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The Motley Fool March 8, 2005 Charly Travers	After the Crash, Is Biogen IDEC a Buy? Biogen stock plunge may be an overreaction to pulling multiple sclerosis drug Tysabri off the market.
The Motley Fool March 26, 2009 Brian Orelli	R&D Your Way to Higher Sales Biogen is trying to lower side effects to increase sales.
The Motley Fool July 21, 2010 Brian Orelli	Biogen Looks Good Now, but What About Tomorrow? Biogen Idec saw revenue increase 11% and adjusted earnings per share jump almost 75%, which is all well and good, but the longer-term prospects for the company aren't nearly as impressive.
The Motley Fool March 31, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Strike Three for Tysabri A third confirmed case of PML all but eliminates Tysabri's potential as a blockbuster drug. For Elan and Biogen investors, the news continues to sting.
The Motley Fool October 27, 2010 Brian Orelli	Biogen Idec's Fight-Back Plan Novartis' Gilenya is coming, but Biogen has a backup plan.
The Motley Fool April 21, 2011 Brian Orelli	Tysabri Means Everything to Biogen and Elan ... for Now It's rare to find a drug that affects two companies as much as Tysabri does Biogen Idec and Elan.
The Motley Fool October 20, 2009 Brian Orelli	All Tysabri, All the Time Biogen needs to focus on its most potential-packed drug.
The Motley Fool February 8, 2005 Charly Travers	Good Prognosis for Biogen IDEC Blockbuster products help the biotech firm continue its stellar performance.
The Motley Fool January 25, 2010 Brian Orelli	Tysabri Updates: All You Have to Do Is Ask Biogen Idec is willing to hook medical doctors up with an automatic monthly update of the number of progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy cases for people taking it and Elan's multiple sclerosis drug, Tysabri.
The Motley Fool January 21, 2011 Brian Orelli	Trouble in Tysabri Land? Patient additions for a drug from Biogen Idec and Elan are slowing down.
The Motley Fool February 2, 2011 Brian Orelli	A Deeper Dive Into Biogen's Revenue Growth On the surface, it looks like Biogen Idec is handling the entrance of Novartis' new oral multiple sclerosis drug, Gilenya, quite well. The real picture is a little bleaker.
The Motley Fool July 17, 2009 Brian Orelli	Tysabri Is Back! News about Biogen Idec and Elan's multiple sclerosis drug revenues, as well as those of Pfizer and Teva.
The Motley Fool January 12, 2010 Brian Orelli	Tysabri: It's a Blockbuster! Yawn. So What? Is it really a big deal that Tysabri finally achieved blockbuster status?
The Motley Fool February 22, 2011 Brian Orelli	Biogen and Elan's Growing Problem More cases of potentially lethal PML.
The Motley Fool February 10, 2009 Brian Orelli	Elan Needs a Face-Lift Elan is in need of a serious makeover. The company has been beaten down severely, but there's still plenty of beauty in this pharma.
The Motley Fool August 26, 2008 Brian Lawler	FDA Changes Course for Elan and Biogen Idec The agency takes a different tack with one of the partnership's top drugs.
The Motley Fool June 30, 2009 Brian Orelli	Here We Go Again With Tysabri The number of patients on Biogen Idec's and Elan's multiple sclerosis drug, Tysabri, that have gotten progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy since the drug was reintroduced to the market has reached double digits.
The Motley Fool July 26, 2006 Brian Lawler	Biogen Slows Down Several potential growth drivers should help the biopharma. Ever since the merger with Idec, the company has been fairly well run (absent the Tysabri delays). Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool October 30, 2008 Brian Orelli	Not What the Doctor Ordered Biogen reports a third case of a deadly brain disorder since their multiple sclerosis drug Tysabri made its return.
The Motley Fool July 23, 2008 Brian Lawler	No Picking at Biogen At a time in which all of its top drugs experienced at least double-digit percentage sales growth, there aren't many issues to poke at with Biogen Idec's just-released second-quarter financial results.
The Motley Fool April 17, 2009 Brian Orelli	When Revenue Trumps Earnings Biogen grows earnings, but what does that say about the future?
The Motley Fool March 15, 2007 Brian Lawler	Dueling Fools: Elan Bear How do you bring an Elan bear out of hibernation? Combine a crushing debt load, a huge cloud of uncertainty over its lead developmental drug program, and the launch of a new product that won't bring in enough revenue to sustain the current valuation, et voila! A bear is born.
The Motley Fool May 26, 2010 Brian Orelli	Blockbuster Drugs Aimed at Busting MS Multiple sclerosis is a large market with more entrants coming.
The Motley Fool February 6, 2009 Brian Orelli	Icahn vs. Biogen: Round 2 On the heels of an announcement that he'll try to get seats on Amylin Pharmaceuticals' board, Icahn is also angling for seats on Biogen Idec's board.
The Motley Fool October 22, 2008 Brian Orelli	Biogen Has Growth in all the Wrong Places Biogen Idec saw substantial growth in the third quarter, but apparently it's coming from all the wrong places.
The Motley Fool November 1, 2006 Brian Lawler	Biogen Idec's Booming Results Even with guidance for 2006 non-GAAP earnings per share raised to more than $2.20, Biogen shares are trading at a reasonable 24 times earnings, considering the level of scale and sales growth it has exhibited this year.
The Motley Fool April 25, 2008 Brian Lawler	Biogen's Big Step Forward Pharmaceutical company Biogen IDEC boasts better results and a rosier outlook.
The Motley Fool October 26, 2009 Brian Orelli	For Tysabri, 23 Is 10 Too Many The side effect rate is important.
The Motley Fool April 12, 2011 Brian Orelli	How Significant Is 'Statistically Significant' for Biogen? Biogen could have a third multiple sclerosis blockbuster on its hands.
The Motley Fool October 24, 2007 Brian Lawler	Biogen's Brisk Business Following a rumor-filled and busy couple of weeks, Biogen releases its third-quarter financial results.
The Motley Fool July 24, 2007 Brian Lawler	Biogen's Steady Growth Biogen reports another good quarter of growth, both top- and bottom-line.
BusinessWeek March 21, 2005 Catherine Arnst	On The Hot Seat At Biogen How Biogen CEO Jim Mullen managed a drug crisis after alarming news broke that the multiple sclerosis drug Tysabri may cause a deadly brain infection.
The Motley Fool October 1, 2009 Anders Bylund	Why I'm Invested in Tysabri and Elan This Motley Fool analyst has investigated Elan both as an investor and a patient. What's his verdict on the company?
The Motley Fool May 2, 2007 Brian Lawler	Biogen's Measured Growth The biopharmaceutical reports first-quarter financial results. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool December 7, 2004 Charly Travers	Spin the Medicine Bottle Is a new MS drug going to be a top seller or a bottom-dweller? Here's how to find out. Before investing in any pharmaceutical company with a product in development, go through this exercise to estimate the new drug's potential.
The Motley Fool November 24, 2004 Charly Travers	A Blockbuster Drug Gains Approval Biogen IDEC and Elan announced that Tysabri had been approved by the FDA for the treatment of muliple sclerosis (MS). Tysabri has long been regarded as a drug that will generate a whopping level of sales.
The Motley Fool January 16, 2008 Brian Lawler	More Tysabri on the Way Biogen and Elan receive an additional approval for Tysabri. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool October 31, 2011 Brian Orelli	When You've Got It, You've Got It Biogen keeps its good-news streak going.
The Motley Fool April 29, 2011 Brian Orelli	Oral Multiple Sclerosis Drugs Heat Up Watch out Novartis and Gilenya.
The Motley Fool May 26, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Elan Holds Its Ground Elan clearly isn't throwing in the towel on Tysabri, but its fate is not solely in the company's hands. If you're pinning your hopes on a full return on this drug, you might be signing on for more risk than you really want.
The Motley Fool October 16, 2007 Brian Lawler	Questions Surround a Biogen Deal Rumors swirl around Biogen after it publicly announces that it's for sale. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool February 28, 2005 Charly Travers	Another Drug Sector Shocker Patient death triggers voluntary withdrawal of MS drug Tysabri. Both BiogenIDEC and Elan have been rocked in trading today, down 41% and 68%, respectively, so far.
The Motley Fool May 5, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Biogen Idec Needs a Booster Tysabri had better come back strong, or growth could come up short for this biotech. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool December 19, 2011 Brian Orelli	Elan Turns It Around in 2011 Let's hope next year is as productive.
Pharmaceutical Executive November 1, 2008 Jim Wahl	The Mess in MS A five-year forecast of the multiple-sclerosis market following the disruptions of Tysabri.
The Motley Fool February 7, 2008 Brian Lawler	Biogen Rests Rumors The pharmaceutical announces its year-end financial results, and squashes rumors that it is considering a major acquisition.
Chemistry World February 8, 2013 Andrew Turley	Biogen buys Tysabri from Elan for $3.25bn US biotech Biogen Idec is to pay $3.25 billion to Irish drugmaker Elan for full rights to Tysabri (natalizumab) injections for the treatment of multiple sclerosis.
The Motley Fool April 22, 2011 MedCity News	Biogen Idec's MS Drug Appears to Have an Edge Trial results give the company an advantage in oral MS treatments.
The Motley Fool April 11, 2008 Brian Orelli	Teva Tugs at Both Ends of the MS String Teva tries to get multiple sclerosis patients to switch to its drug.
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