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February 2016

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  Story Feb 14, 2016 Access to Healthcare

  Tailoring tactics to tackle chronic disease in low-income countries

  Healthcare expert Dr. Jonathan D. Quick discusses solutions to address the rapid rise of chronic illnesses in the developing world.

• In The News Feb 12, 2016

  Joe Jimenez on how to improve healthcare

  In an op ed with Foreign Affairs, Joe Jimenez explains why outcomes, innovation and collaboration are the keys to improving healthcare worldwide.
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  Story Feb 12, 2016 From Our Labs

  Rediscovering the power of nature’s exquisite complexity

  Read how nature's medicine chest empowers our drug discovery chemists to advance biomedical research

• Press release Feb 12, 2016

  Sandoz strengthens its biosimilars portfolio with acquisition of Pfizer's biosimilar infliximab in EEA

  Sandoz acquires rights to PF-06438179 (biosimilar infliximab) in the European Economic Area (EEA)* Sandoz plans to complete Phase III development program and file for registration in the EU…
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  Story Feb 11, 2016 Discovery

  Intractable tumor cells crippled

  Functional genomics study reveals a potential approach for tackling glioblastoma, pancreatic cancer and other tumors.

• Press release Feb 11, 2016

  Sandoz advances its biosimilars program with EMA acceptance of regulatory submission for biosimilar pegfilgrastim

  Sandoz' late-stage biosimilar pipeline gains momentum with sustained investment - five of 10 planned regulatory filings achieved Sandoz believes that the totality of evidence in its submission,…
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  Story Feb 10, 2016 Discovery

  Leveraging the liver’s ability to heal scarred tissue

  A reversal in thinking about the reversibility of liver damage is changing the field of hepatology.

• Featured News Feb 10, 2016

  Innovation in practice: how we form partnerships in pharma

  The Novartis Business Development and Licensing team is behind many of the partnerships that fuel our innovation.

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  Story Feb 08, 2016 From Our Labs

  Opening chemistry education to the world

  Novartis taps MOOC technology to share chemistry education with the world

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  Story Feb 04, 2016 Discovery

  Neuroscientists restore cell-to-cell signaling and sociability in autism models

  Team uncovers a potential therapeutic approach for patients deficient in a protein called Shank3.

• Featured News Feb 03, 2016

  How digital technologies are creating a “new normal” for people living with COPD

  Learn how Novartis is working with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients to develop digital health technologies that help them find their “new normal.”

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  Story Feb 01, 2016 Discovery

  Novartis and Pfizer join forces to upend oncology dogma

  Industry labs find that, contrary to earlier evidence, KRAS-driven tumors are not addicted to autophagy.