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The Motley Fool October 19, 2007 Brian Lawler	The Exubera Winner In its third-quarter earnings report, Pfizer announces it is surrendering the rights to market inhalable-insulin treatment Exubera to developer Nektar Therapeutics. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool June 27, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Sniffing Out a Possible Diabetes Blockbuster Inhaled insulin has been a Holy Grail of diabetes care. Will it live up to lofty expectations? Pfizer, Sanofi-Aventis, and Lilly are all interesting in their own right as high-quality pharmaceutical companies, and more aggressive investors should take a look at Nektar and Alkermes, as well.
The Motley Fool September 9, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Diabetics Breathing Easier Investors in Pfizer, Sanofi-Aventis, and Nektar Therapeutics might be breathing a bit easier today. The FDA's expert panel recommended approval for Exubera.
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The Motley Fool November 3, 2006 Brian Lawler	Nektar Worth Waiting For? Investors might be getting impatient, but the new insulin the company makes is special.
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The Motley Fool April 16, 2010 Brian Orelli	It'll Be a Blockbuster! High Fives All Around, Right? Sanofi-aventis releases top-line data for its phase 3 diabetes drug candidate, lixisenatide. The trial was a success, but don't pencil it in as a blockbuster just yet.
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The Motley Fool March 25, 2011 Brian Orelli	Pfile Pfizer Under "Potential" Researchers reported promising finding from a clinical trial of Pfizer's new drug, CP-870,893, in pancreatic cancer patients in the most recent issue of the journal Science.
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