Sandoz (disambiguation)

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Sandoz is a Swiss pharmaceutical company, formerly a division of Novartis.

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Sandoz Group AG is a Swiss-Germany based company that focuses on generic pharmaceuticals and biosimilars. Prior to October 2023, it was part of a division of Novartis that was established in 2003, when Novartis united all of its generics businesses under the name Sandoz. Before this, the company existed as an independent pharmaceutical manufacturer until 1996, when it was merged with Ciba-Geigy to form the company Novartis. Prior to the merger, it specialized in medicines used in organ transplants, such as Sandimmune, and various antipsychotics and migraine medicines. Its headquarters were in Holzkirchen, Germany and after the spin-off from Novartis, the headquarters moved to Basel, Switzerland. Sandoz is one of the leading global generics business.

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The Novartis Foundation is a non-profit organization and part of the corporate responsibility portfolio of Novartis in Basel, Switzerland. The foundation conducts projects to improve health, mostly in sub-Saharan Africa and in south-east Asia.

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Albert Hofmann</span> Swiss chemist (1906–2008)

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Edouard-Marcel Sandoz was a Swiss animalier sculptor and painter.

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Lausanne Palace</span>

The Lausanne Palace is a historic luxury hotel in Lausanne, Switzerland. It is located in the city centre, near the Esplanade of Montbenon and has a view on Le Flon on one side and on the Lake Léman on the other. It is owned by the Sandoz Family Foundation.

Sandoz is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

Jean-François Borel is a Belgian microbiologist and immunologist who is considered one of the discoverers of cyclosporin.

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