times
New Novartis Chair Undoes Vasella Regime
Jörg Reinhardt, who replaced Daniel Vasella as chairman of Novartis, is rolling back many of the hands-on practices of his predecessor
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Novartis Presses India On Intellectual Property
Swiss drugmaker's chief Jimenez urges India to focus on intellectual property rights, claiming its present stance deters investment
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Novartis To Buy U.S.-based Biotech CoStim For Undisclosed Price
Biotechnology News
ZURICH (Reuters) - Novartis said it will buy U.S.-based CoStim Pharmaceuticals Inc., a privately held biotechnology company focused on harnessing the immune system to eliminate immune-blocking signals from cancer, for an undisclosed price. The Swiss drugmaker said the move follows increasing evidence pointing to the role of the immune system in controlling cancer. (Reporting By Katharina Bart; Editing by John Stonestreet)
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