Sandoz
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Sandoz is a historic Swiss pharmaceutical company best known as a predecessor of Novartis and a major player in generic medicines.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sandoz Laboratories | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
generic drug manufacturer
ⓘ
pharmaceutical company ⓘ |
| country | Switzerland ⓘ |
| foundedIn | 1886 ⓘ |
| founder |
Alfred Kern
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Edouard Sandoz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundingLocation | Basel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDivision |
Sandoz Industrial Products
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sandoz Pharmaceuticals NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFocus |
access to affordable medicines
ⓘ
development of biosimilars ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://www.sandoz.com ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Basel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalActivity |
pharmaceutical research and development
ⓘ
production of chemicals ⓘ production of dyes ⓘ |
| historicalEvent | merged with Ciba-Geigy to form Novartis in 1996 ⓘ |
| industry |
biotechnology
ⓘ
generic pharmaceuticals ⓘ pharmaceutical industry ⓘ |
| languageOfName | French ⓘ |
| legalForm | division of a public company ⓘ |
| motto | Pioneer and global leader in generic and biosimilar medicines ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Edouard Sandoz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
antibiotics
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biosimilars ⓘ cardiovascular drugs ⓘ central nervous system drugs ⓘ generic medicines ⓘ oncology drugs ⓘ |
| notableProduct |
biosimilar filgrastim
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biosimilar somatropin ⓘ |
| operatesIn |
Africa
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Asia ⓘ Europe ⓘ Latin America ⓘ North America ⓘ |
| originalName | Kern & Sandoz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parentOrganization | Novartis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Novartis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessorOf | Novartis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productType |
biosimilar medicines
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generic prescription medicines ⓘ over-the-counter medicines ⓘ |
| regulatoryMilestone | received first EU approval for a biosimilar medicine in 2006 ⓘ |
| subsidiaryOf | Novartis International AG NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successor | Novartis (as holding company for original Sandoz AG) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Sandoz Laboratories