Topic: Novartis AG
Reuters US Online Report Health News | 2010-01-20 14:45:27
<div><p>ZURICH (Reuters) - Switzerland's medical regulator recommended patients with serious autoimmune diseases should not use an H1N1 flu vaccine from Novartis, saying there were no studies assessing the innoculation in that population.</p><p>Swissmedic said on Wednesday it could not be ruled out that either or both of the ...
AP Features | 2010-01-20 14:44:40
<div><p>A panel of directors at eye-care company Alcon Inc. on Wednesday rejected as "grossly inadequate" a $39 billion takeover bid by Swiss pharmaceutical giant Novartis AG.</p><p>The rejection by the committee — made up of three independent board members — follows a similar response from minority shareholders to Novartis' Jan ...
BusinessWeek | 2010-01-13 23:22:37
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By Dermot Doherty
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[Bloomberg] -- Novartis AG (NVS) offered to buy the rest of Alcon Inc. (ACL), the world's largest eye-care company, from Nestle SA (NSRGY) and minority shareholders for about $39.3 billion, as Chief Executive Officer Daniel Vasella expands into eye surgery.
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BusinessWeek | 2010-01-13 23:22:35
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By Carey Sargent
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[Bloomberg] -- Novartis AG may raise its $10.4 billion bid for the publicly traded stock of Alcon Inc., the world's largest eye-care company, to appease shareholders who are getting less than the Swiss drugmaker agreed to pay Nestle SA (NSRGY) for its stake.
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