Roche Is Pursuing Ventana
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The Swiss drug maker said it would start a tender offer to acquire Ventana Medical Systems for about $3 billion.
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Anesiva's pain medication is moving up the clinical trial ladder.
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Swiss pharmaceuticals giant Roche has said its first-half net profit had increased by 37 percent to 4.54 billion Swiss francs (2.9 billion euros, 3.62 billion dollars).
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Tokyo, June 25 (Jiji Press)--Midsize Japanese drug maker Toyama Chemical Co.  said Monday it has granted Roche Holding AG of Switzerland rights to develop and market its rheumatism drug in global markets excluding Japan.
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The drugmaker bumps into the FDA as it pushes to do more testing of Entereg.
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Roche (ROG.VX: Quote, Profile, Research) has filed for EU marketing approval for its Tarceva drug to treat advanced non-small cell lung cancer, the Swiss healthcare group said on Thursday, boosting its shares.
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Net profit at Roche Holding  AG  rose 34 percent to 9.17 billion Swiss francs ($7.33  billion) in 2006 due to strong sales of cancer treatments  Herceptin and Avastin, just ahead of analysts' expectations.
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THE REGION Cytyc Corp., a Marlborough maker of medical testing products, increased its offer to buy Australia's Vision Systems Ltd. to $517 million, topping a rival $346 million bid from Tucson-based Ventana Medical Systems Inc. Cytyc's new offer, up from its Sept. 17 offering of $377 million, came two days after Ventana said it had paid about $47.4 million to ...
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Swiss drugmaker Roche Holding AG  said on Tuesday it still hoped its $3 billion hostile bid for Ventana Medical Systems Inc.  could turn friendly but declined to say whether it would sweeten the deal.
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Serono is teaming up with  California-based biotech firm CancerVax Corp. to develop a new  skin cancer drug, as Europe's biggest biotech firm aims to  strengthen its pipeline by moving into cancer treatment.
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Platforms have the potential to develop multiple drugs for a company.
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Roche Holding, the drug company, has received European Union approval for its colon cancer treatment Avastin.
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Swiss drugmaker Roche Holding AG is  taking legal action against Israel&#39;s Teva Pharmaceutical  Industries Ltd  in the United States to prevent Teva  from selling a generic version of Roche osteoporosis drug  Boniva, Roche said on Tuesday.
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A small Rockville biotech company, started by a former government scientist 10 years ago to take on the global problem of tuberculosis, plans to announce today a significant step forward for a drug at the center of its business.
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The company behind the weekly "Top 20" seeks overseas expansion.
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BioMarin files a marketing application for its lead compound in development.
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Roche is the latest firm to (over)pay for the hottest new drug technology.