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Novartis AG


Headquarters location: Lichtstrasse 35, CH-4002 BaselSwitzerlandTel. 41-61-324-8000 Job offers, investor relations: www.novartis.com Email: kamran.tavangar@group.novartis.com Stock: NVS


Novartis belongs to

shareholder
country     %
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Landolt, PierreSwitzerland

Novartis owns

subsidiary
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« ETHICAL » RATING OF NOVARTIS , group and subsidiaries [?]
1
Human: 1 violation(s) of fundamental human rights
6%
Job: 6% of company's jobs cut since 1998
9
Environment: 9 major pollution(s)
3
Delinquency: 3 act(s) of financial or trade delinquency
13
Tax haven, secret bank account, shell companies: operates in 13 offshore financial center(s)
37
Sales: more than 37 billion(s) dollars/euros in annual sales
44
Net profit: more than 44 billion(s) dollars/euros in cumulated net profit since 1998
637
Top management: earns 637 times the median income in the United States (32000 US$/year)
13
Influence: 13 act(s) of direct corruption or lobbying
4
Advertising & marketing: 4 dubious practice(s)

Relevance: business & market share

year
business
source
2007Novartis sells 13,2% of the generic drugs bought in France.Les Echos
2006Novartis is the world's third-largest pharmaceutical group.Les Echos
2006Novartis sells 5% of the vaccines bought in the world.Les Echos
2006Europe's third-largest drugmakerBloomberg
2004Novartis sells 11% of the tobacco substitutes bought in FranceLes Echos
2004Novartis is the largest generic drug maker in the world.

World locations & Manufacturing

country incentive : address & contact : production type
source
Netherland Antilles Offshore finance, secret bank account, tax haven, shell companies or free zone(s) Novartis Investment NV, Curacao :
Argentina  Buenos Aires :
Bangladesh  Dhaka :
Bermuda Offshore finance, secret bank account, tax haven, shell companies or free zone(s) Triangle International Reinsurance Ltd., Hamilton :
Bermuda Offshore finance, secret bank account, tax haven, shell companies or free zone(s) Novartis International Pharmaceutical Ltd., Hamilton :
Brazil  Novartis Seeds Limitada, Sao Paulo :
Chile  Novartis Chile SA, Santiago :
China  Novartis' 8th global research center :
China  Beijing Novartis Pharma Ltd. Beijing :
China  Shangai Novartis Nutricion Ltd. :
Colombia  Novartis de Colombia, Santafé :
Costa Rica Offshore finance, secret bank account, tax haven, shell companies or free zone(s) Productos Gerber de Centroamerica SA, San José :
Côte d'Ivoire  Sochim, Abidjan :
Egypt  Novartis Pharma SAE, Cairo :
Guatemala 
Hong-Kong Offshore finance, secret bank account, tax haven, shell companies or free zone(s) Novartis Agro Ltd. :
Hungary  Novartis Seeds Kft. Budapest :
British Virgin Islands Offshore finance, secret bank account, tax haven, shell companies or free zone(s) Novartis Overseas Finance Ltd., Road Town Tortola :
British Virgin Islands Offshore finance, secret bank account, tax haven, shell companies or free zone(s) Novartis Capital Ltd., Road Town Tortola :
India  : Statistics
India  Novartis Entreprises, Mumbai :
India  Novartis India Ltd., Mumbai :
Indonesia  PT Novartis Biochemie, Jakarta :
Indonesia  PT Ciba Vision Batam :
Ireland Offshore finance, secret bank account, tax haven, shell companies or free zone(s) Dublin : R&D Les Echos
Ireland Offshore finance, secret bank account, tax haven, shell companies or free zone(s) Waterford : R&D Les Echos
Kenya 
Mexico  Ciba, JALISCO CHAPALA GUADALAJARA - OCOTLAN KM 4.5 & 373 70650 :
Mexico  CARR. MEX-TLAX. 5000 LAS FABRICAS N/D PUEBLA PUEBLA & 481199 :
Mexico  DISTRITO FEDERAL COYOACAN TLALPAN 3058 STA. URSULA COAPA & 4226340 :
Nigeria 
Pakistan  Novartis Pharma Ltd. Karachi :
Panama Offshore finance, secret bank account, tax haven, shell companies or free zone(s)
Philippines Offshore finance, secret bank account, tax haven, shell companies or free zone(s) Novartis Agro Philippines Inc., Makati/Manila :
Philippines Offshore finance, secret bank account, tax haven, shell companies or free zone(s) Novartis Healthcare Philippines Inc., Makati/Manila :
Philippines Offshore finance, secret bank account, tax haven, shell companies or free zone(s) Novartis Nutricion Philippines Inc. Pasig/Manila :
Poland  Alima/Gerber SA Warsaw :
Dominican Republic Offshore finance, secret bank account, tax haven, shell companies or free zone(s)
Singapore Offshore finance, secret bank account, tax haven, shell companies or free zone(s) Novartis Crop Protection Pte Ltd. :
Slovenia  Lek : Les Echos
Switzerland Offshore finance, secret bank account, tax haven, shell companies or free zone(s)
Thailand  Novartis Nutricion Ltd. :
Turkey  Novartis Saglik, Istanbul :
Turkey  Ciba-Geigy :
Uruguay Offshore finance, secret bank account, tax haven, shell companies or free zone(s) Novartis Uruguay SA, Montevideo :
Venezuela  Novartis Nutricion de Venezuela SA, Caracas :
Vietnam  Novartis Ltd. Bien Hoa City :

Novartis is managed by

year name
photo position; compensation
source
2006Vasella, Daniel
See the photo of: Vasella, Daniel Chief Executive Officer; salary: 2.72 million US$;
2004Vasella, Daniel
See the photo of: Vasella, Daniel Chief Executive Officer; salary: 13.59 million Eu€;
2000Kindler, Hans
See the photo of: Kindler, Hans Executive committee;
1999Breuel, Birgit
See the photo of: Breuel, Birgit Director;
1999Burckhardt, Peter
See the photo of: Burckhardt, Peter Director;
1999Doerig, Hans-Ulrich
See the photo of: Doerig, Hans-Ulrich Director;
1999Frehner, Walter G
See the photo of: Frehner, Walter G Director;
1999Genillard, Robert L
See the photo of: Genillard, Robert L Director;
1999George, William W
See the photo of: George, William W Director;
1999Jetzer, Alexandre F
See the photo of: Jetzer, Alexandre F Director;
1999Landolt, Pierre
See the photo of: Landolt, Pierre Director;
1999Lippuner, Heini
See the photo of: Lippuner, Heini Director;
1999Rudloff, Hans-Jorg
See the photo of: Rudloff, Hans-Jorg Director;
1999Sihler, Helmut
See the photo of: Sihler, Helmut Director;
1999Vasella, Daniel
See the photo of: Vasella, Daniel Chief Executive Officer;
1999Wander, Jean
See the photo of: Wander, Jean Director;
1999Zinkernagel, Rolf M
See the photo of: Zinkernagel, Rolf M Director;

Advertising & marketing

year
dubious practice : image
source
2006Biopiracy - Appropriation of public knowledge: Novartis sues India to prevent it from producing a generic version of its drug, in spite of the international authorization of the agreements on the intellectual property (TRIPS).: AFP
2005Disinformation: Estradot, an estrogen patch for women made by drug industry giant Novartis, has been promoted in Australia by a fake news package including a press release, a video news release (VNR) and an audio news release (ANR). The VNR was used without attribution by Channel 7 News. MediaWatch presenter, Liz Jackson, reported that "on radio it was everywhere, over and over again, using only the medical experts the PR company provided." Potential side effects, Jackson reported, were "almost completely ignored by the media, except when one of the company's experts raised it herself to dismiss lingering concerns.: ABC
2004Arguable partnership: Alliance globale pour le développement de médicament contre la tuberculose (TB Alliance), Singapoure: value: humanitaire; Les Barons.
2001ad budget: 306 million US$; Advertisin.
2000ad budget: 324 million US$; Advertisin.
2000Arguable partnership: Global Compact with the United Nations: value: Respects human, social and environmental laws;
1999slogan: Maalox, on vit vraiment mieux sans brulures d'estomac.;
1998ad budget: 335 million US$; Advertisin.
1997ad budget: 350 million US$; Advertisin.
1990slogan: Win the instar wars. Javelin by Sandozcrop protection.;

Made by

year
employees
<>
social impact : country
source
2008
-2500
Internal restructuring: Novartis cuts 2500 jobs to save 1,6 billion dollars per year after 2008. Four drugs are competed by generic drugs and a fifth one was withdrawn because of dangerous side effects.:
Les Echos
2007
-1300
Internal restructuring: Novartis removes medical representatives jobs in the United States.: United States of America
Les Echos
2006
98788
2005
Douze employées ou ex-employées de Novartis ont porté plainte à New York contre le groupe suisse. Elles l'accusent de discriminer sexiste, en matière de salaires, de qualifications, de promotions, de formation continue et de pratiques disciplinaires. Elles réclament 100 millions de dollars de dédommagement. Novartis a réfuté les accusations portées à son encontre.: United States of America
Tsr.ch
2004
Le tribunal de grande instance condamne Novartis à retirer certaines dispositions de son code de conduite à l'usage de ses employés: France
Les Barons.
2003
78541
2002
73000
2001
71116
1999
-1100
AP
1999
81854
1998
82449
1997
87239
1996
116178
1995
133959
1989
-150
Canadian L.

Environmental impact

year
country : consequences
source
2007France : Between 1950 and 1960, Novartis and other chemical industries of Basle illegally discarded 600 tons of nitrobenzine and other dyes synthesis products. The site was discovered by chance by a farmer of Hagenthal-le-bas.Les Echos
2005United States of America brand: Trileptal : Serious skin reactions including skin disorders called toxic epidermal necrolysis and Stevens-Johnson syndrome.Reuters
2005brand: Clozaril : Older patients with dementia who are given antipsychotic medicines are far more likely to die prematurely than those given placebos. Most died of heart-related problems like heart failure or infections like pneumonia (FDA).New York T.