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Sandoz Group AG is a Swiss company that focuses on generic pharmaceuticals and biosimilars. [4] Prior to October 2023, it was part of a division of Novartis that was established in 2003, when Novartis united all of its generics businesses under the name Sandoz. Before this, the company existed as an independent pharmaceutical manufacturer until ...
Nepafenac, sold under the brand name Nevanac among others, is a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID), usually sold as a prescription eye drop 0.1% solution (Nevanac) or 0.3% solution (Ilevro). It is used to treat pain and inflammation associated with cataract surgery. [3] Nepafenac is a prodrug of amfenac, an inhibitor of COX-1 and COX-2 ...
The headquarters of Actelion in Allschwil. The life sciences industry in Switzerland directly and indirectly employs about 135,000 people. [1] It contributes 5.7% of the gross domestic product of Switzerland and 30% of the country's exports. [1] In 2017 about 30% of Swiss exports (worth $84.8 billion) were chemical products. [2]
Second, medical roots generally go together according to language, i.e., Greek prefixes occur with Greek suffixes and Latin prefixes with Latin suffixes. Although international scientific vocabulary is not stringent about segregating combining forms of different languages, it is advisable when coining new words not to mix different lingual roots.
He was succeeded by Dr Charlie Lysaght who changed the name of the role to its current title of Chief Medical Officer. List of office-holders Chief Medical Adviser. Dr James Deeny, 1944–1962; Dr Charlie Lysaght, 1962–1965; Chief Medical Officer. Dr Jim Kiely, 1997–2008; Dr Tony Holohan, 2008–2022
Federal Prison Camp, Bryan. Elizabeth Anne Holmes (born February 3, 1984) is an American biotechnology entrepreneur who was convicted of fraud in connection to her blood-testing company, Theranos. [2] The company's valuation soared after it claimed to have revolutionized blood testing by developing methods that needed only very small volumes of ...
The Novartis Foundation was a scientific and educational charity, formed in 1949 by the Swiss company Ciba, now Novartis, and dissolved in 2008. It was the direct successor to the Ciba Foundation, and the changed name (Novartis Foundation) reflected the new name of Ciba, after merging with Sandoz. The Foundation was the brainchild of Robert ...
Fiona Hamilton Marshall FRS FMedSci is a British pharmacologist, biotech-founder and President of Biomedical Research at Novartis. [3] [2] [4] She founded and previously served as Chief Scientific Officer at Heptares Therapeutics, [2] which was acquired by the Japanese biopharmaceutical company Sosei, where she served as Vice President. [1]