Novartis is a Swiss multinational pharmaceutical corporation based in Basel, one of the largest pharmaceutical companies in the world by revenue. It was formed in 1996 by the merger of Ciba-Geigy and Sandoz, at the time the largest corporate merger in history, and manufactures widely used drugs including Ritalin, Voltaren and the cancer treatment Gleevec, having later divested its agrochemical business as the independent spinout Syngenta.
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Where does the name Novartis come from?
It is based on the Latin novae artes, meaning new skills.
The name Novartis is based on the Latin terms novae artes, which mean new skills. The company took this name when it was formed in 1996 from the merger of Ciba-Geigy and Sandoz.
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Novartis AG is a Swiss multinational pharmaceutical corporation based in Basel, Switzerland.
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based in Basel, Switzerland
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Novartis was formed in 1996 by the merger of Ciba-Geigy and Sandoz.
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