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Find more information about R&D at Novartis, research strategy and working at NIBR below - download brochures, view videos and read stories.
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Novartis - bringing innovative medicines to patients. Productivity on the rise in Research and Development New Drug Discovery |
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Overview of the Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research explaining our approach to research, our strategy in facing challenges, our commitment to collaborations, and our progress towards the future. From Sweets to Science: Transforming an almost 80-year old former candy factory into a state-of-the-art laboratory to enable, stimulate, and excite world-class scientists to research and discover innovative drugs, took the dedication, creativity, and inexhaustible energy of hundreds of people. The Computer-Aided Drug Design (CADD) group replicates chemical interactions and properties onto computers. Helios - high throughput screening informatics architecture that helps NIBR researchers share information around world. |
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The ultimate objective of Novartis R&D is to bring more and better new medicines to market in the shortest possible time. Download the white paper on the Proof-of-Concept strategy More Than Skin Deep - An antibody drug could change the way we treat psoriasis. Muckle-Wells and Beyond - Learn how we are treating patients who are in desperate need of options and finding new treatments for similar diseases. |
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In the past few years, biologics have become increasingly important to Novartis, comprising a full quarter of its drug pipeline. |
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In the past few years, biologics have become increasingly important to Novartis, comprising a full quarter of its drug pipeline. |
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At Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, we are committed to hiring the best physicians and scientists from academia, biotech, and pharmaceuticals, who seek to work in an atmosphere where patients come first and innovation is rewarded. |
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LOTF is a global Novartis initiative to create state-of-the-art laboratories comprising flexible work spaces, modular furniture to meet changing team needs, and cutting edge technology to support communication, interdisciplinary collaboration, and enhanced innovation in Novartis research. |
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