Novartis is a multinational group in the global pharmaceutical and health care industry, headquartered in Basel, Switzerland, with operations in more than 40 countries and regions around the world. It is one of the largest suppliers of medical nutrition in the world, producing baby food and health nutrition. At present, the company has invested about 1 billion dollars in China, and set up four enterprises in Beijing and Shanghai respectively. Its core business involves patented drugs, generic drugs, eye care, consumer health care and animal health care. Its agricultural products department is the world's number one manufacturer of crop protection products such as herbicides, pesticides and fungicides, and also produces products to control parasite growth, pet drugs, agricultural and livestock drugs, and cold-resistant and high-yield crop seeds.