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The Motley Fool July 20, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Two Ways to Play Roche Trying to track Roche is a pain, so investors might want to think about Genentech instead.
The Motley Fool July 21, 2008 Brian Lawler	Roche Wants to Buy Genentech -- Again In what could become one of the biggest biotech deals ever, Roche announces that it is offering to pay $43.7 billion for the remaining Genentech shares it doesn't already own.
The Motley Fool January 31, 2008 Brian Lawler	Don't Forget Roche Roche, the largest biopharma, by market capitalization, had a terrific 2007. Since it is not publicly listed on the major U.S. stock exchanges, the company never gets its fair share of attention.
The Motley Fool October 11, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Genentech Generates Profits Whether you call it a biotech or a pharmaceutical, there's no disputing that Genentech is raking in some big bucks. Trying to value this stock is no treat, but growth-oriented investors should still have much to look forward to over the years.
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 August 27, 2010 Brian Orelli	Down 35%! This Just Shouldn't Happen Someone's to blame and it isn't ImmunoGen.
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?
BusinessWeek July 1, 2010 Doherty & Waters	Post-Buyout, Genentech's DNA Is Dominant Bought out for $47 billion, the biotech pioneer has gained the upper hand
BusinessWeek November 25, 2009 Arlene Weintraub	Can Roche Leave Genentech Alone? Now that Roche has acquired the biotech superstar, success will depend on keeping some distance.
BusinessWeek October 1, 2007 Conrad Wilson	A Dream Team Of Drugs And Diagnosis? If a deal is struck, a Roche-Ventana team could help launch a medical revolution.
The Motley Fool February 12, 2010 Brian Orelli	Don't Ignore This Potential Blockbuster Five trials later, Roche's diabetes drug taspoglutide seems like a winner.
The Motley Fool July 30, 2010 Brian Orelli	3 Development-Stage Drugmakers Worth Watching A basket of potential drugs in just one company.
The Motley Fool June 7, 2011 Brian Orelli	Sometimes a Partnership Feels Personal Merck and Roche hook up for a diagnostic drug deal.
The Motley Fool January 29, 2008 Brian Lawler	Genentech Adds to Avastin's Arsenal Genentech's lead drug Avastin gains another use -- just not the one investors expected.
The Motley Fool August 14, 2008 Brian Lawler	Genentech Asks Roche to Pay Up In one of the more friendly spurnings of a buyout offer in recent months, Genentech calls Roche's $89-per-share buyout offer too low, and very nicely implies that Roche should up its bid.
The Motley Fool April 14, 2008 Brian Lawler	Not a Bad Quarter for Genentech Two of its top drugs see speedy growth, but investors don't seem ecstatic about Genentech's first-quarter financial results.
The Motley Fool May 18, 2011 Brian Orelli	If You Can't Beat 'Em, Use 'Em to Beat Your New Rival Merck is supposed to be a bitter rival to Roche in the hepatitis C space. Instead, it's extending the hand of friendship.
The Motley Fool June 11, 2007 Brian Lawler	Johnson & Johnson's Pretty Pipeline While there are concerns about other parts of Johnson & Johnson (for example, its medical device segment), its pharmaceutical division has a robust pipeline of compounds in development that should pay off in the long haul.
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 April 30, 2008 Brian Lawler	A Tale of 2 DNA Drugs More trouble for Genentech's No. 2 product, the systemic lupus treatment Rituxan.
The Motley Fool September 9, 2004 Charly Travers	The Case for Drug Stocks The reports of the drug industry's death are greatly exaggerated.
The Motley Fool August 31, 2010 Rich Duprey	Why Did My Stock Just Die? These stocks just rolled over. Can they come back?
The Motley Fool May 25, 2005 Tom Taulli	Genentech's Vision Thing Genentech has been on fire. Now the challenge will be to manage the growth. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool April 5, 2004 Charly Travers	A Biotech's Transition to Drugs A deal with Roche gives ArQule's drug program a leg up. ArQule has spent the last year transitioning from a services company into a drug developer. Last week's deal with Roche could signify that the transition is complete.
The Motley Fool November 20, 2006 Karl Thiel	Trimeris Begs for a Buyout The pharmaceutical's reorganization plan practically posts a "for sale" sign. So will Roche -- or someone else -- bite? Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool June 3, 2011 Brian Orelli	Tag-Teaming Melanoma for Fun and Profit Bristol-Myers Squibb and Roche hook up.
The Motley Fool April 12, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Genentech Is Weird Genentech is undoubtedly a great biotech, but it seems like Wall Street obsesses about the wrong things. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool May 19, 2010 Brian Orelli	A Potential Blockbuster Bites the Dust. Should You Worry? Despite the gloomy headlines, investors shouldn't be upset that Roche and Biogen Idec have decided to end development of ocrelizumab for rheumatoid arthritis.
The Motley Fool May 28, 2010 Brian Orelli	Innovators Will Rule the Economic Crisis Roche's CEO says two areas of health care can prosper. I agree.
The Motley Fool August 29, 2006 Brian Lawler	More Good News for Rituxan Genentech and Biogen Idec's drug shows positive results against multiple sclerosis. Investors, take note.
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The Motley Fool November 27, 2006 Brian Lawler	Roche Says Goodbye to PDL The larger pharmaceutical drops out of daclizumab development. Investors, take note.
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The Motley Fool November 30, 2010 Brian Orelli	A Witty Response to Pharma's R&D Dilemma According to GlaxoSmithKline CEO Andrew Witty, the pharmaceutical industry is a mess. That's the basic gist of his opinion piece in The Economist.
Pharmaceutical Executive May 1, 2005	Thought Leaders: Playing Field in Biotech/Pharma Partnerships Levels As infrastructure and business savvy within biotechs become increasingly sophisticated, the sector's relationship with pharma is taking on a new shape. An interview with industry veteran Lisa Drakeman on how to integrate cultures and processes and where pharma is falling short.
The Motley Fool December 11, 2006 Brian Lawler	Roche's Early Present to Halozyme Assuming it works, Enhanze may be a platform technology that could be applied across a wide range of injected products. Roche isn't exactly betting the farm on its success, though, with only $20 million of guaranteed up-front money. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool November 17, 2006 Brian Lawler	Genentech Gets Another Approval Today, Genentech finally received formal approval to market its breast cancer therapy Herceptin for the early stages. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool June 17, 2004 Brian Gorman	Genentech's Unique Drug Genentech and Biogen Idec's Phase II trial demonstrating Rituxan's effectiveness in treating moderate-to-severe rheumatoid arthritis was enshrined in the prestigious pages of the New England Journal of Medicine, adding heft to the study's results.
The Motley Fool August 22, 2007 Brian Orelli	Yes? No? Maybe So? Roche is still after Ventana. While longtime investors are happy that Roche pointed out Ventana's undervaluation to the rest of the world, current investors think Roche's offer is still too low.
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 August 19, 2010 Brian Orelli	High Risk, High Reward. At Least It Was Cheap! Biogen licenses a drug to treat ALS.
The Motley Fool December 11, 2009 Brian Orelli	Roche and Biogen's Blockbuster Making Good Progress Roche and Biogen move their potential blockbuster through the clinical trial maze.
The Motley Fool June 12, 2009 Brian Orelli	Where Good Drugs Go to Die Human Genome Sciences has the potential to pop if Benlysta's phase 3 trials are a success, but tread lightly, history is not on their side.
The Motley Fool June 29, 2007 Brian Lawler	Genentech's All Good The biotech's latest partnership deal is nothing to worry about. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool September 11, 2007 Brian Orelli	A Waiting Game for Aspreva It will be three years before Aspreva Pharmaceuticals and partner Roche evaluate results for a treatment for lupus. If and when the drug is approved, it will have to compete with a whole host of other drugs currently in trials. Investors take note.
The Motley Fool January 19, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Novartis Marches On While reported profits are masked by some charges, this Swiss drug company is still delivering the goods. Throw in a solid pipeline and a reasonable valuation, and the stock could still be worth a look for new money in the pharmaceutical space.
The Motley Fool May 19, 2010 Brian Orelli	The Biggest-Little Biotechs in the World If you do decide to invest in these biotechs before they've secured phase 3 results make sure you know what you're getting yourself into and aren't blindly following the crowd.
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