A secret city, you say, along the eastern bank of the Rhine, bordering Germany. Switzerland is long known for neutrality and a haven for secret bank accounts also has NOVARTIS, a juggernaut of pharmaceutical research and innovation.
Novartis Campus
Novartis Pavillon is located on the Novartis Campus – located in the northern corner of Basel, just minutes from the French and German borders. The main entrance is easily accessible by public transport, bicycle or car.
Until very recently this industrial park was a tightly guarded place, not unlike the CIA in the United States. The development of new drugs is a tightly guarded secret, much like the security of the United States. It is hard to monetize the value of classified documents or the names of spies the value of new medications is enormous running into the hundreds of billions of currencies worldwide.
In a very public document, Novartis invites the public to tour its campus in Basil Switzerland. The announcement coincided with the opening of the Novartis Pavillon.
This is the Disney Land of Switzerland..Novartis has made a big effort to market and educate the public including exhibits. Take the tour, eat drink, and even live on campus. Shop, enjoy amenities, and wifi, eat, drink or take a break.
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| The Pavillion at Novartis |
The labs are off-limits, although visible through glass walls.
Novartis has a long and sometimes controversial backstory. Its predecessor companies developed the first birth control pill and synthesized LSD. Novartis researchers also developed the iconic Ferrari red paint and gave the world the Ovaltine.
Novartis' growth was not organic. The 1996 merger of Ciba-Geigy and Sandoz, which created Novartis, sparked the idea of a place where scientists could freely exchange ideas. The company commissioned the top architects of the era to create new workspaces. Today it features buildings designed by David Chipperfield, Fumihiko Maki, Rafael Moneo, and Frank Gehry.
Much like Google and Apple Novartis designed a campus setting in which the scientist would be creative. Not only are the exteriors captivating, but the interior was also designed in a similar fashion.
Outdoor Cafe
Indoor Restaurant
Fabrikstrasse 15, designed by Frank Gehry, resembles an interlaced large-scale sculpture
The facade of Forum Three, the first building to be completed for the Novartis Campus, pays homage
Campus Map
Novartis manufactures the drugs clozapine (Clozaril), diclofenac (Voltaren; sold to GlaxoSmithKline in 2015 deal), carbamazepine (Tegretol), valsartan (Diovan), imatinib mesylate (Gleevec/Glivec), cyclosporine (Neoral/Sandimmune), letrozole (Femara), methylphenidate (Ritalin; production ceased 2020), terbinafine ( ...among others including OTC and consumer products.
Although impressive Novartis falls behind other giants in financial size.
Company Rank Company Name Market Cap Value
1 Johnson & Johnson JNJ $428.66 B
2 Roche RHHBY $320.41 B
3 Pfizer PFE $219.39 B
4 Eli Lilly LLY $208.99 B
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