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The Motley Fool May 16, 2007 Rich Duprey	Mylan's Costly Bid to Capture the Flag Its winning bid for a German Merck unit might be why it's falling behind in the generics game. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool June 7, 2007 Brian Lawler	Acquisitive Amgen The biotech behemoth acquires Ilypsa and Alantos Pharmaceuticals. The all-cash deals for both companies gives Amgen several mid-stage drug candidates to beef up its drug pipeline.
The Motley Fool May 14, 2007 Brian Lawler	Mylan Goes on a Drug Binge The generic drugmaker makes a hefty acquisition, but it's hard to say at this point how good of a deal this is for shareholders.
The Motley Fool May 17, 2007 Rich Duprey	Foolish Forecast: My, Oh, Mylan The generic drug maker is set to report fourth-quarter 2007 financial results: Investors face the prospect of shareholder dilution, a cut in its credit rating, and the suspension of its dividend.
The Motley Fool November 5, 2007 Brian Orelli	Last Look at Mini-Mylan An impending merger with Merck's KGaA's generic drug business should more than double revenue at Mylan.
The Motley Fool August 30, 2010 Brian Orelli	Pipeline Checkup: Merck Has Potential The Schering-Plough acquisition has seemed to help.
The Motley Fool May 29, 2007 Brian Lawler	One Final Look at the Old Mylan With the Merck acquisition not expected to be accretive to earnings for at least two years, the question is if Mylan leveraged its financial health too far in its quest to get bigger and keep up in this buyout race.
Chemistry World July 29, 2015 Katrina Megget	Allergan steps away from generics with sale to Teva In something of a surprise move, Allergan has committed to selling its generics business to Israeli generics giant Teva for $40.5 billion, despite having no prior plans to sell.
The Motley Fool September 19, 2006 Brian Lawler	Barr's Winning Bid The pharmaceutical wins its tug-of-war for generic drug firm Pliva. Investors would be smart to watch for any potential teething problems from the much larger and busier Barr.
The Motley Fool December 30, 2004 Charly Travers	Genzyme Enters Cancer Arena The approval of a new drug is a long-term opportunity for the biotech giant.
The Motley Fool February 28, 2008 Brian Orelli	Mylan Almost Triples Revenue -- Big Deal Mylan's growth seems impressive last year, but that growth was all extrinsic, and it came at a cost.
The Motley Fool June 30, 2009 Brian Orelli	Following the Pack to Future Returns Mylan's playing catch up, but there's room for more.
The Motley Fool March 2, 2004 David Nierengarten	Genzyme's Oncology Acquisitions The biotech gobbles up two smaller firms for their cancer treatment pipelines.
The Motley Fool February 17, 2010 Brian Orelli	This Is Not Your Generic Cash Production Teva's generating cash and knows how to use it.
The Motley Fool May 28, 2008 Brian Orelli	A Rough Quarter for Generic-Drug Makers Investors rocked the smaller companies the most.
The Motley Fool June 30, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Barr Labs and Pliva: Round 2 The Croatian generic drugmaker is now a hot property, as a previously spurned bidder, Icelandic generics firm Actavis, refuses to let Barr Labs win this battle yet. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool July 27, 2009 Brian Orelli	Mylan Ruins It for Everyone If customers begin to mistrust generic drugs from Mylan or whoever -- fearing that the companies are putting profits above safety -- all generic-drug companies will be hurt.
The Motley Fool July 18, 2008 Rich Duprey	More Group Therapy From Generics The Teva deal for Barr shows consolidation is still underway in the industry.
Pharmaceutical Executive October 1, 2010	Taking a Less-Generic Route to Generics A leading pharmaceutical industry player speaks out on what is fueling success in the sector.
Chemistry World February 25, 2014 Sarah Houlton	Megamerger brings Actavis into R&D race Generic drug giant Actavis is to buy speciality pharmaceutical firm Forest Labs in a deal worth about $25 billion, bringing Actavis into the drug discovery business.
Chemistry World September 10, 2015 Katrina Megget	Merger fever sweeps pharma Cheap financing, among other factors, is allowing companies to stock their drug pipelines through acquisitions
The Motley Fool September 11, 2006 Brian Lawler	Barr's Bidding War Barr Pharmaceuticals takes a big bite of the booming generics market. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool May 30, 2007 Brian Lawler	Genzyme Gobbles Up a Partner Another day, another biotech acquisition for drugmaker Genzyme. Investors, with more than $500 million in free cash flow last year alone, Genzyme has money to spare.
Pharmaceutical Executive March 1, 2013 Ben Comer	Brand of the Year: Januvia When Merck's Januvia received its first regulatory approval, in Mexico in 2006, no one predicted its long-term success. In 2012, the company's diabetes franchise became the highest-selling product family in Merck's 122-year history.
The Motley Fool June 26, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Is Novartis the Future of Generics? Merck's recent pricing action might just be the beginning of the end of generics as we know them. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool March 3, 2010 Brian Orelli	Judge's Ruling Has Brand and Generic Drugmakers Smiling A ruling on the patents on Merck's blood pressure medications Cozaar and Hyzaar benefited both Merck and the plaintiff in the suit, generic-drug maker Teva Pharmaceuticals. The defendant in the suit wasn't actually Merck but the Food and Drug Administration.
The Motley Fool September 30, 2011 Brian Orelli	When You Need More Than Just a Low-Margin Business Teva Pharmaceuticals, arguably the largest generic-drug maker, can use economies of scale more easily than smaller companies like Watson Pharmaceuticals or Par Pharmaceutical, but it's still pushing further into branded drugs.
The Motley Fool September 9, 2008 Brian Orelli	Sell Dey? Perhaps Another Day Generic-drug company Mylan decides to keep its specialty pharmaceutical subsidiary.
The Motley Fool June 30, 2010 Brian Orelli	Which Midsized Biotech Is the Best Buy? Biogen Idec, Amgen, or Gilead? Which of these biotechs has the most potential for growth?
The Motley Fool April 30, 2011 Brian Orelli	No Long-Term Guidance? No Problem! Looking good, Merck.
The Motley Fool July 18, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Rare Diseases Mean Solid Growth for Genzyme Genzyme doesn't target well-known diseases, but then neither does the competition. Valuing these shares is a bit tricky.
The Motley Fool March 3, 2011 Ryan McBride	With Sanofi Buyout of Genzyme, Rare Disease Execs Upbeat About Interest in Their Niche The field might benefit from the increased interest in it among pharmaceutical players.
Chemistry World October 8, 2012 Phillip Broadwith	Europe gives generics merger the green flag Two of the top five global generic medicines manufactures, Watson and Actavis, have been given the go-ahead to merge by the European Commission.
The Motley Fool November 19, 2009 Brian Orelli	Pfizer's Generic Growth, With a Side of Sashimi A move into Japan isn't a bad idea, but it isn't going to save the company either.
The Motley Fool October 16, 2006 Brian Lawler	The Coming Generic Drug Boom Generic drugmakers are poised to profit from several key factors. Investors, take note.
BusinessWeek June 4, 2007 Gene G. Marcial	What Big Investors See In Bioenvision Bioenvision has attracted big investors.
The Motley Fool July 31, 2009 Brian Orelli	Two Pictures of a Drug Company Who should we believe? The FDA? Mylan's earnings report?
The Motley Fool February 26, 2009 Robert Steyer	Merck KGaA's Good Chemistry This German conglomerate successfully mixes drugs and chemicals.
The Motley Fool October 31, 2008 Brian Orelli	A Generic McMansion Mylan took an awfully big bite when it purchased Merck KGaA's generic-drug business last year, but so far it's proven that it can handle it.
The Motley Fool October 4, 2010 Ryan McBride	Sanofi-Aventis Launches Hostile Takeover Bid for Genzyme The French drug giant makes a tender offer of $69 a share.
The Motley Fool June 11, 2008 Brian Orelli	Mylan Takes Generic Aim at Teva Mylan licenses a generic version of Teva's MS drug, Copaxone. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool May 12, 2010 Brian Orelli	Is Merck a Buy? Short term it's hard to say, but for the long term, its pipeline looks strong.
The Motley Fool September 28, 2007 Brian Lawler	Bioenvision Shareholder Battle Genzyme announces that it "cannot and will not" raise its $5.60-a-share bid for Bioenvision before shareholders go to vote on its proposed takeover. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool April 3, 2007 Brian Lawler	Merck Gets the Combo Merck gets marketing approval for a diabetes combination drug. Investors, take note.
Chemistry World April 13, 2015 Emma Stoye	Generics giant Mylan offers $30 billion for Perrigo Generics manufacturer Mylan has made an unsolicited, public offer to buy Ireland-based rival Perrigo for $205 per share.
The Motley Fool August 30, 2006 Brian Gorman	Mylan's Biogeneric Play The generic drugmaker buys an Indian firm to strengthen its long-term prospects. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool October 31, 2011 Brian Orelli	When Getting Beat Down Is No Big Deal Merck is getting smacked down by Vertex Pharmaceuticals in the hepatitis C market, but it has the bulk to take a beating.
The Motley Fool October 23, 2007 Brian Orelli	Old Merck on New Drugs It looks like the old Merck is back, with new drugs driving double-digit sales growth in the third-quarter.
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The Motley Fool July 26, 2010 Ryan McBride	How Much Would You Pay for Genzyme? Speculation has erupted over the potential outcome of reported M&A talks between the Cambridge, MA-based biotech powerhouse Genzyme and the French drug giant Sanofi-Aventis