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'''Novartis''' is a global [[pharmaceutical]] and [[biotechnology]] corporation with headquarters in Basel, Switzerland. The company specializes in biotechnological drugs, vaccines, over-the-counter pharmaceuticals, animal health care products, contact lenses and lense care products. It is the world's 5th largest vaccine producer. It distributes in over 140 countries through approximately 100,000 associates. <ref>[http://www.novartis.com/about-novartis/people/index.shtml Welcome to Novartis], Novartis, January 2010</ref> Novartis and [[AstraZeneca]] are the parent companies of spun-off and merged to become [[Syngenta]], a Swiss global agribusiness company formed in 2000 from the agrochemical and seed divisions of Novartis, and the agrochemicals and biotechnology research divisions of AstraZeneca. Syngenta is the world’s second biggest player in agrochemicals and the third biggest seed producer. <ref>[http://www.corporatewatch.org.uk/?lid=212 Syngenta: A Corporate Profile], Corporate Watch, November 2002</ref>
In the fiscal year ending in December of 2009, the company reported sales of approximately $45.1 billion dollars and had 99,834 employees. <ref>[http://www.hoovers.com/company/Novartis_AG/htscri-1-1njea5.html Key Novartis AG Financials], Hoovers, accessed January 2011</ref>
