India’s role in global pharmaceutical innovation has grown stronger as Novartis deepens its research and development presence in the country. The company has positioned India as its largest R&D and corporate hub outside Switzerland, with Hyderabad emerging as a key center for global innovation.
The Novartis Corporate Center in Hyderabad is now one of the company’s most important global locations for biomedical research, drug development, and digital innovation. The center employs more than 9,000 professionals, representing nearly 11% of Novartis’s global workforce. By combining biomedical science with advanced drug development and digital technologies, the facility operates as a high impact Global Capability Centre.
The Hyderabad hub plays a vital role in advancing Novartis’s global pipeline of medicines. Teams based in India contribute to almost every late stage drug project. They also use advanced technologies such as artificial intelligence and gene therapy to speed up research and innovation across therapeutic areas.
Novartis’s journey in India spans more than 20 years. What began as a support focused operation has steadily evolved into a strategic innovation engine. This long term growth reflects the rising importance of India in the company’s global R&D and enterprise strategy.
The expansion highlights India’s growing status as a destination for high value research and GCC led innovation. It also underlines the country’s increasing influence in shaping the future of biomedical research, drug discovery, and global healthcare solutions.
With the Hyderabad Corporate Center now standing as its largest R&D hub outside Switzerland, Novartis has reinforced India’s position as a strategic center for global innovation, enterprise transformation, and advanced healthcare research.
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