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The Motley Fool October 19, 2006 Brian Lawler	Marking Time at Serono Things still look good for investors in this soon-to-be-acquired Swiss pharma.
The Motley Fool February 9, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Serono: On the Block and on the Clock Will the Swiss-based biotech be able to strike a good deal for shareholders?
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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 November 1, 2006 Brian Lawler	Biogen Idec's Booming Results Even with guidance for 2006 non-GAAP earnings per share raised to more than $2.20, Biogen shares are trading at a reasonable 24 times earnings, considering the level of scale and sales growth it has exhibited this year.
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 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 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 October 18, 2007 Brian Lawler	Genzyme Shows Off a Drug Candidate A top compound in development could become an important MS treatment.
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 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 April 29, 2011 Brian Orelli	Oral Multiple Sclerosis Drugs Heat Up Watch out Novartis and Gilenya.
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 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 July 2, 2009 Brian Orelli	Deal Struck, Shares Stuck Acorda Therapeutics secured a decent upfront payment to license the ex-U.S. rights to its multiple sclerosis drug, Fampridine-SR, from the perfect partner. Unfortunately, investors still smacked the stock down nearly 15% yesterday.
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 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 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 25, 2008 Brian Lawler	Biogen's Big Step Forward Pharmaceutical company Biogen IDEC boasts better results and a rosier outlook.
The Motley Fool September 4, 2009 Brian Orelli	The Billion-Dollar Lovers' Quarrel Continues Elan had better bring candy and flowers to patch this up.
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 26, 2009 Brian Orelli	For Tysabri, 23 Is 10 Too Many The side effect rate is important.
The Motley Fool October 22, 2008 Brian Orelli	Biogen Has Growth in all the Wrong Places Biogen Idec saw substantial growth in the third quarter, but apparently it's coming from all the wrong places.
The Motley Fool September 14, 2006 Brian Lawler	Close Failure for Genzyme Will Genzyme's Campath get approval? Investors shouldn't hold their breath.
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The Motley Fool July 24, 2007 Brian Lawler	Biogen's Steady Growth Biogen reports another good quarter of growth, both top- and bottom-line.
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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 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 October 20, 2009 Brian Orelli	All Tysabri, All the Time Biogen needs to focus on its most potential-packed drug.
The Motley Fool March 24, 2006 Rich Duprey	Honing In on Laserscope The medical-use laser manufacturer may get a boost from a laser deal with China. Investors, one deal does not a quarter make, but it could be signal that the tide is turning for this leading medical device laser manufacturer.
The Motley Fool January 26, 2006 Tim Beyers	A Q2 Sun Burn: Fool by Numbers Sun Microsystems released second-quarter earnings: Income Statement Highlights... Margin Checkup... Balance Sheet Highlights... Cash Flow Highlights*...
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 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 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 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 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 9, 2010 Brian Orelli	The Opportunity That Wasn't Roche and Biogen Idec are suspending development of ocrelizumab for rheumatoid arthritis because patients are coming down with opportunistic infections.
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 April 17, 2009 Brian Orelli	When Revenue Trumps Earnings Biogen grows earnings, but what does that say about the future?
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.
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 March 11, 2005 Tim Beyers	Have to Admit, Intel Improves The chip maker appears to be turning things around. The company predicts revenue will come in between $9.2 billion and $9.4 billion, up from earlier forecasts of $8.8 billion to $9.4 billion. Can it continue?