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Sandoz

Pioneering access for patients
Basel, Switzerland Pharmaceutical 22,000 employees Founded 2003 SDZ sandoz.com ↗
4 Products & services
100 Licensed medicines
2 Clinical trials
22,000 Employees

About Sandoz

Sandoz is a global leader in generic pharmaceuticals and biosimilars, recently spun off from Novartis into an independent entity.

Sector
Pharmaceutical
Headquarters
Basel, Switzerland
Founded
2003
Employees
22,000

Milestones

Milestones as listed on sandoz.com, checked 26 Sep 2026. Details can change; the linked page is the authoritative source.

1886
Company heritage begins in Basel, Switzerland
Sandoz started by making dyes before moving into medicines.
Source: sandoz.com
1951
World's first oral penicillin launched
Source: sandoz.com
1996
World's first biosimilar development programme started
Source: sandoz.com
2006
First biosimilar medicine, Omnitrope, launched
Source: sandoz.com
2026
140 years of heritage, 20 years of biosimilars
The anniversary also marks 80 years of antibiotics leadership.
Source: sandoz.com

Leadership Team

Leadership as listed on sandoz.com, checked 26 Sep 2026. Details can change; the linked page is the authoritative source.

Richard Saynor

Chief Executive Officer
Source: sandoz.com

Remco Steenbergen

Chief Financial Officer
Source: sandoz.com

Rebecca Guntern

Chief Commercial Officer
Source: sandoz.com

Pascal Bouyé

President Generics Manufacturing & Supply
Source: sandoz.com

Claire D'Abreu-Hayling

President Generics Development & Chief Scientific Officer
Source: sandoz.com

Armin Metzger, PhD

President Biosimilar Development, Manufacturing & Supply
Source: sandoz.com

Products & Services

Products and services as listed on sandoz.com, checked 26 Sep 2026. Details can change; the linked page is the authoritative source.

All Generics Biosimilars Biosimilar R&D
Generics

Generic medicines

Part of a global portfolio of about 1,300 generic and biosimilar medicines.

Source: sandoz.com
Biosimilars

Biosimilars

13 marketed biosimilars in areas including oncology, immunology, neurology, ophthalmology, endocrinology and nephrology.

Source: sandoz.com
Biosimilar

Omnitrope (somatropin)

Launched in 2006; Sandoz describes it as the world's first biosimilar medicine.

Source: sandoz.com
R&D

Biosimilar pipeline

Up to 39 biosimilar candidates at various stages of development.

Source: sandoz.com

Pipeline & Regulatory Record

What public registers list for Sandoz: clinical trials it sponsors, FDA device clearances, Irish licences, recent approvals and supply shortages. Rebuilt daily, last on 3 Oct 2026.

2Trials as lead sponsor
0Recruiting now
0With a site in Ireland
0FDA device clearances

Clinical trials 2 in our ClinicalTrials.gov registers

StudyPhaseStatus
Comparative PK, PD, Efficacy, and Safety Assessment of the Proposed Ocrelizumab Biosimilar CYB704 and Ocrevus in Participants With Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis
NCT06847724 · Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis
Phase 3Active, closed
Observational Study, to Assess Treatment Retention of an Adalimumab Biosimilar (Hyrimoz®) in IBD Patients in Real Life Setting
NCT05633771 · Inflammatory Bowel Disease
ObservationalActive, closed

Drugs in these trials 1 compounds

Recent approvals

  • BysumlogEMA · insulin lispro · 6 May 2026 · biosimilar
  • OndibtaEMA · insulin glargine · 9 Jan 2026 · biosimilar
  • FidaxomicinFDA · Fidaxomicin · 13 Aug 2026 · Generic (ANDA)
  • TigecyclineFDA · Tigecycline · 27 May 2015 · Generic (ANDA)
  • DurezolFDA · Difluprednate · 23 Jun 2008 · New Drug (NDA)

Medicine shortages 7 in the FDA list

  • Clindamycin Phosphate InjectionUS (FDA) · in shortage · updated 21 Sep 2026
  • Oxaliplatin InjectionUS (FDA) · resolved · updated 29 Jun 2026
  • Fluvastatin Sodium Tablet, Extended ReleaseUS (FDA) · resolved · updated 27 Jan 2026
  • Adalimumab-adaz InjectionUS (FDA) · resolved · updated 13 Jan 2026
  • Ampicillin Sodium InjectionUS (FDA) · resolved · updated 8 Dec 2025
  • Pemetrexed Disodium InjectionUS (FDA) · resolved · updated 16 Oct 2025
  • Omeprazole Delayed Release CapsuleUS (FDA) · resolved · updated 9 Oct 2025

A company is listed here when it is named on the shortage record; a shortage can have several manufacturers. See the US and German shortage trackers.

NICE technology appraisals 1 of its medicines · 1 current

Appraisals of medicines sold under a brand this company holds in EMA or FDA records, from our NICE appraisals register. NICE decisions apply to the NHS in England. © NICE 2026 technology appraisal guidance. Available from www.nice.org.uk/guidance. All rights reserved. Subject to Notice of rights. NICE guidance is prepared for the National Health Service in England. All NICE guidance is subject to regular review and may be updated or withdrawn. NICE accepts no responsibility for the use of its content in this product/publication.

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