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Making progress together
"The opening of Novartis Campus is an evolution into a more open, communicative and collaborative culture. It will establish itself as a place of knowledge, encounters and interaction."
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The Novartis Campus Basel was opened to start-ups, institutes, companies, and partners that are active in the field of life sciences in 2020 as the next step on the journey towards reinforcing the site as a campus of knowledge and propelling the region’s economy even further forward.
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Strengthening the dialogue between the life sciences industry and society at large: since October 2022, the Novartis Campus is open to the general public Mondays to Fridays from 07:00 - 19:00.
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The Novartis Campus is publicly accessible via five entrances. Visitors are welcome to explore our green areas, stores and a variety of cafés and restaurants. Access to office, laboratory and production buildings will continue to be reserved for our associates.
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