Archive for January, 2010

Robert D. Joffe, Trusted Adviser to Leading Companies and Former Leader of Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP, Dies at 66

Robert D. Joffe, the former Presiding Partner of Cravath, Swaine & Moore
LLP, has died of cancer, according to a Firm spokesperson. He was 66
years old.

Mr. Joffe, who […]

Rimini Street Delivers Record 2009 Results

Rimini Street, Inc., the leading third-party maintenance and support
provider for enterprise software, including Oracle Corporation’s
(NASDAQ: ORCL) Siebel, PeopleSoft, and JD Edwards software and SAP AG
(NYSE: SAP) software, today announced record annual […]

Biogen Idec Issues Statement on U.S. Approval of AMPYRA™ (dalfampridine)

Biogen
Idec (NASDAQ: BIIB) today issued the following statement regarding
the United States (U.S.) Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of
AMPYRA™ (dalfampridine) to improve walking in patients with multiple
sclerosis (MS). This was demonstrated […]

Starbucks Corporation to Make First Entry Into The Ready-To-Drink Coffee Category in Europe with Arla Foods

Starbucks Corporation (Nasdaq: SBUX) announced today that it will enter
the ready-to-drink (RTD) coffee category in Europe, an approximately
US$550 million (EUR368 million) market. Starbucks also announced today
that it has signed an agreement […]

CIGNA International to Offer Individual Private Medical Insurance

CIGNA International announced it will develop and offer individual
Private Medical Insurance (PMI) to respond to the emerging needs of
customers around the globe. CIGNA International – a world leader in
global life, accident […]

Alcon Independent Director Committee Determines Novartis’ Merger Proposal to Minority Shareholders of Alcon is Grossly Inadequate

The Independent Director Committee (the “Committee”) of Alcon,
Inc. (NYSE: ACL)
today announced that it formally responded to the January 4 proposal
from Novartis AG (“Novartis”) to attempt to acquire the minority
[…]

Alvogen Announces Expansion in Romania

Alvogen, Inc. (Alvogen), the U.S.-based pharmaceutical company,
today announced that it has expanded operations in Eastern Europe and
has opened an office in Bucharest, Romania. Alvogen Romania
primarily will focus on sales and marketing to support several new
[…]

Smartmatic and Cross Match Technologies to Supply Mexico’s National Register Technology and Infrastructure

Smartmatic, a leading supplier of security and election solutions, along
with partner Cross Match Technologies Inc. were selected by the
Secretaría de Gobernación de México (Secretariat of Governance, SEGOB)
to supply new technologies to […]

Intergroupe Francophone du Myelome (IFM) Phase III Study (IFM 2005 02) Evaluating Treatment with Continuous REVLIMID® in Patients with Multiple Myeloma Following Autologous Stem Cell Transplant Meets Primary Endpoint

Celgene International Sàrl (NASDAQ: CELG) today announced that
the Intergroupe Francophone du Myelome and University Hospital of
Toulouse, the sponsor of the study, reported that the independent Data
and Safety Monitoring Committee, of the international Phase III,
[…]

Biogen Idec Submits Application in Europe for the Approval of Fampridine-PR Tablets to Improve Walking Ability in People with Multiple Sclerosis

Biogen Idec (NASDAQ: BIIB) announced today the submission of a marketing
authorization application (MAA) to the European Medicines Agency for
Fampridine Prolonged Release (Fampridine-PR) tablets, a novel oral
therapy for the improvement of walking […]

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