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Novartis CEO Jimenez is stepping down; does successor Narasimhan have the right stuff to take the reins in 2018?

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The News: Swiss pharmaceuticals titan Novartis AG (Basel) will get a new chief executive in 2018–Dr. Vasant Narasimhan (pdf)–after Joseph Jimenez proclaimed his upcoming retirement effective in February. Jimenez has… Read more »

Novartis repeats possible spinoff for Alcon eyecare unit; the best laid plans gone awry?

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The News: Novartis AG (Basel CHE), which spent several years and more than $50 billion acquiring the Alcon eye-care company, signaled it’s ready to give up on most of the… Read more »

Novartis slowly, quietly imploding; will Alcon, Amneal moves halt spiral?

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Renewed whispers from Swiss drugmaker Novartis AG (Basel) that it could divest its struggling Alcon eyecare business reflect the latest step in dismantling former leader Dan Vasella’s vision of building… Read more »