Chronic diseases like cancer and diabetes were once the preserve of wealthy countries but are now increasingly common in lower-income countries too as populations age and lifestyles change.

Most people have never heard of spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), a rare genetic disease that affects approximately 1 in 6,000 babies born worldwide each year. Innovative research may produce treatments for patients suffering from SMA and other rare diseases.

Making clinical tools from basic research knowledge is a practice Novartis and FMI researchers pursue. Read how they want to help retinitis pigmentosa patients to see the light.

Speaking with Ganesh Prasanna, Director of Ophthalmology at NIBR.

Jean Silveri shares key insights from her legal career.

Over the next 15 years chronic disease like cancer and heart disease will become major killers in Sub-Saharan Africa. A new report from the Economist Intelligence Unit explains why.

Chronic diseases kill 38 million people per year worldwide; almost three-quarters of those deaths occur in low- and middle-income countries. It’s time to act.

Novartis is working to tackle the problem of counterfeit drugs, which are a threat to patient health.

The Novartis Faculty of Scholars initiative connects academic researchers with deep knowledge and big ideas to scientists in its drug discovery labs.

Kristen Harrington-Smith discusses her work as Vice President and Head of CAR-T US at Novartis Oncology.