World Heart Day 2015: Joining forces to fight the #1 cause of death worldwide

September 29, 2015 – An estimated 17.3 million people die of cardiovascular diseases every year. That makes it the number one cause of death in the world today, with 80% of those deaths occurring in low- and middle-income countries. Ischemic heart disease (e.g. heart attacks) is responsible for 7.3 million of total CVD deaths and cerebrovascular disease (e.g. strokes) for a further 6.2 million.

The big causes of cardiovascular disease

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Novartis launches ‘Novartis Access’, a portfolio of affordable medicines to treat chronic diseases in lower-income countries

  • First-of-its-kind portfolio approach in healthcare industry, aiming to increase availability and affordability of 15 medicines against cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, respiratory illnesses and breast cancer
  • Novartis portfolio to be offered to governments and non-governmental organizations in low- and low-middle-income countries for USD 1 per treatment, per month
  • Some 28 million people die from chronic diseases in low- and middle-income countries each year, representing 75% of such deaths globally1

New York, September 24, 2015 …

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Sandoz Inaugurates BioInject – a new state-of-the-art biopharmaceutical manufacturing facility in Schaftenau, Austria

  • Sandoz is investing over 150 million euro and creating 100 new highly qualified jobs
  • The new BioInject facility will support Sandoz’s fast growing biosimilars business as well as other Novartis biologics
  • State-of-the-art technology will strengthen Sandoz and Novartis in-house capabilities in drug product manufacturing

Schaftenau, September 17 2015 – Sandoz, the generics and biosimilars business of Novartis, today officially opened its new cutting-edge biomanufacturing facility called BioInject, at Schaftenau in the Tyrolean Alps in Austria …

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Sandoz launches Zarxio™ (filgrastim-sndz), the first biosimilar in the United States

Holzkirchen, September 3, 2015 – Sandoz, a Novartis company, announced today that ZarxioTM (filgrastim-sndz) is now available in the United States. Zarxio is the first biosimilar approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the first to launch in the US.

“As the pioneer and global leader in biosimilars, Sandoz has maintained a commitment to bringing high-quality biosimilar medicines to patients and healthcare professionals around the world,” said Richard Francis, Global Head, Sandoz. “With the launch of Zarxio, we look forward to increasing …

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