AI is helping speed up the timelines of drug discovery, Novartis CEO says Novartis CEO Vas Narasimhan said AI is helping speed up drug discovery timelines, as the pharma giant reported second-quarter earnings that topped estimates. Novartis stock rose Tuesday after the earnings beat. Novartis stock NVS https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/NVS/ gets a lift higher on Tuesday after topping second quarter earnings estimates. Novartis CEO Vas Narasimhan sits down with Julie Hyman to talk more about the pharma giant's research into utilizing AI to aid in new drug discovery.