Novartis AG (NVS)

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    User 138602
    Aug 27 03:10 PM
    Largest Companies in the World [view article]
    I, am a chrysler worker here in Canada,cannot talk about the U.S , but I would have to agree with user 218405. A lot of my co-workers and good friends are still waiting for a recall. To conclude dc1 I am not in management, I work in the painting shop.Sorry but the next move from chrysler won t be a recall but to send more workers home indefinitely. I know the economy is bad but over the years,good and bad,the union did not help that sector. They helped me short term but long term it s a different story. A lot of my friends agrre with me but too afraid to voice their opinion,that tells you a lot about the union isn t it? Reply
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    dc1
    Aug 27 01:14 PM
    Largest Companies in the World [view article]
    To User 218405:

    You must be in management. Very even sided comment.     Reply
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    John Egan
    Aug 27 12:27 PM
    Largest Companies in the World [view article]
    Interesting that so many are Chinese... And Gazprom... Hmm.. Still trades OTC...... jegan Reply
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    User 218405
    Aug 27 10:26 AM
    Largest Companies in the World [view article]
    Wal-Mart won't let the unions kill them the way they destroyed the auto industry and education in this country. Reply
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    Randy Kirk
    Aug 26 08:22 PM
    Largest Companies in the World [view article]
    It's interesting to not see Citigroup and Bank of America listed among the top firms by market capitalization - when they are listed in the top 10 of the 2007 Forbes Global 2000 -- goes to show the effects of the current financial crisis. Interesting to see HSBC and the Chinese Banks not affected to nearly the degree as BofA and Citi.

    Also interesting to see that almost all the firms are down year to date except Wal-Mart and J&J. (would expect to see a higher percentage of larger firms, which are expected to be more "safe" than smaller firms, holding their own in a down market).     Reply
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    mkreisel
    Aug 20 12:08 AM
    Time to Invest in Pharmaceuticals? [view article]
    Where does everyone get this $800-1000M per drug number? From the pharmaceuticals themselves of course!

    Can that number be fully trusted?     Reply
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    Howard H Sun
    Aug 18 12:56 PM
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    Time to Invest in Pharmaceuticals? [view article]
    User 245013 - I'm not a journalist. And yes I am aware that it takes many years of research and hundreds of millions in development costs to bring a drug to market. Certainly many drugs remain unprofitable for many years, and sometimes their entire lifetime post-launch.

    Hence why many large pharmas are acquiring or partnering with research facilities and other drug companies.     Reply
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    User 245013
    Aug 18 12:48 PM
    Time to Invest in Pharmaceuticals? [view article]
    Howard,
    Good article, except for one point. It takes about $1 billion to get a drug launced AND THEN it costs a few pennies to produce. Just trying to keep you journalists honest (a toughjob nowadays).     Reply
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    BlueOkie
    Aug 18 08:29 AM
    Time to Invest in Pharmaceuticals? [view article]
    Everyone wants universal healthcare, inexpensive/affordable healthcare and quality healthcare. You can only have two of them at any one time. To increase one it is at the expense of one or both of the other two. More and more doctors are beginning to refuse government sponsored health care programs, e.g. Medicare. Too much paperwork and too little pay. Reply
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    businessguy8
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    Aug 18 07:56 AM
    Time to Invest in Pharmaceuticals? [view article]
    one of my major concerns about this upcoming year is how the election will pan out. If universal healthcare turns out to be a real possibility, then pharma companies are going to find it even tougher as their biggest customer will be the government. Reply
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    mangy cat
    Aug 15 08:21 PM
    Companies With Recent, Innovative Product Approvals vs. Healthcare ETFs [view article]
    but this is hindsight
    and investment is foresight     Reply
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    moneysurf
    Aug 15 04:57 PM
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    Novartis Example: Why Drug Discovery / Development Is Hard [view article]
    Immunosuppressant helps mice getting rid of viruses doesn't make sense anything suppressing the immune system I have my doubts. Reply
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    Eben Tessari
    Aug 15 09:46 AM
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    Novartis Example: Why Drug Discovery / Development Is Hard [view article]
    Killerz,
    True, but no one predicted that a drug inducing lymphopenia would actually boost any part of the immune system before this study was done.

    The conclusion makes sense now, but I think it clearly illustrates how difficult biological systems are to predict, no?

    Eben     Reply
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    nova
    Aug 15 07:53 AM
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    Novartis Example: Why Drug Discovery / Development Is Hard [view article]
    One only can wonder why Big Pharma is not in any hurry to buy companies with great working pipelines like ImClone?

    The second wonder is that biotech companies are valued by the Wall Street analysts without any understanding of biologics development and/or it potential.     Reply
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    killerz
    Aug 15 05:50 AM
    Novartis Example: Why Drug Discovery / Development Is Hard [view article]
    Since FTY720 does not actually suppress T-cell function, but rather causes them to remain inside the lymph nodes, its possible to still mount an immune response to viral antigens being presented in the lymph nodes. Activation of T-helper cells could still promote B-cell activation and the subsequent production of viral clearing antibodies. Reply
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