- Sanofi-aventis and Daiichi Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. announced today the transfer of all commercial rights for Plavix® (clopidogrel) in Japan from Daiichi and a jointly held partnership to sanofi-aventis Japan. The transfer will be implemented in conformity with local regulatory requirements. Given their long-standing partnership, both parties agreed to collaborate in the future in the areas
Understanding the Factors Which Contribute to Bone Strength Geneva, Switzerland, 28 June, 2005 The Alliance for Better Bone Health announced today that according to evidence presented by an international panel of osteoporosis experts, Bone Mineral Density (BMD) testing does not accurately reflect all factors important to bone strength. The panels findings, presented at the Second Joint Meetin
Contact: sanofi-aventis Jean Marc Podvin +33 (0)1 53 77 42 23 Salah Mahyaoui +33 (0)1 53 77 40 31 +33 (0)6 73 68 78 88 Bristol-Myers Squibb Rob Hutchinson +1 609 252 3901 +1 609 271 2704 Recent clinical findings have demonstrated that a large majority of hypertensive patients who failed to achieve blood pressure goal on monotherapy can be helped to attain goal with the angiotensin-I
On June 15, 2005, the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California granted the Motion for Summary Judgment for inequitable conduct filed by Amphastar Pharmaceuticals, Inc. in the sanofi-aventis Groups suit against Amphastar and Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. for infringement of US Patent no. 5,389,618 ('618 patent") by their proposed generic versions of Lovenox®. A formal entry o
Two studies show insulin glargine control of HbA1C in poorly controlled type 2 diabetes patients, with comparable rates of hypoglycemia Data presented today at the 65th Session of the American Diabetes Association (ADA), San Diego demonstrated that people with type 2 diabetes achieved significantly better glycaemic control, and also achieve it earlier, when treated with the 24-hour basal insuli
First and Only Booster in the U.S. for Protection against Pertussis from Adolescence through Adulthood Sanofi pasteur, the vaccines business of the sanofi-aventis Group (NYSE: SNY), announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has licensed ADACEL (Tetanus Toxoid and Reduced Diphtheria Toxoid and Acellular Pertussis Vaccine Adsorbed) Vaccine for protection against tetanus, d
Sanofi-aventis, The worlds third largest pharmaceutical group, is joining the Paris 2012 Corporate Club in support of the Paris candidature to host the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. As of today, 20 major companies of international stature - Accenture, Accor, Airbus, Air France, Bouygues, Carrefour, Crédit Agricole, EDF, France Télécom, Gaz de France, Lafarge, Lagardère, LVMH, Publicis, RA
The Annual General Meeting of sanofi-aventis shareholders was held on May 31, 2005. The General Meeting approved the financial statements for the year ended December 31,2004. Also approved was the distribution of a net dividend of 1.20 euro per share, a 17.6% increase over the previous year. The dividend will be paid out on June 7, 2005. The General Meeting has reappointed PricewaterhouseCoope
Paris, Frankrike & Genève, Schweiz 23 maj 2005 - World Heart Federation och sanofi-aventis tillkännagav idag att de har ingått ett treårigt partnerskapsavtal för att med förenade krafter förbättra förebyggandet och kontrollen av hjärtkärlsjukdomar. Tillkännagivandet gjordes vid World Heart Federations sjätte internationella kongress om förebyggande kardiologi (ICPC) i Brasilien, och bekräf
Major data presented at ASCO 2005 on Eloxatin® in combination with other chemotherapeutic drugs and with new targeted agents Paris, France May 18, 2005 - Sanofi-aventis announced today the results of key trials on the anti-cancer drug Eloxatin® (oxaliplatin for injection), presented at the 2005 Annual Meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) in Orlando, Florida. The study f
Contact : Anne Bancillon 33-6-86-31-03-89 ~ Taxotere®-Based Chemotherapy Reduces Risk of Death by 23 Percent ~ Final results from the largest international study in the reatment of advanced stomach cancer, also known as gastric cancer, demonstrated that patients who received a Taxotere® (docetaxel) Injection Concentrate-based chemotherapy regimen (Taxotere®, cisplatin and 5-fluorouracil)
