# Sandoz is a Novartis company with a reputation for quality going back to its roots in the 19th century (foundation of Sandoz by Edouard Sandoz in 1886). # The Sandoz Vision is to be the main provider of high quality, affordable medicines helping secure long-term access to healthcare for people around the world. # Sandoz, a global generics leader, develops, produces and markets medicines that are no longer protected by patents, along with pharmaceutical and biotechnological active substances. # Sandoz offers patients approximately 1.000 molecules worldwide.