Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (NYSE: BMY) and Adnexus™ Therapeutics announced the companies have signed a definitive agreement under which Bristol-Myers Squibb will acquire privately held Adnexus Therapeutics, developer of a new therapeutic class of biologics called Adnectins™.

Protherics PLC, the international biopharmaceutical company focused on critical care and cancer, today announces that it has signed a licensing agreement with Myungmoon Pharm. Co. Ltd., a Korean pharmaceutical company, granting it the rights to develop anti-inflammatory products using Protherics' local, sustained release drug delivery system ReGel™.

H. Lundbeck A/S and Neurim Pharmaceuticals Ltd. announced that Lundbeck has in-licensed the exclusive rights for Circadin® for the treatment of primary insomnia for the majority of markets in Europe including the five major markets. Furthermore, Lundbeck holds the exclusive option to evaluate commercialization in markets outside of Europe.

Pfizer Inc. announced today that the European Commission (EC) has approved Celsentri® (maraviroc). Treatment-experienced HIV patients in the EU can soon benefit from the first CCR5 antagonist and only oral entry inhibitor. Maraviroc, in combination with other antiretroviral medicinal products, is indicated for treatment-experienced adult patients infected with only CCR5-tropic HIV-1 virus detectable.

Sanofi-aventis enters the Dow Jones Sustainability World Indexes (DJSI World), the leading global index tracking the financial performance of the leading sustainability-driven companies worldwide. The DJSI World covers the top 10% of the biggest 2,500 companies in the Dow Jones World Index in terms of economic, environmental and social criteria.

Novartis has received a positive opinion supporting European Union approval of Tasigna® (nilotinib), a selective targeted therapy for patients with chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) who are resistant or intolerant to treatment with Glivec® (imatinib).[*]

Roche announced today that the European Medicines Agency's (EMEA) Committee for Human Medicinal Products (CHMP) has recommended that Viracept's marketing authorization is re-instated in Europe following its suspension earlier this summer. The Committee stated that it is satisfied with the actions taken by Roche. The positive recommendation is an important step towards lifting the suspension of the marketing authorization and will now go to the EU Commission for a final decision.