Liz Barrett joined Novartis in February after leading Pfizer's oncology unit, taking over leadership of the business at a time of transition and tasked with building new blockbusters as old reliable work engines mature. She talked to Scrip about her plans for Novartis Oncology at ASCO.
Novartis AG Oncology CEO Liz Barrett has only been at the company for four months, but she is already plotting a course to power up the oncology unit's growth. She has a difficult task ahead of her: maintaining Novartis' strong reputation in oncology as mature brands sunset while reinvigorating the portfolio with new blockbusters.
It's an important time of transition for Novartis' oncology franchise, and the company more broadly. The big pharma has a...
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