1、ANNUAL REPORT 2013Cover Photo JaPan Tomi Miagi,on the day of her“kajimaya”an official birthday ceremony for residents of gimi,Okinawa who turn 97 years old.Ms.Miagis seaside town is famous for the longevity of its citizens,with the highest per-centage of centenarians anywhere in the world.aBove SoUt
2、h SUDan Lillian Seneme,23,holds her newborn baby,Innocent,in swaddling blankets at the Juba Teaching Hospital.Hospitals throughout Sudan often struggle to find enough resources for their maternity wards.1contentsGroup review Financial Highlights 2 news in 2013 3 Letter from Joerg reinhardt 6 Letter
3、from Joseph Jimenez 8 our strategy 12HeaLtHcare portFoLio contents 15 pharmaceuticals 20 novartis institutes for BioMedical research 26 alcon 30 sandoz 36 vaccines and Diagnostics 42 consumer Health 48 pipeline 52corporate responsiBiLity contents 59 expanding access to Healthcare 63 Doing Business r
4、esponsibly 70 independent assurance report 75corporate Governance contents 77 our Board of Directors 84 our Management 98coMpensation report contents 107 compensation report 108novartis Group FinanciaL report contents 139 Financial Highlights 2013 140 Key Financial Developments 141 operating and Fin
5、ancial review 142 share information 162 summary of Key Financial Data 182 novartis Group consolidated Financial statements 184 Financial statements of novartis aG 256 annual report photography 277 Key Dates 2014,contact information 278 and Forward-Looking statementsour mission is to care and cure.we
6、 want to discover,develop and successfully market innovative products to prevent and cure diseases,to ease suffering and to enhance the quality of life.we also want to provide a shareholder return that reflects outstanding performance and to adequately reward those who invest their money,their time