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From Our LabsDisease EradicationDrug DiscoveryMedical InnovationsJul 19, 2021Disease pathways: A key to new drug discovery
Using new technologies, researchers have developed a deeper understanding of how cells function, changing conceptions of disease.
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DiscoveryChildren's HealthGene SequencingInnovationNeurodegenerative DiseaseRare DiseasesJul 22, 2021Tackling a rare disease: Working toward a treatment for SMA
Most people have never heard of spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), a rare genetic disease that affects approximately 1 in 6,000 babies born worldwide each year. Innovative research may produce treatments for patients suffering from SMA and other rare diseases.
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Access to HealthcareAccess to HealthcareFuture of HealthcareGlobal Health PartnershipsNovartis Social BusinessSustainable DevelopmentAug 10, 2021Making healthcare sustainable in the developing world
Today, many companies are trying to solve global health challenges through philanthropy. However, it has become clear that philanthropy alone is no longer enough to make a lasting impact.
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From Our LabsBiomedical ResearchDigitalEmerging TechnologyFuture of HealthcareInnovationNovartis Institutes for BioMedical ResearchJul 20, 2021Surfing the wave of big data analytics
The cause of a rare, inherited, often fatal kidney disease in many patients remained elusive for years, despite multiple attempts to solve the mystery. Then in 2012, a team of researchers cracked some of the unsolved cases in just six weeks.
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DiscoveryNovartis Institutes for BioMedical ResearchJul 16, 2021Physician-Scientist Donald Ganem takes the reins in Infectious DiseaseDiscovery