Novartis CEO Daniel Vasella (photo [1]) tells the Wall Street Journal that he knew Novartis had become too big and too bureaucratic when one of the company's top scientists expressed delight at finally meeting him. So he's set out to reconstruct [2] the drug giant he built, with a particular emphasis on drug discovery.
At the top of the pipeline: two meningitis vaccines [3] that could become blockbusters. And the new pharma chief--Joe Jimenez [4]--is breaking up investigators into small teams so they can go one on one with regulators to see if they should move ahead with a development program.
- read the article [5] from the Wall Street Journal
Related Articles:
Vasella shaking up Novartis ops [6]
Vasella touts Novartis' diversification [7]
Novartis taps new U.S. pharma chief [4]
Novartis plots 2,500 more job cuts [2]
CEO: Novartis plans big restructuring [8]
Links:
[1] http://www.fiercebiotech.com/pages/novartis-ceo-daniel-vasella
[2] http://www.fiercepharma.com/story/novartis-plots-2-500-more-job-cuts/2007-12-13
[3] http://www.fiercebioresearcher.com/vaccines/story/novartis-meningitis-vaccine-delivers-positive-data/2008-01-10
[4] http://www.fiercepharma.com/story/novartis-taps-new-u.s.-pharma-chief/2008-04-11
[5] http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121123031157404841.html?mod=googlenews_wsj
[6] http://www.fiercepharma.com/story/vasella-shaking-novartis-ops/2008-05-20
[7] http://www.fiercepharma.com/story/vasella-touts-novartis-diversification/2008-04-14
[8] http://www.fiercepharma.com/story/ceo-novartis-plans-big-restructuring/2007-12-11