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The Motley Fool July 27, 2006 Brian Lawler	Serono Under Attack The pharma lacks a strong pipeline, and competition is heating up. This is a stock to avoid unless there are some great acquisitions or a big decline in the share price.
The Motley Fool April 10, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Serono Stands Alone Is management of the Swiss-based biotech serving shareholders' interests, or being stubborn? Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool February 10, 2010 Brian Orelli	Icahn's Smiling -- Should We Be? Biogen Idec's fourth quarter results must have made Carl Icahn smile. But the guidance for next year gives pause.
The Motley Fool September 21, 2006 Brian Lawler	Sayonara, Serono The tiny, struggling drugmaker succumbs to a surprise buyout by German pharmaceutical company Merck KGaA. Investors, take note.
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 July 27, 2010 Brian Orelli	Branded? Generic? They're Both Doing Great! Teva Pharmaceuticals registers strong growth on both fronts.
The Motley Fool April 29, 2011 Brian Orelli	Oral Multiple Sclerosis Drugs Heat Up Watch out Novartis and Gilenya.
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 February 11, 2010 Brian Orelli	Blockbuster in Hand, It's Time to Show a Profit Elan predicts an operating profit for the first time in nine years.
The Motley Fool February 8, 2005 Charly Travers	Good Prognosis for Biogen IDEC Blockbuster products help the biotech firm continue its stellar performance.
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 February 28, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Still Waiting for Teva to Stumble This leading Israeli generics firm hasn't seen a stock pullback of any consequence since mid- to late 2004. And while fourth-quarter results weren't fabulous, they were good enough given the circumstances
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 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 March 11, 2005 Karl Thiel	Better Times at Biogen IDEC Is now the time to buy this pharmaceutical?
The Motley Fool June 30, 2010 Brian Orelli	Which Midsized Biotech Is the Best Buy? Biogen Idec, Amgen, or Gilead? Which of these biotechs has the most potential for growth?
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 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 February 8, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Glaxo: Healthy Drugmaker Glaxo combines a huge sales force, a rich pipeline, and solid returns on capital. This company should get a thorough look from anyone putting new money into the pharma space.
The Motley Fool January 25, 2010 Brian Orelli	No Way to Hide This Drug Approval FDA trumps Acorda on its good news. The biotech announced Food and Drug Administration approval of Ampyra, its drug to help multiple sclerosis patients walk better after the markets closed on Friday.
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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 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 26, 2009 Brian Orelli	For Tysabri, 23 Is 10 Too Many The side effect rate is important.
The Motley Fool August 1, 2008 Brian Lawler	Elan Becomes a Bad News Buy Shares of Elan are now undervalued, thanks to a big price drop following bad new about their multiple sclerosis drug.
The Motley Fool December 13, 2004 Charly Travers	PDL Rakes It In A robust revenue stream combined with an exciting drug pipeline is this biotech's recipe for success.
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 March 3, 2011 Brian Orelli	3 Cheers for an FDA Rejection German drugmaker Merck said that the Food and Drug Administration had turned down its multiple sclerosis drug cladribine. The pill would have competed with Novartis' Gilenya, which gained FDA approval last year.
The Motley Fool June 30, 2010 Ryan McBride	Reports: Biogen Picks Exelixis Chief George Scangos as New CEO George Scangos, a microbiologist by training, has been CEO of the South San Francisco-based cancer drug developer Exelixis since 1996, and takes over at Biogen immediately.
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 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 April 13, 2010 Brian Orelli	Teva Gets Less Generic The generic-drug maker makes a major push into branded-drug development.
The Motley Fool March 29, 2010 Brian Orelli	Look for Companies That Strike First Head-to-head trials, whether they're run by companies or by third parties, can be scary. But the way to make big money is by selling drugs that offer superior benefits, so investors should welcome the onslaught of upcoming comparative trial data.
The Motley Fool December 20, 2007 Brian Orelli	2007: The Year Pharma Fell in Love With Biologics The reason for pharma's newfound infatuation for biotech is quite clear. Many pharmaceutical companies are facing a patent cliff in the coming years, and they need to replace their blockbusters with something.
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 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 March 10, 2010 Brian Orelli	You Paid How Much for That? Abbott steps up where Biogen Idec wouldn't.
The Motley Fool June 8, 2010 Ryan McBride	Biogen's CEO Retires, COO to Follow A replacement won't be announced for a few weeks.
The Motley Fool June 18, 2007 Billy Fisher	Elan Elevates Its Game New drug prospects push the Dublin-based biotech's shares to a new 52-week high.
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 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 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 17, 2009 Brian Orelli	When Revenue Trumps Earnings Biogen grows earnings, but what does that say about the future?
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.
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 April 25, 2008 Brian Lawler	Biogen's Big Step Forward Pharmaceutical company Biogen IDEC boasts better results and a rosier outlook.
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 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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