SectorPharmaceutical
Established Date29/02/1996
Listing Date12/05/2000
ExchangeNew York Stock Exchange
Full-time Employees75267
Fiscal Year Ends31/12
Security TypeDepository Receipts (Ordinary Shares)
Office addressLichtstrasse 35, 4056 Basel, Switzerland
BusinessResearch, develop, manufacture and sell patented medicines in the fields of cancer and blood diseases
IntroductionNovartis AG was incorporated on February 29, 1996 as a joint stock company under the laws of Switzerland. The company is an innovative pharmaceutical company engaged in research, development, manufacturing, distribution, marketing and sales of a wide range of pharmaceutical products. It focuses on core therapeutic areas including cardiovascular, renal and metabolic diseases, immunology, neuroscience and oncology.