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Royalty Drops Hostile Bid For Ireland's Elan

19.06.2013 - U.S.-based Royalty Pharma has dropped a hostile bid worth up to $8 billion for Elan, leaving the Irish drugmaker free to seek other suitors having put itself up for sale last week...

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Royalty Hostile Bid For Elan In Doubt After Vote

18.06.2013 - Elan shareholders approved a share buyback on Monday, meaning U.S.-based Royalty Pharma's hostile bid for the Irish drug firm will lapse unless it succeeds in a legal challenge...

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Divisive Elan Boss Martin Faces Ownership Showdown

13.06.2013 - When Kelly Martin, a former Merrill Lynch banker with no drug industry experience, took over as CEO of Ireland's Elan in 2003, analysts assumed his mandate was to clean up the...

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Biogen Profit Beats Estimates, Raises 2013 Forecast

25.04.2013 - Biogen reported higher-than-expected first quarter profit on Thursday and raised its full year forecasts, and the U.S. biotechnology said it sees its new drug Tecfidera becoming...

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Irish Drugmaker Elan to Spin Off Research Arm

13.08.2012 - Ireland's Elan is to spin off its Neotope drug discovery business platform as a separate public company, making Elan immediately profitable and potentially more appealing as a...

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Biogen Q2 Profit Up on MS Drug Sales

24.07.2012 - Biogen said on Tuesday its second-quarter earnings topped expectations on higher sales of its drugs to treat multiple sclerosis, and the company increased its profit forecast for...