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NHS announces new treatment for sickle cell, seals deal with Novartis

For the first time in two decades, a new therapy with life-saving benefits will be made available on the NHS to treat patients with...

Novartis profits climb despite Covid-19 sales swings

Swiss pharma giant Novartis reported Tuesday (July 21) higher profits in the first half of the year despite the coronavirus pandemic causing swings in sales. During the...

Novartis halts malaria drug trial against Covid-19

Swiss drugmaker Novartis is halting its trial of malaria drug hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) against Covid-19 after struggling to find participants, it said on Friday (June...

Novartis to make US researchers’ Covid-19 gene therapy vaccine hopeful

Novartis re-entered vaccine making on Thursday (May 28), inking a manufacturing deal with a US team whose Covid-19 candidate relies on technology similar to that of...

Any new coronavirus vaccine will take two years: Novartis CEO   

Any vaccine to fight the new coronavirus will not be ready for use for at least two years, the chief executive of Swiss pharmaceutical company Novartis...

Novartis, US drug regulator agree to malaria drug trial to fight Covid-19

Novartis has won the go-ahead from the US Food and Drug Administration to conduct a randomized trial of malaria drug hydroxychloroquine against Covid-19 disease, the...