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The Motley Fool April 21, 2011 Brian Orelli	Tysabri Means Everything to Biogen and Elan ... for Now It's rare to find a drug that affects two companies as much as Tysabri does Biogen Idec and Elan.
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The Motley Fool August 26, 2008 Brian Lawler	FDA Changes Course for Elan and Biogen Idec The agency takes a different tack with one of the partnership's top drugs.
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