Mylan to Add 500 New Jobs; Pfizer Nears $10B Deal With Nestle - Apr. 18, 2012

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For a full description of this event, and to register, please go to: http://businessofinvention.eventbrite.com/.   •  Mylan Inc. (MYL) to Add 500 New Jobs More... •  Pfizer Inc. (PFE) Nears $10B Deal With Nestle SA More... •  Valeant Pharmaceuticals International (VRX) Relies On M&A For R&D; Buys Certain Assets From Atlantis Pharma for Approximately $71 Million More... •  Roche (RHHBY) Ready to Walk Away From $6.8 Billion Illumina, Inc. (ILMN) Bid More... •  Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (BMY), Johnson & Johnson (JNJ),and Medivir AB (MVIRb.F) Strike Another Deal to Conquer Hep C More... •  Abbott Laboratories (ABT) Reports Positive Phase III Study Data For Parkinson's Disease Gel More... •  Generic Drugmakers Win High Court Patents Ruling on Brand Name Patents; Judge Sides With Caraco Pharmaceutical Laboratories, Ltd. (CPD) Trying to Sell a Lower-cost Version of Novo Nordisk A/S (NVO)'s Prandin More... •  Johnson & Johnson (JNJ): The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight More... 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