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Genzyme Meets First Consent Decree Deadline

25.11.2010 - Genzyme Corp has met the first in a series of deadlines imposed by U.S. regulators for fixing problems at its Boston plant, a milestone that could bolster the biotech company's...

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New Deal Structure for Genzyme?

22.11.2010 - U.S. biotechnology firm Genzyme, which is fending off an $18.5 billion hostile takeover bid from France's Sanofi-Aventis, is considering a new deal structure that Sanofi has said...

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Sekisui Chemical Buys Genzyme’s Diagnostic Unit

18.11.2010 - U.S. biotechnology company Genzyme will sell its diagnostics business to Japan's Sekisui Chemical for $265 million, one of three units it designated for sale in a bid to shore up...

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Sanofi Asks Genzyme To Let Investors Decide On Bid

10.11.2010 - French drugmaker Sanofi-Aventis said it has called on bid target Genzyme not to use defensive tactics to block a takeover of the U.S. biotech but to let shareholders decide on its...

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Sanofi Expands Consumer Health With China Buy

29.10.2010 - Sanofi-Aventis expanded its consumer health business in China with a $520.6 million takeover, showing it remains in the market for smaller bolt-on deals as it tries to buy U.S...

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Sanofi Gets OK From U.S. Authorites for Genzyme Bid

20.10.2010 - France's Sanofi Aventis said on Wednesday that it had received the green light from U.S. antitrust regulators to take-over the U.S. biotech Genzyme. Sanofi said that the waiting...

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Sanofi CEO Says Nothing Has Changed On Genzyme Bid

18.10.2010 - Sanofi-Aventis' position remains unchanged regarding a $18.5 billion hostile offer for Genzyme, Sanofi Chief Executive Chris Viehbacher told Reuters on the sidelines of the Women's...

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Sanofi Denies It Dangled Higher Bid Before Genzyme

11.10.2010 - Sanofi-Aventis denied that it had dangled a higher price for Genzyme before going hostile with its $18.5 billion bid, deepening the animosity in their transatlantic takeover fight...