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Novartis: ACZ885 led to 15% reduction in the risk of major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) compared to placebo

Study showed a significant 15% reduction of major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) in people with a prior heart attack and…

7 years ago

Novartis: ACZ885 reduced the rate of lung cancer incidence and mortality among study participants

Review of blinded, pre-planned oncology safety analyses revealed a 77% reduction in lung cancer mortality and 67% reduction in lung…

7 years ago

Novartis announces the appointment of Bertrand Bodson to the new role of Chief Digital Officer

New leader to drive the digital transformation Novartis has embarked upon BASEL, 28-Aug-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Novartis announced today that Bertrand…

7 years ago

Novartis Reinforces Commitment to Sandoz With Major Investment in Business

Total investment of EUR 105 million in Prevalje site reinforces commitment to largest Sandoz business, Anti-Infectives, and single largest global…

7 years ago

Novartis collaborates with Ionis and Akcea to license two novel treatments to reduce cardiovascular risk in patients with high levels of lipoproteins

Novartis enters into an exclusive option agreement with Ionis and Akcea to license two investigational treatments expected to significantly reduce…

7 years ago

Rwanda becomes the third country to sign a MoU with Novartis Access

Rwanda becomes third country to launch Novartis Access portfolio against chronic diseases with first deliveries planned in early 2017 Since…

7 years ago

Eye care leader Alcon to launch the CyPass® Micro-Stent at AAO annual meeting in Chicago

Alcon to host first live training program on the use of the CyPass® Micro-Stent, a minimally invasive glaucoma surgical device…

8 years ago

New analyses confirm Novartis’ Ultibro® Breezhaler® more effective option for patients at risk of COPD flare-ups

Ultibro® Breezhaler® reduced rate of all COPD exacerbations across different patient sub-groups vs Seretide® in new analyses from FLAME study…

8 years ago

Novartis third annual Meet Novartis Management event in Basel: Leading positions in oncology, eye care and biosimilars

Outlines actions underway to accelerate launch of Entresto®, including further expansion of US primary care field force, and reinforce strong…

8 years ago

Novartis: European Commission (EC) approved Revolade® for treatment of pediatric chronic immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) patients

EU approval of Revolade expands treatment options for pediatric patients aged 1 year and above with chronic ITP who have…

8 years ago

Helena Bragd bliver administrerende direktør for Becton Dickinson i Norden

OXFORD, 17-12-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Helena Bragd tillsätts som vd för Becton, Dickinson and Companys (BD) affärsenhet BD Nordics. Helena…

8 years ago

Helena Bragd joins Becton Dickinson to lead newly empowered Nordic business

OXFORD, 17-12-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Helena Bragd has joined global medical technology leader Becton, Dickinson and Company (BD) as General…

8 years ago

Novartis: study confirms Ultibro Breezhaler is an effective steroid-free option in reducing COPD exacerbations

Ultibro® Breezhaler® met primary endpoint and demonstrated superiority to Seretide® in reducing COPD exacerbations during 52 weeks of treatment First…

8 years ago

Novartis: updated data from study shows significant overall survival benefit for patients with aggressive form of melanoma when treated with Tafinlar® + Mekinist®

Phase III data showed median overall survival of 25.6 months in patients with BRAF+ V600E/K metastatic melanoma who received Tafinlar…

9 years ago

Novartis: study shows Afinitor® reduced the risk of progression in patients with advanced nonfunctional gastrointestinal and lung NET

In pivotal study, everolimus reduced risk of disease progression by 52%; showed 11.0-month median progression-free survival vs 3.9 months for…

9 years ago

Novartis to acquire all remaining rights to Ofatumumab from GlaxoSmithKline plc (GSK)

Novartis strengthens multiple sclerosis focus with the addition of Ofatumumab to leading MS portfolio which includes Gilenya and investigational treatments…

9 years ago

Novartis confirms benefits of first-line Tasigna treatment seen in earlier trials in newly-diagnosed patients with chronic myeloid leukemia (CML)

Patients on Tasigna achieved rapid and high rates of molecular response with a very low rate of progression to advanced…

9 years ago

20th EHA Congress in Vienna: Novartis data shows increased PFS benefit of Farydak® in new subgroup of patients with previously treated multiple myeloma

Panobinostat combination more than doubled median PFS benefit by 7.8 months in patients who received >=2 prior lines of therapy,…

9 years ago

Novartis: Xolair helps patients with Chronic Spontaneous Urticaria (CSU) achieve significant improvements in quality of life measures

New analysis from pivotal Phase III studies show Xolair® (omalizumab) significantly improved quality of life scores for Chronic Spontaneous Urticaria…

9 years ago

Novartis: US FDA approved Promacta for the treatment of children six years and older with chronic immune thrombocytopenia (ITP)

Promacta® (eltrombopag) significantly increased and sustained platelet counts in two studies, including the largest Phase III clinical trial in this…

9 years ago

Novartis: Cosentyx shows superior efficacy compared to placebo in patients with psoriasis of the palms, soles and nails, all difficult-to-treat locations of plaque psoriasis

Cosentyx (secukinumab) met the primary endpoints of superiority compared to placebo in patients with difficult-to-treat psoriasis of the nails, palms…

9 years ago

Novartis: Phase III study of Afinitor® shows significant extension of progression-free survival in advanced gastrointestinal or lung neuroendocrine tumors

Study in patients with advanced nonfunctional neuroendocrine tumors (NET) of gastrointestinal (GI) or lung origin met primary endpoint[1] Full results…

9 years ago

Novartis announced positive results from two pivotal Phase III clinical trial programs for QVA149 and NVA237 in patients with COPD

QVA149 improved lung function, breathlessness and health-related quality of life in moderate-to-severe COPD patients, according to EXPEDITION trial results[1]-[7] GEM…

9 years ago

Novartis announces new Gilenya® analyses to be presented at the 67th American Academy of Neurology Annual Meeting in Washington, DC, April 18-25, 2015

New analysis will confirm high efficacy of Gilenya® in achieving 'no evidence of disease activity' (NEDA4) in previously-treated highly-active RMS…

9 years ago

Novartis: EU approval for Jakavi® for the treatment of adult patients with polycythemia vera who are resistant to or intolerant of hydroxyurea

Jakavi® (ruxolitinib) approved by the European Commission for adult patients with polycythemia vera (PV) resistant to or intolerant of hydroxyurea…

9 years ago

Novartis: FDA grants priority review designation to investigational medicine for the treatment of heart failure

Decision could speed access to LCZ696 for HFrEF patients in the US, reducing total review time from 12 to 8…

9 years ago

Novartis: FDA granted accelerated approval of Bexsero® for active immunization to prevent invasive meningococcal disease caused by meningitis B

With today's approval, Bexsero is now licensed in 37 countries; since first approval in Europe, over 1 million doses have…

9 years ago

Novartis: CHMP of the European Medicines Agency adopted a positive opinion for Jakavi® (ruxolitinib) for the treatment of adult patients with polycythemia vera

Polycythemia vera (PV) is associated with overproduction of blood cells that can cause serious cardiovascular complications, such as stroke and…

9 years ago

Novartis’s Signifor® LAR to treat patients with life-threatening hormonal disorder acromegaly receives FDA approval

Acromegaly is an endocrine disorder caused by elevated growth hormone (GH) and insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) levels[1] Signifor LAR, a…

9 years ago

Novartis’ Signifor® (pasireotide) intramuscular injection to treat adult patients with acromegaly approved by the European Commission

Acromegaly is a rare pituitary disorder, which requires normalization of hormonal levels to help prevent the serious consequences of the…

9 years ago

Novartis to divest its influenza vaccines business to CSL Limited (CSL) for USD 275 million

CSL to acquire Novartis influenza vaccines business, including development pipeline, for USD 275 million Announcement follows a transaction announced on…

10 years ago

Novartis’ two pivotal Phase III studies of AIN457 (secukinumab) in psoriatic arthritis (PsA) met primary and key secondary endpoints

Secukinumab met primary and key secondary endpoints in two pivotal Phase III studies showing superiority to placebo in patients with…

10 years ago

Novartis published clinical trial results about novel and potent antimalarial drug candidate KAE609 (cipargamin)

KAE609 is the first antimalarial drug candidate with a novel mechanism of action to achieve positive clinical proof-of-concept in over…

10 years ago

Novartis signed licensing agreement with Ophthotech Corporation to market Fovista® outside the United States

Novartis acquires exclusive ex-US rights to Fovista from Ophthotech; upfront payment of USD 200 million plus potential future recruitment and…

10 years ago

Rare Disease Day: Novartis hosts 2nd international conference dedicated to the research of rare and orphan diseases

Company is pleased to host second international conference dedicated to the research of rare and orphan diseases Novartis is engaging…

10 years ago

Novartis to extend its leadership in clinical trial data transparency

Novartis announces that researchers can now request access to patient level data on newly approved innovative medicines in the United…

10 years ago

Vaccination: Novartis to provide meningococcal serogroup B (MenB) vaccine Bexsero® to University of California Santa Barbara

FDA granted special use of Bexsero for nearly 20,000 UCSB students and staff in response to outbreak; the vaccine is…

10 years ago

Novartis vaccination program with MenB vaccine Bexsero® began at Princeton University following campus outbreak

Novartis supplies MenB vaccine for a vaccination program at Princeton, following approvals by health authorities and University officials Bexsero, already…

10 years ago

Novartis announced patients with myelofibrosis initially randomized to treatment with Jakavi® (ruxolitinib) lived longer

In two Phase III studies, Jakavi ® reduced the risk of death and maintained spleen reductions at three years compared to conventional…

10 years ago