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)
market growth1 at 11.9%2 on a comparable basis Strong growth in adjusted EPS3: up 27.7%2 at 1.06 euros per share Sanofi-aventis on track to meet 2005 guidance The consolidated statement of income of sanofi-aventis for the first quarter of 2005, presented in Appendix 4, shows net income of 531 million euros and is impacted by the accounting treatment of the combination with Aventis and by re
Press release from Professor Luc Van Gaal (University Hospital Antwerp), principal investigator of the Rio-Europe trial, entitled: 1st year results of RIO-EUROPE study published in the Lancet. Best regards, Media Relations Department 174, avenue de France - 75013 PARIS - FRANCE - Tél. : +33 1.53.77.40.00 - Fax : +33 1.53.77.41.33 - www.sanofi-aventis.com Sanofi-aventis - Siège Social :
Contact : Dr. Robert SEBBAG +33 (0)1 53 77 47 80 +33 (0)6 08 17 21 83 EMBARGO UNTIL APRIL 15, 2005 1:00 p.m. (CET) In his address to the closing plenary session of BioVision the World Life Sciences Forum - Jean-François Dehecq, Chairman and CEO of sanofi-aventis, set out the guiding principles of his Group's strategy in its Policy of Access to Medicines in the "Southern Countries".
FDA ISSUES APPROVABLE LETTER FOR AMBIEN CR (ZOLPIDEM TARTRATE EXTENDED RELEASE) CIV FOR THE TREATMENT OF INSOMNIA Sanofi-aventis (EURONEXT: SAN and NYSE: SNY) announced today that it has received an approvable letter from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for AMBIEN CR (zolpidem tartrate extended release) CIV. AMBIEN CR is the controlled-release formulation of zolpidem, the worlds
Major U.S. public health initiative complements sanofi pasteurs leadership in global pandemic preparedness Sanofi pasteur, the vaccines business of the sanofi-aventis Group, has been awarded a $97 million contract from the U.S. Health and Human Services Department (HHS) to speed the production process for new cell culture influenza vaccines in the U.S. and the design of a U.S.-based cell-cultu
Sanofi-aventis announced today the simultaneous signature of a medium-term syndicated credit agreement amounting to 8 billion and four bilateral credit facilities amounting to 500 million each. The syndicated credit agreement consists of two revolving credit lines each having a different maturity: a 5.5 billion five-year tranche with the possibility of extending the maturity up to seven
Today sanofi-aventis announced that, at the request of sanofi-aventis, Apotex, and their respective affiliates, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York has approved an extension of the date for submission by the parties of the pre-trial order in its Plavix® patent-infringement litigation with Apotex and Dr. Reddys Laboratories. The new date is May 13, 2005. The submission
in partnership with the Nelson Mandela Foundation and the South African Department of Health THE TB FREE PROGRAM for the treatment of tuberculosis sufferers In Johannesburg today, South African Health Minister Dr. Manto Tshabalala-Msimang and sanofi-aventis Chairman and CEO Jean-François Dehecq inaugurated the first training center in support for patients receiving treatment for tuberculosi
The Canadian Federal Court of Ottawa has granted sanofi-aventiss application for an order of prohibition against the Minister of Health and Apotex Inc. in relation to Apotexs 2003 application in Canada for a marketing authorization for a generic version of clopidogrel bisulfate tablets. The Canadian Court rejected Apotex's challenge to the Plavix® patent and held that the asserted claims are nov