Cubist Strikes Deal Worth $415M for Drugmaker - Oct. 24, 2011

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Monday, October 24, 2011  |   |   |   |  .   •  Cubist Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (CBST) Strikes Deal Worth $415M for Drugmaker More... •  Exelixis, Inc. (EXEL)' Thyroid Cancer Drug Meets Primary Endpoint in Phase Trial; Stock Rises +1.42 (23.87%) @ 10:31AM EDT More... •  Lundbeck Inc. Wins FDA Approval for Rare Childhood Seizure Treatment More... •  Corden Pharma Colorado Lays Off 60 More... •  Novartis AG (NVS)'s Psoriasis Drug AIN457 Shows Positive Results In 3 Phase II Trials More... •  Sanofi (France) (SASY.PA)'s Lemtrada Reduces Relapses in Patients with MS in Late-stage Trial More... •  Arrowhead Research Corporation (ARWR) Acquires Roche (RHHBY) RNA Assets and Site More... •  Chinese Dairy Company May Bid For Pfizer Inc. (PFE) Infant Nutrition Biz More... More Top News BASF Custom Synthesis BASF offers exclusive development and manufacturing services for active ingredients and advanced intermediates. 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