Based in East Hanover, NJ, Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation (NPC) - a US affiliate of Basel, Switzerland-based Novartis AG - researches, develops and markets leading innovative prescription drugs used to treat a broad range of disease areas, including cardiovascular, respiratory diseases, infectious diseases, neuroscience, bone and hormone therapy, ophthalmology, transplantation, and oncology/hematology. Novartis aspires to discover, develop and successfully market innovative products to cure diseases, to ease suffering and to enhance the quality of life. The company's mission is to improve people's lives by pioneering novel healthcare solutions.