NVS Description — Novartis AG Basel
Novartis is a holding company. Through its subsidiaries, Co. is a multinational group of companies focusing on the research, development, manufacturing and marketing of a range of pharmaceuticals and generic medicines. Co. comprises two divisions: Innovative Medicines, which researches, develops, manufactures, distributes and sells patented pharmaceuticals; and Sandoz, which develops, manufactures and markets finished dosage form medicines as well as intermediary products including active pharmaceutical ingredients, and has three franchises, Retail Generics, Anti-Infectives and Biopharmaceuticals.