# clm_9BE5C982B406

subject: Novartis (/record/novartis.md)  
predicate: founded  
value: 1996  
valid_from: 1996-01-01  
valid_to: null  
published: no source on record carries a date  
recorded: 2026-11-12  
confidence: 0.95  
status: valid  
assertable: true  
superseded_by: null  
last_updated: 2026-11-12  
cite: AsOf. "Novartis founded: 1996", as of 1996-01-01. Claim clm_9BE5C982B406, https://asof.is/claim/clm_9BE5C982B406, accessed 2026-11-13. Source: https://www.novartis.com/my-en/our-history.  
checked: 2026-11-12 · its source page states the value and the date, as read by an AI model  

> Novartis was created in 1996 through a merger of Ciba-Geigy and Sandoz.

What https://www.novartis.com/my-en/our-history says, word for word.

## Sources

- https://www.novartis.com/my-en/our-history (primary, novartis.com)

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