Sanofi Cuts Data Centers; No More Big Job Cuts: Roche CEO - June 11, 2012

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Monday, June 11, 2012  |   |   |   |  Myriad RBM's Strategic Biomarker Services can provide solutions to help discover and validate biomarker patterns for use in the following clinical trial and companion diagnostic applications: Please click here for more information.   •  Sanofi (France) (SAN.PA) Cuts Data Centers More... •  No More Big Job Cuts: Roche (RHHBY) CEO More... •  FDA OKs Roche (RHHBY)'s New Breast Cancer Drug More... •  FDA Delays Its Decision on Gilead Sciences, Inc. (GILD)'s Anti-HIV Pill More... •  Sanofi (France) (SAN.PA)'s Lantus Cut Blood Sugar More Than Merck & Co., Inc. (MRK)'s Januvia More... •  Novo Nordisk A/S (NVO) Says Victoza Superior to Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (AMLN) Rival More... •  Protalix Biotherapeutics, Inc. (PLX) Gets $25 Million Payment From Pfizer Inc. (PFE) More... •  Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) to Pay $2.2 Billion to End Risperdal Sales Probe More... 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