Novartis AG

Insult To Injury

2013-05-16 14:54:00

Adriann Georges was seriously ill and facing the fight of her life in 1999. She had been diagnosed with stage 4 breast cancer and was undergoing chemotherapy and other treatment in hopes of beating the disease.� Her oncologists recommended Aredia to...

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar continues to promote a healthy, active lifestyle

2013-04-12 08:00:00

Over the weekend, Hall of Fame center Kareem Abdul-Jabbar led a processional on a one-mile walk outside of the Georgia Dome in Atlanta. Abdul-Jabbar's Final Four Dome Dribble Fueled by Powerade was part of his campaign to encourage fun, healthy and...

Indian court ruling hailed as victory for generic drugs

2013-04-01 12:42:00

The Indian Supreme Court ruled Monday that a Swiss drug company cannot patent a medicine used to treat a rare form of leukemia, in a decision with global implications for generic drugs. The court ruled that Glivec, the drug developed by Novartis, was...

Drug maker Novartis loses India patent battle

2013-03-31 23:15:00

India's Supreme Court on Monday rejected drug maker Novartis AG's attempt to patent an updated version of a cancer drug in a landmark decision that health activists say ensures poor patients around the world will get continued access to cheap versions...

An insider's view of generic-drug pricing

2013-03-25 18:50:00

Bob Toomajian worked for 16 years as Kaiser Permanente's drug purchasing manager for Southern California, giving him an insider's knowledge of how medications are priced before reaching consumers. When it comes to patented name-brand drugs, he told me,...

Swiss voters say yes to 'Rip-Off Initiative' to control executive pay

2013-03-04 09:27:00

Voters in Switzerland, angered by high executive pay, backed a plan to increase the control of shareholders over compensation of corporate leaders. Nearly 70% of voters approved the so-called "Rip-Off Initiative," according to the Swiss television...

Corporations and execs need penalties that hurt

2013-01-05 10:18:00

If you're concerned about corporate crime, 2012 looked like a pretty successful year for the good guys. The Thousand Oaks biotech giant Amgen paid $762 million in fines and penalties and pleaded guilty to a federal charge related to illegal marketing of...

Novartis patent case in India seen as crucial for generic drugs

2012-08-22 04:33:56

Greek leader pleads for more time to implement reforms

2012-08-22 06:32:57

Fighting diseases with genetic therapy

2012-09-13 00:00:00

Genes make us who we are — in sickness and in health. We get our genetic makeup from our parents, of course, but in the future, we might be getting genes from our doctors too. Imagine your doctor promising to cure your cancer or heart disease by...

FDA approves first oral drug to slow multiple sclerosis progression

2010-09-22 12:04:00

A failed anti-rejection drug got a new purpose and a new lease on commercial life Wednesday as the Food and Drug Administration approved the medication fingolimod -- to be marketed as Gilenya -- to slow the progression of disability in multiple...

We want drama! ABC soap fans rally to keep Erica Kane and her daytime friends on the air

2011-04-21 16:36:00

Barbara Kittridge has been appointed chief marketing officer of Cardinal Path Inc. She previously served as the global client managing director for the London office of Starcom MediaVest Group (SMG), where she led work for Novartis.

2013-01-10 09:41:00

Steve Auten has joined Cozen O'Connor as a member of the intellectual property group in Chicago. He will focus his practice on the representation of generic pharmaceutical companies in the areas of Paragraph IV design strategies, Hatch-Waxman litigation, and biosimilar market opportunities.

2012-09-05 12:10:00

Since its release on Wednesday, April 4, West's single "Theraflu" has caused controversy amongst the cold remedy company of the same name. Theraflu reps released a statement saying, "Novartis Consumer Health, the maker of Theraflu...

2012-04-08 00:00:00