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Nature 451, 233 (17 January 2008) | doi:10.1038/451233a; Published online 16 January 2008

Novartis Foundation to close its doors

Alison Abbott

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Time runs out for acclaimed scientific symposia.

Having given nearly 60 years of intellectual succour and hospitality to biomedical scientists from around the world, London's Novartis Foundation will close at the end of February. Its historic building will probably be taken over by the Academy of Medical Sciences charity, which is unlikely to be able to afford to continue the foundation's tradition of intimate symposia.