Research Disease Areas
We focus on discovering and advancing new treatments for serious patient needs. From the inception of a therapeutic through early clinical development, our disease area teams collaborate across scientific disciplines and organizations in support of our mission to improve and extend peoples’ lives.
Autoimmunity, Transplantation & Inflammatory Disease
The Autoimmunity, Transplantation & Inflammatory Disease group is developing transformative therapies, including small molecules and biotherapeutics, that target the root cause of disease by modulating the immune system to restore health.
Cardiovascular & Metabolic Diseases
Our Cardiovascular & Metabolic Diseases team works to better understand the root causes of cardiovascular and metabolic diseases, and discover and develop therapies against relevant targets.
Exploratory Disease Research (DAx)
DAx catalyzes and drives transformative therapies for emerging, high-potential indications. Current research focuses on liver, respiratory and kidney diseases, as well as non-malignant blood disorders.
Immuno-oncology
Our Immuno-Oncology researchers are developing a deep and diverse portfolio of potential immune treatments for cancer.
Musculoskeletal Diseases
The mission of our Musculoskeletal Diseases research team is to restore mobility and independence to patients living with some of the most intractable of these conditions.
Neuroscience
Our neuroscience research team works to discover transformative therapies that address the underlying cause of neurodegenerative, neurodevelopmental and psychiatric diseases to dramatically improve the lives of patients.
Oncology
Our Oncology team is developing a robust portfolio of treatments that destroy tumors selectively and strip away their defenses.
Ophthalmology
The Ophthalmology research team is working to develop a diverse portfolio of compounds – small molecules, biologics and gene-based treatments – that protect and restore vision.
Tropical Diseases
The Novartis Institute for Tropical Diseases is a drug discovery research institute dedicated to finding novel treatments for neglected tropical diseases, including malaria, cryptosporidiosis, and three major kinetoplastid diseases – human African trypanosomiasis, Chagas disease, and leishmaniasis.