General contact

Head Office
Novartis International AG
CH-4002 Basel
Switzerland

+41 61 324 11 11
+41 61 324 80 01
Monday - Friday,
8:30 - 17:00, GMT+1
(Central European Time)

Investors

Novartis International AG
Investor Relations
P.O. Box
CH-4002 Basel
Switzerland

+41 61 324 79 44

Media

Global Media Relations
Eric Althoff
Basel, Switzerland

+41 61 324 7999

Reporting side effects

Report a suspected side effect (also known as an adverse event) related to a Novartis Pharmaceutical drug or a Novartis Vaccine.

Reporting side effects

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Company history

Novartis was created in 1996 through the merger of Ciba-Geigy and Sandoz. Throughout the years, Novartis and its predecessor companies have discovered and developed innovative products for patients and consumers worldwide.

Founders

Family of Rudolf Geigy Gemuseus 1782
Family of Rudolf Geigy Gemuseus 1782
Novartis first began trading of its ads on the NYSE
Alexander Clavel, Founder of Ciba, 1859
Alexander Clavel, Founder of Ciba, 1859

Key scientists

Scientist Albert Hofmann inventor of LSD
Dr. Albert Hofmann
Sandoz Scientist Albert Hofmann
Dr. Paul Müller
Geigy Scientist Paul Mueller, Nobel prize winner 1948

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