Novartis CEO Touts R&D 'Wild Cards' As Proof Of Deep Pipeline
Multi-Billion Dollar Opportunities In Development
Executive Summary
Potentially transformative treatments for severe asthma, COPD and osteoarthritis are among some of the below-the-radar projects the Swiss major is advancing, according to Vas Narasimhan.
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