https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Switzerland in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Swiss pharmaceuticals giant Novartis said Friday it had signed an initial agreement to help produce the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine against Covid-19, as countries scramble to boost supplies. https://www.thelocal.ch/20210129/novartis-to-help-make-pfizer-biontech-covid-vaccine Fri, 29 Jan 2021 16:53:45 +0100 novartis-to-help-make-pfizer-biontech-covid-vaccine Swiss pharmaceutical company Novartis is preparing to give away 100 doses of the world's most expensive drug, which treats a rare childhood disorder, but its recipient selection process has drawn criticism. https://www.thelocal.ch/20191221/swiss-pharmaceutical-firm-could-give-away-therapy-for-babies-but-criticized-over-selection Sat, 21 Dec 2019 12:18:23 +0100 swiss-pharmaceutical-firm-could-give-away-therapy-for-babies-but-criticized-over-selection Swiss pharmaceutical company Novartis on Friday announced it had received US regulatory approval for a gene therapy that treats a rare childhood disorder and has a price tag of $2.1 million, making it the most expensive drug in history. https://www.thelocal.ch/20190525/novartis-gets-us-approval-for-21-million-gene-therapy Sat, 25 May 2019 13:16:28 +0200 novartis-gets-us-approval-for-21-million-gene-therapy Pharmaceutical giant Novartis said on Tuesday it will cut more than 2,000 jobs in Switzerland by 2022, while some 400 jobs could go in Britain as part of a global restructuring. https://www.thelocal.ch/20180925/novartis-slashes-thousands-of-jobs-in-switzerland-and-uk Tue, 25 Sep 2018 15:53:22 +0200 novartis-slashes-thousands-of-jobs-in-switzerland-and-uk Swiss pharmaceutical giant Novartis said Wednesday July 18th it would not hike drug prices in the United States this year, following a similar decision by rival Pfizer amid pressure from the White House. https://www.thelocal.ch/20180719/swiss-pharma-giant-novartis-holds-off-us-price-hikes-amidst-pressure-from-president-trump Thu, 19 Jul 2018 13:00:02 +0200 swiss-pharma-giant-novartis-holds-off-us-price-hikes-amidst-pressure-from-president-trump The Swiss Office of the Attorney General (OAG) has decided not to bring proceedings in response to a criminal complaint filed against Novartis over payments made to a company owned by Donald Trump's personal lawyer. https://www.thelocal.ch/20180607/swiss-prosecutors-wont-pursue-novartis-over-payments-to-trump-lawyer Thu, 07 Jun 2018 11:56:26 +0200 swiss-prosecutors-wont-pursue-novartis-over-payments-to-trump-lawyer The Greek parliament Saturday ended a probe into alleged kickbacks paid by Swiss pharma giant Novartis to senior politicians, saying it did not have the jurisdiction to investigate bribery and money laundering claims. https://www.thelocal.ch/20180519/greek-parliament-sends-novartis-bribe-probe-back-to-court Sat, 19 May 2018 18:33:59 +0200 greek-parliament-sends-novartis-bribe-probe-back-to-court Felix R. Ehrat is to resign from the Basel-based pharma after revelations the firm paid $1.2 million to a company controlled by the US president’s personal lawyer Michael Cohen. https://www.thelocal.ch/20180516/novartis-dumps-top-lawyer-over-payments-to-trump-lawyer Wed, 16 May 2018 12:03:49 +0200 novartis-dumps-top-lawyer-over-payments-to-trump-lawyer A subsidiary of Swiss pharmaceuticals giant Novartis paid a firm owned and controlled by US President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer Michael Cohen $100,000 a month for 12 months beginning in February 2017, it has emerged. https://www.thelocal.ch/20180511/novartis-under-fire-over-12-million-payment-to-trumps-lawyer-michael-cohen Fri, 11 May 2018 10:40:39 +0200 novartis-under-fire-over-12-million-payment-to-trumps-lawyer-michael-cohen Swiss pharmaceutical giant Novartis on Tuesday announced $100 million of funding over the next five years for research into new treatments for malaria, a mosquito-borne disease with a devastating impact that killed 445,000 people in 2016. https://www.thelocal.ch/20180417/switzerlands-novartis-to-inject-100-million-into-malaria-drug-research Tue, 17 Apr 2018 13:34:27 +0200 switzerlands-novartis-to-inject-100-million-into-malaria-drug-research Swiss pharmaceuticals giant Novartis announced Monday it will buy US gene therapy company AveXis for $8.7 billion (€7.1 billion). https://www.thelocal.ch/20180409/novartis-to-buy-us-gene-therapy-group-avexis-for-87-bn-switzerland Mon, 09 Apr 2018 10:43:09 +0200 novartis-to-buy-us-gene-therapy-group-avexis-for-87-bn-switzerland Greece's central bank governor on Wednesday filed a lawsuit against two witnesses who reportedly claimed he was among several senior politicians who received illicit perks from embattled Swiss pharma giant Novartis. https://www.thelocal.ch/20180404/novartis-bribery-probe-bank-of-greece-governor-sues-witnesses Wed, 04 Apr 2018 16:58:54 +0200 novartis-bribery-probe-bank-of-greece-governor-sues-witnesses Swiss pharmaceuticals giant Novartis announced on Tuesday it will sell its stake in its consumer healthcare joint venture to Britain's GlaxoSmithKline for $13 billion (10.4 billion euros). https://www.thelocal.ch/20180327/swiss-pharma-novartis-sells-stake-in-joint-venture-to-gsk-for-13bn Tue, 27 Mar 2018 13:51:27 +0200 swiss-pharma-novartis-sells-stake-in-joint-venture-to-gsk-for-13bn A Greek anarchist group attacked the Athens headquarters of Novartis on Sunday, Greek police said, amid bribery allegations against the Swiss pharmaceutical giant. https://www.thelocal.ch/20180226/greek-anarchists-smash-novartis-office-amid-bribe-scandal-switzerland-pharmaceutical Mon, 26 Feb 2018 13:37:08 +0100 greek-anarchists-smash-novartis-office-amid-bribe-scandal-switzerland-pharmaceutical Greece's parliament on Thursday launched a probe into claims that nearly a dozen senior politicians received bribes from or helped promote Swiss pharmaceutical giant Novartis during their term in office. https://www.thelocal.ch/20180221/greek-parliament-set-to-launch-swiss-novartis-bribes-probe Wed, 21 Feb 2018 13:52:03 +0100 greek-parliament-set-to-launch-swiss-novartis-bribes-probe Greece will claim billions of euros from Swiss pharmaceutical giant Novartis, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said Monday as he called on parliament to investigate bribes allegedly paid to prominent politicians. https://www.thelocal.ch/20180212/greek-pm-vows-to-recover-money-stolen-in-novartis-corruption-case Mon, 12 Feb 2018 15:05:17 +0100 greek-pm-vows-to-recover-money-stolen-in-novartis-corruption-case EU migration chief Dimitris Avramopoulos on Friday vigorously denied any links to alleged corrupt practices by Swiss pharmaceutical giant Novartis, labelling claims of improper dealings against him by protected witnesses as a "fabrication." https://www.thelocal.ch/20180210/eu-migration-chief-denies-links-to-novartis-bribery-scandal Sat, 10 Feb 2018 06:10:30 +0100 eu-migration-chief-denies-links-to-novartis-bribery-scandal Two former Greek prime ministers and eight former ministers have been implicated in an alleged corruption scandal involving Swiss pharmaceutical giant Novartis, a judicial source said on Monday. https://www.thelocal.ch/20180206/switzerland-novartis-bribery-probe-ten-greek-ex-ministers-allegedly-involved Tue, 06 Feb 2018 11:42:28 +0100 switzerland-novartis-bribery-probe-ten-greek-ex-ministers-allegedly-involved Swiss drugmaker Novartis on Tuesday posted a drop in first half profits amid fierce competition for generic medicines and pricing pressures but said it was set to reach annual targets. https://www.thelocal.ch/20170718/swiss-pharma-novartis-sees-drop-in-profits Tue, 18 Jul 2017 13:30:19 +0200 swiss-pharma-novartis-sees-drop-in-profits A former clinical trials subject is suing Swiss pharma giant Novartis, alleging the company was not honest with participants about what they were being tested for. https://www.thelocal.ch/20170714/swiss-pharma-firm-novartis-sued-over-bird-flu-clinical-trials-on-homeless-people Fri, 14 Jul 2017 16:57:24 +0200 swiss-pharma-firm-novartis-sued-over-bird-flu-clinical-trials-on-homeless-people