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Acquisition history[edit]
The following is an illustration of the company's major mergers and acquisitions and historical predecessors (this is not a comprehensive list):
Novartis
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Ciba-Geigy
(Merged 1996)
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J. R. Geigy Ltd
(Merged 1971)
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CIBA
(Merged 1971)
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Sandoz
(Merged 1996)
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Chiron Corporation
(Acq 2006)
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Chiron Corporation
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Adatomed GmbH
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Cetus Corporation
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Cetus Oncology
(Restructured after Cetus acquisition)
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Biocine Company
(Restructured after Cetus acquisition)
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Chiron Diagnostics
(Restructured after Cetus acquisition)
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Chiron Intraoptics
(Restructured after Cetus acquisition)
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Chiron Technologies
(Restructured after Cetus acquisition)
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PathoGenesis
(Acq 2001)
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Matrix Pharmaceuticals Inc
(Acq 2002)
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PowderJect
(Acq 2003)
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Zhejiang Tianyuan Bio-Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd
(Acq 2009)
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Alcon
(Acq 2010)
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Alcon
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Texas Pharmacal Company
(Acq 1979)
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Fougera Pharmaceuticals
(Acq 2012)
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CoStim Pharmaceuticals
(Acq 2014)
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Spinifex Pharmaceuticals
(Acq 2015)
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