Novartis
Novartis AG, GSK in $23-bn assets swap deal
22 Apr 2014
Swiss drug giant Novartis AG and Britain's GlaxoSmithKline Plc (GSK) today announced a swap of assets in a deal valued at around $23 billion
Eli Lilly to buy Novartis AG's animal health business for $5.4 bn
22 Apr 2014
Eli Lilly and Co today struck a deal to buy Swiss drugmaker Novartis AG's animal health business for $5.4 billion in cash in order to strengthen and diversify its own animal health business, Elanco.
May collaborate, not take over Roche: Novartis
03 Mar 2014
Novartis, which holds a third of Roche's bearer shares, has once again scotched reports of acquiring its Swiss rival, Roche
Bayer, Novartis, Reckitt Benckiser, P&G in fray for Merck & Co's consumer healthcare unit
20 Feb 2014
Bayer, Novartis, Reckitt Benckiser, and Procter & Gamble are among the companies that are exploring a deal to buy Merck &Co's consumer healthcare unit
Novartis arm faces criminal case in Japan over exaggerated advertising
09 Jan 2014
Under Japanese law, anyone found guilty of exaggerated advertising can be punished with up to two years in prison or a fine of as much as ¥2 million
After kickbacks to pharmacies, Novartis now sued for bribing US docs
27 Apr 2013
The new lawsuit this week comes just a few days after the US government slapped a civil health care fraud lawsuit against the Basel-based company for allegedly paying kickbacks to at least 20 pharmacies
