Sandoz Family Foundation
Private Swiss family foundation with charitable purpose and economic holdings (functions as family investment vehicle).
Decision makers
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Latest investments
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News
- FEMS Prize (CHF 100,000 annual art grant) awarded every year since 1996
Investment strategy
Charitable foundation (education, research, culture, social) whose economic holdings span pharma, watchmaking, hotels, printing and technology; investment policy oriented to innovation and sustainable development
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| Sectors | Pharma (Novartis), watchmaking, luxury hotels, graphic arts/printing, telecom |
| Geographies | Mainly Switzerland |
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Questions
Frequently asked questions
- What type of organisation is Sandoz Family Foundation?
Sandoz Family Foundation is described as: Private Swiss family foundation with charitable purpose and economic holdings (functions as family investment vehicle).
- Where is Sandoz Family Foundation based?
Sandoz Family Foundation is headquartered in Pully, Switzerland.
- Which family is behind Sandoz Family Foundation?
Sandoz family; created by sculptor Édouard-Marcel Sandoz, son of Édouard Constant Sandoz (founder of Sandoz, now Novartis). Source of wealth: Sandoz pharmaceutical company (founded 1866 in Basel; now part of Novartis).
- When was Sandoz Family Foundation founded?
1964.
- What does Sandoz Family Foundation invest in?
Charitable foundation (education, research, culture, social) whose economic holdings span pharma, watchmaking, hotels, printing and technology; investment policy oriented to innovation and sustainable development.