#### ![calendar-Icon](/themes/custom/cosmos/patterns/images/calendar-v2.svg)January 30, 2019

 

 #### Basel, Switzerland

 

 

Novartis CEO Vas Narasimhan announced the company’s fourth quarter and 2018 full year results.

 

 

Members of our Executive Team reflect on a remarkable 2018 for the company and what to look forward to in 2019.

  
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 [    Media release   ](/news/media-releases/novartis-delivered-strong-sales-growth-core-margin-expansion-built-leading-advanced-therapy-platforms-and-focused-company-2018) 

 



## Download the presentation

[Media Presentation (PDF 8.5 MB)](/sites/novartis_com/files/q4-2018-media-presentation.pdf "q4-2018-media-presentation.pdf")









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## Annual Review 2018

The Novartis Annual Review, our new corporate report, explains who we are and what we do, and highlights our progress against the company’s five strategic priorities in 2018.

[English (PDF 11.8 MB)](/sites/novartis_com/files/novartis-annual-review-2018-en.pdf "novartis-annual-review-2018-en.pdf") | [Deutsch (PDF 11.8 MB)](/sites/novartis_com/files/novartis-annual-review-2018-de.pdf "novartis-annual-review-2018-de.pdf")



## Annual Report 2018

The Novartis Annual Report provides a comprehensive overview of Novartis, including our corporate governance, compensation practices, and operating and financial results.

[English (PDF 3.8 MB)](/sites/novartis_com/files/novartis-annual-report-2018-en.pdf "novartis-annual-report-2018-en.pdf")









 



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###  Novartis Pipeline 

Benefiting from our continued focus on innovation, Novartis has one of the industry’s most competitive pipelines.

 

 

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 [Download the Novartis Pipeline as of December 31, 2018 (PDF 0.1 MB)](/sites/novartis_com/files/novartis-pipeline-2018-annual-report.pdf "Download the Novartis Pipeline as of December 31, 2018 (PDF 0.1 MB)")