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April 2018

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  Story Apr 23, 2018 Access to Healthcare

  African experts call for renewed global drive to beat malaria

  Survey results highlight the need for concerted action to guard against a fresh upsurge in the disease.

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  Story Apr 20, 2018 People and Culture

  Two decades of volunteering at Novartis

  The culture of volunteerism is a fundamental part of the Novartis corporate ethos. Here’s a snapshot of our efforts over the years.

• Press release Apr 20, 2018

  New Novartis analyses at AAN show siponimod's efficacy on disability and cognition in secondary progressive MS patients

  Analyses of the EXPAND study showed that siponimod (BAF312) reduced the risk of disability progression largely disassociated from relapses in patients with secondary progressive multiple sclerosis…
• Press release Apr 19, 2018

  AveXis to Present AVXS-101 Data at the Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Neurology

  Includes Initial Data from SMA Type 1 Pivotal Trial (STR1VE) and 24-Month Follow-Up Data from Phase 1 Trial CHICAGO, April 19, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- AveXis, Inc. (NASDAQ:AVXS), a…
• Ad hoc release Apr 19, 2018

  Novartis appoints John Tsai Head of Global Drug Development and Chief Medical Officer

  Basel, April 19, 2018 - Novartis announced today the appointment of John Tsai, M.D. as Head of Global Drug Development (GDD) and Chief Medical Officer. Dr. Tsai will join Novartis on May 1, 2018, and…
• Press release Apr 19, 2018

  Novartis delivered a strong first quarter and acted to become a more focused medicines company

  Net sales grew 4% (cc[1], +10% USD) mainly driven by: Entresto grew to USD 200 million, +126% (cc) driven by increased uptake world wide Cosentyx was USD 580 million, +35% (cc) with strong…
• Press release Apr 19, 2018

  Novartis a réalisé une bonne performance au premier trimestre et agi pour devenir une entreprise plus centrée sur les médicaments

  Hausse du chiffre d'affaires net de 4% (tcc[1], +10% USD), stimulée principalement par: Entresto, qui a atteint USD 200 millions, soit +126% (tcc), soutenu par son adoption croissante dans le…
• Press release Apr 19, 2018

  Novartis verzeichnet ein starkes erstes Quartal und ergreift Schritte, um ein stärker fokussiertes Arzneimittelunternehmen zu werden

  Der Nettoumsatz steigt um 4% (kWk[1], +10% USD), vor allem dank folgender Beiträge: Entresto wächst um 126% (kWk) auf USD 200 Millionen, da es weltweit vermehrt eingesetzt wird Cosentyx legt um…
• Press release Apr 18, 2018

  Sandoz signs agreement with Pear Therapeutics to develop and commercialize prescription digital therapeutics for patients with substance use disorder and opioid use disorders

  Deal includes reSET®, cleared by FDA for treatment of patients with Substance Use Disorder, and reSET-O(TM), potential treatment pending FDA clearance for patients with Opioid Use Disorder treated…
• Press release Apr 17, 2018

  Novartis presents first-of-its-kind evidence at AAN reinforcing robust and consistent efficacy of AimovigTM* (erenumab) for migraine patients with multiple treatment failures

  The LIBERTY trial studied patients with episodic migraine who had failed 2 to 4 prior treatments, a uniquely difficult-to-treat population often excluded from migraine prevention trials  …
• Press release Apr 17, 2018

  Novartis renews commitment to malaria elimination, investing USD 100 million to research and develop next-generation antimalarials

  Company to invest more than USD 100 million to advance research and development of new antimalarials over the next five years Commitment includes expanding access to pediatric antimalarials and…
• Press release Apr 17, 2018

  Novartis bekräftigt Engagement zur Eliminierung von Malaria und investiert USD 100 Millionen in die Erforschung und Entwicklung der nächsten Generation von Malariamedikamenten

  Das Unternehmen investiert in den kommenden fünf Jahren über USD 100 Millionen, um die Erforschung und Entwicklung neuer Malariamedikamente voranzutreiben Das Engagement beinhaltet einen Ausbau…