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Global Media Relations
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Rankings and awards

Novartis is honored to receive numerous awards for progress in research and development, our working environment, and our corporate responsibility activities.
A selection is featured here.

  • Top 50 Companies for Diversity 2013

    Top 50 Companies for Diversity 2013

    Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation recognized among the best employers for diversity in the US in DiversityInc's Top 50 Companies for Diversity.

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  • Fortune's World's Most Admired Companies 2012

    Fortune's World's Most Admired Companies 2013

    Novartis ranked top pharmaceutical company in Fortune's World's Most Admired Companies 2013 for the third time in a row.

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  • MedAdNews 2013

    MedAdNews

    Novartis recognized as having the "Most Innovative Pipeline" for the third consecutive year.

  • 2012/13 Dow Jones Sustainability World Index

    2012/13 Dow Jones Sustainability World Index

    Novartis is a member of the 2012/13 Dow Jones Sustainability World Index, which recognizes the leading sustainability-driven companies worldwide.

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  • SCRIP awards 2012

    SCRIP awards 2012

    Novartis awarded two of the prestigious SCRIP Awards for excellence in innovation and R&D

  • Newsweek 2012 Green Rankings

    Newsweek 2012 Green Rankings

    Novartis is the greenest healthcare company worldwide

  • Science's 2012 Top Employer

    Science's 2012 Top Employer

    Novartis ranked no. 11 on Science's Top 20 Employers list.

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  • Eurobrand's Global Top 100 Brand Corporations

    Novartis brand ranks no. 39 globally and no. 2 in Switzerland.

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  • 2012 Working Mother 100 Best Companies

    2012 Working Mother's 100 Best Companies

    Novartis Pharma US named one of the best employers for working mothers.

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  • Universum's World's Most Attractive Employers

    Universum's World's Most Attractive Employers

    Novartis named one of the top 50 most attractive employers worldwide for engineering students by Universum.

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  • Swiss Graduate Barometer 2012 – Handelszeitung

    Swiss Graduate Barometer 2012 – Handelszeitung

    Novartis ranked most popular employer in healthcare by Swiss students in Swiss Graduate Barometer.

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  • Swiss Graduate Barometer 2012

    European Graduate Barometer 2012 – Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung

    Novartis enters the list of the 50 preferred employers among European Engineering/IT students.

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  • Transparency International

    Transparency in corporate reporting: Assessing the world's largest companies

    Novartis named the most transparent large healthcare company by Transparency International

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  • 2012 Ethical Corporation Awards

    2012 Ethical Corporation Awards

    Novartis wins Ethical Corporation Award for Best Corporate/NGO Partnership for SMS for Life

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  • World's Most Respected Companies 2012 by Barron's

    World's Most Respected Companies 2012 by Barron's

    Novartis ranks again as the most respected healthcare company in "The World's Most Respected Companies" by US business magazine Barron's

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  • Top Employer in Switzerland 2012 by Universum /Bilanz

    Top Employer in Switzerland 2012 by Universum /Bilanz

    Novartis again ranked No. 1 employer in Switzerland for students in Natural Science by Swiss business magazine Bilanz and Universum

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  • Computerworld's honors

    Computerworld's 21st Century Achievement Awards

    SMS for Life has been honored with the 21st Century Achievement Award in the Innovation IT category of the 2012 Computerworld Honors Program. This award recognizes organizations that promote and advance the public welfare, benefit society and change the world for the better through a visionary application of IT.

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  • Bilanz magazine Sustainability Ranking 2012

    Bilanz magazine Sustainability Ranking 2012

    Novartis again ranked as a top sustainability performer

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  • The Scientist's Best Places to Work: Industry 2012

    The Scientist's Best Places to Work: Industry 2012

    Novartis again among top 20 companies globally climbing one spot to No. 17.

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  • Pharmaceutical Executive

    Pharmaceutical Executive "PharmExec 50"

    For the second time, Novartis is No. 2 in PharmExec's 2012 ranking of the top 50 pharma companies based on Rx sales.

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  • FT Bowen Craggs Index 2012

    FT Bowen Craggs Index 2012

    Bowen Craggs ranks Novartis No.8 in its 6th annual index of corporate web effectiveness, making it the second healthcare company on the list.

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  • Most Valuable Swiss Brand 2012

    Interbrand's "Most Valuable Swiss Brands 2012"

    Novartis named #3 Most Valuable Swiss Brand 2012 by Interbrand/Bilanz with a brand value of CHF 6.8 billion.

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  • Novartis CEO Joseph Jimenez receives "CEO in Action" award

    Novartis CEO Joseph Jimenez receives "CEO in Action" award for commitment and engagement in Novartis Diversity & Inclusion initiatives.

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