Interview: Jason Smith, Managing Director, Novartis Australia
After just six months in the country, Novartis Australia’s new Managing Director offers his…
Address: 54 Waterloo Road, North Ryde NSW 2113,Australia
Tel: +61 2 9805 3555
Web: http://www.novartis.com.au/
Novartis is a diversified healthcare company and our uniquely broad business portfolio focuses on science-based healthcare sectors that are growing, reward innovation and enhance the lives of patients.
We employ over 700 people in Australia and invest more than AUD 24million annually in local research. This research assures the quality of the company’s current range of treatments as well as the promise of improving future health outcomes.
nnovation is fundamental to our business. In 2010, we invested 16% of global net sales across our divisions in R&D and we will sustain our high level of investment. Novartis is consistently rated as having one of the industry’s most respected pharmaceutical development pipelines with more than 130 projects in pharmaceutical clinical development. Our mission is to care and cure.
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