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The Motley Fool July 20, 2006 Brian Lawler	MedImmune Is Easy to Resist Despite the prospects from sales of two new vaccines, it's hard to feel better about this stock.
The Motley Fool December 26, 2006 Brian Lawler	2006 in Review: MedImmune Will the years ahead continue to be positive for the biopharma? Next year's guidance is for revenue to grow 15% over the $1.3 billion that is expected in 2006. Investors should watch to make sure this is possible.
The Motley Fool April 24, 2007 Brian Lawler	MedImmune Not Immune to Takeovers MedImmune shops itself to AstraZeneca. MedImmune investors appear to be getting a pretty sweet deal.
The Motley Fool April 21, 2005 Charly Travers	Synagis Has Some Legs Left The mature drug still generates big numbers for MedImmune. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool October 30, 2006 Brian Lawler	MedImmune's Mediocre Quarter Some patient folks may be willing to wait on MedImmune to turn things around and justify its high valuation, but most other investors should be able to find better value elsewhere in the biotech industry.
The Motley Fool March 1, 2004 Alyce Lomax	MedImmune Under the Weather After short-term setbacks, the biotech turns to the long term.
The Motley Fool April 12, 2004 Charly Travers	Bargain Hunting in Big Biotech MedImmune's recent FluMist troubles may have created a buying opportunity for long-term investors.
BusinessWeek March 29, 2004 Gene G. Marcial	Recovery At MedImmune? Flu season is over, but it was a disaster for the No. 6 U.S. biotech, MedImmune (MEDI ). Its ballyhooed FluMist, a nasal-spray flu vaccine, was a flop -- which sent the stock reeling, from 42 in June to 23 now. As a result, some pros are buying: David Katz of Matrix Asset Advisors is confident MedImmune can turn FluMist around, by pricing it lower and educating doctors and consumers about the product.
The Motley Fool April 13, 2007 Brian Lawler	MedImmune Wants a Mate The biopharma announces the hiring of investment bankers to look for a possible acquirer. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool July 22, 2004 Charly Travers	Patience With MedImmune While MedImmune has one of the top-selling biologic drugs in the industry, the growth in revenues and earnings is a bit sluggish for what many biotech investors are looking for.
BusinessWeek January 15, 2007 Gene G. Marcial	A Buyer For MedImmune? The crowd prodding MedImmune to put itself on the block is apt to get bigger - even though the seventh-largest U.S. biotech has rejected such a move.
The Motley Fool June 15, 2007 Brian Orelli	Get Your Uncle to Pay for Your Capital Improvements MedImmune and Sanofi-Aventis recently announced that they had convinced the U.S. government to pick up a majority of the tabs to renovate their plants. There aren't too many industries where you can invest in companies that get free money from the government.
Chemistry World April 24, 2007 Victoria Gill	AstraZeneca Scoops up $15.6 Billion Vaccine Business AstraZeneca has joined the race to scoop up acquisition opportunities in the biologics sector with a $15.6 billion deal to buy U.S. vaccines and biotechnology company MedImmune.
The Motley Fool June 16, 2004 Alyce Lomax	It's Half-Time at MedImmune The company will slash the price of FluMist.
The Motley Fool June 26, 2008 Brian Lawler	Gauging Glaxo's Vaccine Value Surprise! The FDA actually approves Glaxo's new combination children's vaccine without delay.
The Motley Fool January 16, 2007 Brian Lawler	MedImmune's Improved Flu Vaccine One of the three most important traits for a drug's success is convenience in dosing, so investors should be mindful of the FDA's actions on FluMist, MedImmune's nasal spray vaccine, in the coming months.
The Motley Fool May 17, 2007 Brian Lawler	MedImmune Gets the Thumbs-Up An advisory panel recommends expanded use for one of MedImmune's drugs.
Fast Company September 2005 Jennifer Reingold	CEO See-Ya! David Mott, CEO of Medimmune Inc. is compensated with millions while the company's stock suffers.
The Motley Fool October 14, 2010 Sean Williams	Should You Let AstraZeneca Go? Multiple drug patent expirations await. It's time to run away.
The Motley Fool July 20, 2007 Brian Lawler	Glaxo Heats Up the Vaccine Battle GlaxoSmithKline's cervical cancer vaccine gets a positive recommendation in the EU. Sales could begin in early 2008 and will compete with Gardasil, by rival Merck.
The Motley Fool April 7, 2005 Brian Gorman	Merck Soldiers On The drug company's experimental HPV treatment has significant potential. Investors should not overlook the company's positive developments.
The Motley Fool January 13, 2004 Alyce Lomax	MedImmune's Sticker Shock Price cut for FluMist is reportedly in the works.
The Motley Fool August 31, 2010 Brian Orelli	A Mostly Meaningless FDA Rejection The Food and Drug Administration sends AstraZeneca back to the drawing board for the second time when it rejected motavizumab, the drugmaker's newest treatment for respiratory syncytial virus.
BusinessWeek November 29, 2004 Kerry Capell	"A Vaccine Every Woman Should Take" Two drug companies are closing in on shots against HPV, the leading cause of cervical cancer. Despite the obvious benefits, the vaccines may not be an easy sell: There are social and moral hurdles to overcome.
The Motley Fool October 19, 2009 Brian Orelli	The HPV Vaccine Wars of 2010 Merck and GlaxoSmithKline human papillomavirus vaccines were both approved by the Food and Drug Administration for different indications.
The Motley Fool July 25, 2008 Brian Lawler	Glaxo Changes Course Will a shift in strategy turn the drugmaker around?
The Motley Fool April 26, 2007 Brian Lawler	AstraZeneca's Announcement Overshadows Earnings AstraZeneca releases first-quarter financial results. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool May 27, 2005 Rich Duprey	Glaxo's Flu Vaccine Booster The drug giant's return could give the U.S. flu vaccine market a shot in the arm.
The Motley Fool November 6, 2007 Brian Orelli	Getting Vaccinated Alongside Mom Merck presents data supporting use of its HPV vaccine in older women. The drugmaker may have a tough marketing job ahead of it.
The Motley Fool May 26, 2005 Brian Gorman	Flu Vaccines' Unhealthy Competition The vaccine business is notoriously tricky. Given the nature of the business, respectable returns are predicated on high volumes. New competitors in the flu-fighting niche could make all companies worse off.
The Motley Fool April 29, 2004 Charly Travers	MedImmune's Big Gamble FluMist may not be worth the gigantic R&D investment.
The Motley Fool July 30, 2007 Brian Lawler	AstraZeneca's Yawner of a Quarter The pharma's second-quarter results are ho-hum. Investors may do well to take a look at some of the other big pharma stocks, which offer more compelling reasons to buy.
Pharmaceutical Executive May 1, 2006 Joanna Breitstein	Cervical Cancer: Endagered Species Preventive care is more efficient than treating disease after the fact. Now this paradigm takes hold in cancer with new HPV vaccines. Now that the science is in order, Merck and GSK face several important challenges in conditioning the market.
The Motley Fool February 9, 2007	A Shot of Income for MedImmune: Fool by Numbers The pharmaceutical released earning for the fourth-quarter 2006: Income Statement Highlights... Margin Checkup... Balance Sheet Highlights... Cash Flow Highlights...
The Motley Fool December 18, 2003 Alyce Lomax	Glaxo to Tackle SARS The drug giant readies to confront what is either a high-profile threat, or so last year.
Pharmaceutical Executive May 1, 2006 Pasternak et al.	Vaccines: Market on the Rebound The vaccine business was safely inoculated against higher profits. But innovative therapies and looser government controls may spark an outbreak. Are pharmaceuticals ready for this opportunity?
BusinessWeek April 26, 2004 Kerry Capell	Vaccinating The World's Poor GlaxoSmithKline Biologicals is betting it can combat Third World scourges -- and still make money.
The Motley Fool October 5, 2004 Alyce Lomax	No Cheer for Chiron A U.K. regulatory body suspended its manufacturing license because of contamination. The company's misstep adds up to another rough flu season.
The Motley Fool August 29, 2008 Brian Lawler	Will Biopharma Acquisitions Never Cease? In both the size and quantity of proposed deals, the past 24 months have been busier than ever for biopharma dealmakers. What's behind all this activity?
Pharmaceutical Executive July 3, 2007 Jill Wechsler	Washington Report: Vaccines for Everyone New vaccines can be good business and a huge boon to public health. But the challenge is to establish prices that ensure global access, and to bring necessary medications to third-world countries.
The Motley Fool November 30, 2006 Brian Lawler	Happy (Sniffle) Holidays (Cough) It's flu season again, and the market for influenza vaccines is hot. Pharma investors, take note.
The Motley Fool September 2, 2005 Rich Duprey	Will Flu Vaccine Catch Cold? The CDC says we may have as many as 97 million doses this year, but that's a best-case scenario. This year again, it's Chiron causing the uncertainty.
The Motley Fool April 26, 2007 Tom Taulli	Phase Forward's False Funk Ignore its stagnant shares -- new deals should continue this company's growth.
BusinessWeek October 25, 2004 John Carey	A Booster Shot For Vaccines New technology could speed the development of vaccines and keep the medicine chest stocked.
The Motley Fool June 22, 2004 Dave Marino-Nachison	Schein Over Europe On Friday, dental and medical products distributor Henry Schein completed the purchase of a set of European operations with roughly $340 million in sales for the fiscal year ended Sept. 30
The Motley Fool August 20, 2007 Brian Lawler	Are These Perfect Pharma Acquisitions? Weighing recent drug-industry deals' odds of success: AstraZeneca and MedImmune... Shire and New River Pharmaceuticals... Gilead and Myogen...
Scientific American February 2006	To Banish a Cancer Two vaccines that are nearing approval by the Food and Drug Administration in the U.S. have demonstrated in clinical trials that they can prevent infection from the two types of the human papillomavirus (HPV) that account for up to 70 percent of cervical cancers.
The Motley Fool February 1, 2008 Brian Lawler	AstraZeneca's Trying to Get Healthier Big pharma AstraZeneca tries to get back on track by reducing costs.
The Motley Fool October 11, 2004 Richard Gibbons	4 Ways to Profit From Catastrophes What to do when bad news strikes a company you're watching.
The Motley Fool July 27, 2007 Tom Taulli	A New Phase for Phase Forward Phase Forward wins a multi-million dollar contract for its clinical trial software; this infusion of cash provides even more resources for pursuing more growth.