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The Motley Fool July 16, 2007 Brian Lawler	Idenix Gets Stopped It's been a bad two months for Idenix Pharmaceuticals. First, negative data for its hepatitis drug candidate, valopicitabine; now the FDA has put a stop to all testing of the drug.
The Motley Fool April 30, 2008 Brian Lawler	Idenix Aims for a Comeback This drugmaker may be down, but it's not yet out.
The Motley Fool September 28, 2007 Brian Orelli	Idenix Axes Ailing Initiatives The small drug developer drops its hepatitis B program, deciding instead to focus on its HCV and HIV drug development. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool January 9, 2012 Travis Hoium	Idenix Pharmaceuticals Shares Jumped: What You Need to Know Shares of Idenix Pharmaceuticals got a positive diagnosis today and climbed 43% after the company released positive data for its hepatitis C drug.
BusinessWeek June 5, 2006 Mara Der Hovanesian	Anadys May Be A "Two-Or Three-Bagger" Anadys Pharmaceuticals is not a stock for people who like to sleep easy.
The Motley Fool August 29, 2011 Anders Bylund	Idenix Pharmaceuticals' Shares Popped: What You Need to Know Shares of viral-disease medication developer Idenix Pharmaceuticals climbed 10.9% on vanishingly thin trading volume.
Pharmaceutical Executive October 1, 2005	Successful Alliances: Novartis and Idenix Share the Secrets of Success Novartis Pharma AG CEO Thomas Ebeling and Idenix founder, CEO, and chairman Jean-Pierre Sommadossi discuss the mutual benefits and challenges of maintaining a successful partnership.
The Motley Fool January 9, 2012 Brian Orelli	3 Reasons Hep C Premiums Might Not Last Careful what you wish for.
The Motley Fool November 8, 2007 Brian Lawler	Idenix Reels Itself In The small-cap drug developer cuts expenditures in the third quarter when sales of their hepatitis treatment don't materialize as quickly as hoped. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool June 15, 2007 Brian Lawler	Idenix Gets Knocked Shares of Idenix drop slightly after the drug developer released clinical trial results this week.
The Motley Fool January 10, 2012 Sean Williams	Idenix Pharmaceuticals Shares Skyrocketed Again: What You Need to Know Shares of hepatitis-C drug hopeful Idenix Pharmaceuticals are continuing their rally for a second day, currently up 21%, as speculation swirls that it will be the next takeover candidate.
The Motley Fool December 16, 2011 Brian Orelli	Safety (Still) Trumps Acquisitions in Hep C Pharmasset announced it was discontinuing all treatment arms in one of its phase 2b trials that contain the drug PSI-938. The drug candidate caused laboratory abnormalities in tests associated with liver function.
The Motley Fool June 27, 2008 Brian Lawler	Difficult Obstacles for SciClone With all the new technologies and discoveries, some drugmakers are undoubtedly going to be left in the dust. SciClone Pharmaceuticals, with its lead drug Zadaxin, might be one such drugmaker.
Chemistry World June 12, 2014 Philli Broadwith	Merck & Co bolsters hepatitis C pipeline with Idenix acquisition US drug firm Merck & Co has agreed to buy hepatitis C specialist Idenix for $3.85 billion.
The Motley Fool June 7, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Novartis Can't Say No The Swiss drug giant signs more deals to boost its pipeline. Investors, here is a strong company in a weak sector that's still somewhat undervalued -- not exactly the worst story of the week.
The Motley Fool August 4, 2008 Brian Lawler	Vertex on the Verge of Victory Like the majority of biotech drugmakers, Vertex's financials proved less crucial in the second quarter than the clinical trial results from the drugmaker's pipeline.
The Motley Fool November 18, 2011 Brian Orelli	This Biotech Stock Rose for All the Wrong Reasons Achillion Pharmaceuticals announces it might get bought and shares jump by as much as 17% today in response to the report, although it's pulled back a little since then.
The Motley Fool February 10, 2005 Charly Travers	Focus on the Pipeline Vertex Pharmaceuticals is losing money. But it has at least one drug that makes the future look brighter.
The Motley Fool April 27, 2005 Charly Travers	Vertex's Emerging Pipeline Early-stage drugs, including one for hepatitis C, are moving forward. For Vertex investors, the phase 2 trials will be the story to watch over the next two years.
The Motley Fool October 19, 2007 Brian Lawler	Schering's Gain Is Only a Mild Headache for Vertex Schering-Plough's strong phase 2 clinical results of its hepatitis C virus drug candidate send shares of competitor Vertex down.
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The Motley Fool March 20, 2008 Brian Lawler	Gilead Not Slowing Gilead Sciences gets a new approval for a drug.
The Motley Fool February 26, 2010 Brian Orelli	A Risky Deal, but at Least It's Cheap Glaxo licenses a preclinical compound from Regulus.
The Motley Fool April 19, 2004 Charly Travers	4 Promising Biotech IPOs Several recently gone-public biotechs boast surprisingly interesting drug pipelines. From drugs for hepatitis to hopeful cancer treatments, watch out for these four biotech debutantes. If trials go smoothly, they may be the next up-and-coming stocks in the industry.
The Motley Fool July 24, 2007 Brian Lawler	Discounting InterMune Shares of InterMune fall after analyst worries about one of its drugs. Investors looking to buy into the next blockbuster class of hepatitis C treatments on the cheap just got their chance.
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The Motley Fool January 24, 2008 Brian Lawler	Vertex Under the Gun Vertex announces development plans for its lead drug. Investors, take note.
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The Motley Fool November 30, 2011 Brian Orelli	Up Big With Room to Run Lofty hep C valuations are par for the course.
The Motley Fool April 17, 2008 Brian Lawler	The End for (Another) Hepatitis C Drug Candidate ViroPharma stops development of its compound after data showed it may hurt the liver.
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The Motley Fool October 5, 2010 Brian Orelli	You Should Have Seen this FDA Rejection Coming This hepatitis C treatment was marked for failure.
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