Novartis donates to clinical trials at N.C. State

Raleigh, N.C.

- Novartis Animal Health US Inc. contributed $625,000 to the College of Veterinary Medicine at North Carolina State University to help support the school's clinical trials program.

The gift will be awarded over a five-year period, according to the school, and will support a clinical trials veterinarian, a research technician, laboratory space and equipment.

The program is undertaking 19 different studies in the areas of cardiology, dermatology, internal medicine, neurology, oncology, pain management and surgery.