Sandoz

Summary

Sandoz is a business^[1]. Sandoz ranks in the top 3% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,075 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Sandoz is in the country of Switzerland^[3].
• Sandoz is in the country of Germany^[4].
• Sandoz is in the country of CH^[5].
• Sandoz's instance of is recorded as business^[6].
• Sandoz's headquarters location is recorded as Basel^[7].
• Sandoz's headquarters location is recorded as Holzkirchen^[8].
• Sandoz's child organization or unit is recorded as Lek^[9].
• Sandoz's Commons category is recorded as Sandoz^[10].
• Sandoz's stock exchange is recorded as Swiss Stock Exchange^[11].
• Sandoz's industry is recorded as pharmaceutical industry^[12].
• Sandoz's industry is recorded as chemical industry^[13].
• 1886 marks the founding of Sandoz^[14].
• 1979-07-02 marks the founding of Sandoz^[15].
• Sandoz's significant event is recorded as Sandoz chemical spill^[16].
• Sandoz's official website is recorded as https://www.sandoz.com^[17].
• Sandoz's product or material produced is recorded as generic drug^[18].
• Sandoz's employees is recorded as {'amount': '+5724'}^[19].
• Sandoz's legal form is recorded as Aktiengesellschaft^[20].
• Sandoz's legal form is recorded as MVII^[21].
• Sandoz's owner of is recorded as Lab'O^[22].
• Sandoz's total revenue is recorded as {'unit': 'Q4917', 'amount': '+9200000000'}^[23].

Product Details

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GLEIF Golden Copy — Level 1 entity data

• Legal Entity Identifier (LEI): 549300X7ELPSP81ATF17^[24]

• Registered legal name: Sandoz AG^[25]

• Legal jurisdiction: CH^[26]

• GLEIF entity category: GENERAL^[27]

• Legal form (ISO 20275 ELF): MVII^[28]

• Entity status: ACTIVE^[29]

• LEI registration status: ISSUED^[30]

• Entity created: 1979-07-02^[31]

• LEI first registered: 2023-02-09^[32]

• LEI last updated: 2026-01-14^[33]

• LEI next renewal: 2027-02-26^[34]

• Managing LOU: 213800WAVVOPS85N2205^[35]

• Registration authority: RA000549^[36]

• Authority entity ID: CHE-103.977.765^[37]

• Conformity flag: NON_CONFORMING^[38]

Body

Founding

Recorded inception include 1886^[14] and 1979-07-02^[15].

Operations

Headquarters locations include Basel^[7], a Municipality of Switzerland^[39], in Switzerland^[40] and Holzkirchen^[8], a market municipality of Germany^[41], in Germany^[42]. Sandoz's child organization or unit is recorded as Lek^[9].

Industry

Industries include pharmaceutical industry^[12] and chemical industry^[13].

Ownership

Sandoz's stock exchange is recorded as Swiss Stock Exchange^[11]. Sandoz's product or material produced is recorded as generic drug^[18].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Sandoz include Novartis Prizes for Immunology^[43], a science award^[44], founded in 1990^[45]; Sandoz Prize for Immunology^[46], a science award^[47], founded in 1990^[48]; Novartis Prize for Basic Immunology^[49], a science award^[50], founded in 1992^[51]; and Novartis Prize for Clinical Immunology^[52], a science award^[53], founded in 1992^[54].

Why It Matters

Sandoz ranks in the top 3% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,075 views/month).^[2] Sandoz has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[55] Sandoz is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[56]

Entities named for Sandoz include Novartis Prizes for Immunology^[43], a science award^[44], founded in 1990^[45]; Sandoz Prize for Immunology^[46], a science award^[47], founded in 1990^[48]; Novartis Prize for Basic Immunology^[49], a science award^[50], founded in 1992^[51]; and Novartis Prize for Clinical Immunology^[52], a science award^[53], founded in 1992^[54].