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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 September 22, 2010 Jordan DiPietro	A Huge Victory for Novartis MS oral drug is approved.
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 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 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 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 22, 2011 Brian Orelli	Biogen and Elan's Growing Problem More cases of potentially lethal PML.
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 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 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 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 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.
The Motley Fool October 26, 2009 Brian Orelli	For Tysabri, 23 Is 10 Too Many The side effect rate is important.
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 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 March 11, 2005 Karl Thiel	Better Times at Biogen IDEC Is now the time to buy this pharmaceutical?
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 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 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 March 1, 2006 Bill Mann	Tysabri: As Bad as AIDS? A report on the Elan/Biogen drug gets blown out of proportion on the eve of an FDA review. To say that a lot rides on the outcome of this meeting for Elan shareholders is an understatement.
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 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.
BusinessWeek March 14, 2005 Arnst & Barrett	Another Ailing Miracle Drug Biogen's troubles with Tysabri are a setback for immune-system treatments
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 29, 2011 Brian Orelli	Oral Multiple Sclerosis Drugs Heat Up Watch out Novartis and Gilenya.
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 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 5, 2006 Brian Lawler	Elan Extends Tysabri's Reach The MS-fighting drug gains approval in Canada. Next month, when Biogen and Elan report third-quarter results, investors will get a preliminary indication of how these sales of Tysabri are ramping up.
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 November 21, 2007 Brian Lawler	Elan and Biogen Denied Elan's multiple sclerosis treatment is denied a label expansion in Europe. Investors, take note.
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 December 6, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Tysabri Tries Again Will the FDA finally approve Elan's multiple sclerosis drug? Investors' fingers are crossed.
Pharmaceutical Executive February 1, 2011 Jennifer Ringler	Skipping the Needle: Pharm Exec's Brand of the Year Novartis' Gilenya is a step forward in treating Multiple Sclerosis. But generating increased compliance is another story
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.
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 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 April 25, 2008 Brian Lawler	Biogen's Big Step Forward Pharmaceutical company Biogen IDEC boasts better results and a rosier outlook.
The Motley Fool September 14, 2006 Brian Lawler	Close Failure for Genzyme Will Genzyme's Campath get approval? Investors shouldn't hold their breath.
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 July 24, 2007 Brian Lawler	Biogen's Steady Growth Biogen reports another good quarter of growth, both top- and bottom-line.
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 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.
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 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 January 26, 2006 Bill Mann	Lehman Shows Little Elan At $17, maybe the stock was a little ahead of itself. But a $5 target? Last week, a Lehman Brothers analyst triggered a bit of a selling panic when he said that Elan Pharmaceuticals was overvalued -- by about 70%.
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 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 February 28, 2008 Brian Lawler	A Tysabri Heart Attack Biogen and Elan announce new warnings for multiple sclerosis drug Tysabri.
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 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.