TOKYO -- Swiss drugmaker Novartis has filed a complaint in the U.S. against Japanese rival Takeda Pharmaceutical to determine if a former Novartis employee improperly disseminated trade secrets.
Swiss drugmaker says ex-employee hired by Japanese rival took confidential data

Novartis says around 10,000 internal files were transferred to a personal email address by an employee who left to join Takeda Pharmaceutical. (Photo by Kohei Yamada)
TOKYO -- Swiss drugmaker Novartis has filed a complaint in the U.S. against Japanese rival Takeda Pharmaceutical to determine if a former Novartis employee improperly disseminated trade secrets.