What is Sandoz?
[[Image:Sandoz-Logo.svg|right|200px]] Today '''Sandoz''' is a standalone company having broken away from [[Novartis]] in 2023. It is a big [[pharmaceutical]] firm in [[Switzerland]]. Today, Sandoz produces many [[drug]]s whose patents have run out (so called generic drugs). The original company, which was founded in 1886, is known for several things: *It invented [[saccharin]] in 1899. Saccharin is an [[artificial sweetener]], a substitute for [[sugar]]. Artificial sweeteners are used in many ''Light''-products today. *It invented [[Lysergic acid diethylamide|LSD]] in 1938 {{switzerland-stub}} [[Category:Companies based in Basel]] [[Category:Pharmaceutical companies of Europe]] [[Category:Upper Bavaria]]