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The Motley Fool November 11, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Axcan Not in the Ash Can The base business of this Canadian specialty pharmaceutical won't grow quickly, but cash flow and the potential of the new ITAX drug could still move the shares.
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The Motley Fool February 15, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Axcan's Got Guts While growth for this Canadian drug company is a bit sluggish, ITAX could be a major winner. Investors looking at Axcan shares should treat this stock like a hybrid biotech stock.
The Motley Fool December 13, 2007 Brian Lawler	Biogen Can't Find a Buyer After formally putting itself up for sale two months ago, Biogen Idec announces that it can't find any takers.
The Motley Fool December 21, 2004 Charly Travers	Invest With Fewer Side Effects Averse to risk? Check out these nontraditional drug companies: Biogen Idec... Elan... Salix Pharmaceuticals... Atrix Laboratories... etc.
The Motley Fool August 17, 2007 Brian Lawler	The Perfect Pharma Acquisition The pharmaceutical industry has been busy consolidating in the past year. With so much buying and selling going on, here is speculation on what would constitute the perfect pharma acquisition.
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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...
The Motley Fool August 14, 2007 Billy Fisher	A Surging Small Cap in Canada Drugmaker Axcan reports a record third-quarter. Investors, this stock has soared more than 42% over the past 52 weeks.
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?
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.
The Motley Fool October 23, 2006 Brian Lawler	MGI's Anonymous Growth If there's a value stock in the pharma world, this may be it.
The Motley Fool November 6, 2007 Brian Lawler	It's All About VELCADE at Millennium Millennium Pharmaceuticals announces a strong quarter of financial results.
The Motley Fool February 28, 2011 Brian Orelli	Pharma's Newest Acquisition Targets Share buybacks are in at big pharma companies. Does it mean that licensing deals are out?
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The Motley Fool January 29, 2008 Brian Lawler	Icahn Tries to Board USS Biogen Carl Icahn and the funds that he runs announce that they will try to get elected to three seats on the board of directors at Biogen Idec.
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The Motley Fool December 20, 2007 Brian Orelli	2007: The Year Pharma Fell in Love With Biologics The reason for pharma's newfound infatuation for biotech is quite clear. Many pharmaceutical companies are facing a patent cliff in the coming years, and they need to replace their blockbusters with something.
The Motley Fool April 27, 2007 Brian Lawler	Cephalon's Earnings Surprise The drugmaker raises its earnings guidance for the year. With no serious competition for its lead compounds in the near term, investors should take a look at the well-run pharma.
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The Motley Fool December 30, 2010 Brian Orelli	2011 Drugmaker M&A Targets What Big Pharma M&A deals will 2011 hold? Most likely, more small deals, and perhaps Sanofi will finally offer a reasonable price for Genzyme. Let's take a look at some of the companies that might be walking down the aisle next year.
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The Motley Fool July 20, 2007 Billy Fisher	Wyeth Keeps Working Its Magic The drugmaker's second-quarter boasts 12% earnings growth. Of particular promise was the reversal over first-quarter for its top seller, the antidepressant Effexor.
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