Merck and Bristol-Myers Squibb lose patent protection on Zocor and Pravachol next year, removing any incentive.
Bristol-Myers Squibb, whom he had known when both worked at the National Institutes of Health.
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"I must consider the best interests of Bristol-Myers Squibb Company and its shareholders, " Dolan wrote.
The purchase of DuPont's drug division strengthened Bristol-Myers Squibb's already thriving AIDS drug franchise.
Another idea is to merge with Bristol-Myers Squibb, but what does that get Bristol?
Already companies like Pfizer, Merck and Bristol-Myers Squibb are quietly drawing new battle lines.
In a sense, he has: Bristol-Myers Squibb's fortune has taken a massive turn for the worse.
Abbott gave 26% more in 2009 than 2008, and Bristol-Myers Squibb gave 19.4% less.
Two new "super Gleevec" drugs are nearing the market--dasatinib from Bristol-Myers Squibb and nilotinib from Novartis.
Peter Dolan, the disgraced former chief executive of Bristol-Myers Squibb, should have stuck to his guns.
ImClone's only current drug, Erbitux, belongs largely to its marketing partners, Bristol-Myers Squibb and German Merck.
He has written that Bristol-Myers Squibb could be a major threat in this regard.
These drugs, the statins, are the top sellers for Pfizer , Merck and Bristol-Myers Squibb .
Rituxan and Orencia, an RA drug from Bristol-Myers Squibb, give doctors an expanded arsenal.
Eli Lilly bought ImClone Systems in 2008, after a bidding war with Bristol-Myers Squibb.
Bristol-Myers Squibb ( BMY - news - people ) under the Taxol name.
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It agreed to join with Bristol-Myers Squibb to help develop two of Exelixis' cancer drugs.
That would be bad news for hepatitis C players such as Gilead and Bristol-Myers Squibb.
Other companies working on therapies that boost the immune system against cancer include Bristol-Myers Squibb and GlaxoSmithkline.
Among the ranks of large pharmaceutical companies this year, there was a clear standout: Bristol-Myers Squibb.
Earlier this year, the study funded by Bristol-Myers Squibb showed Lipitor outperforming a lower dose of Pravachol.
Chief Executive StanleyCrookeStanley Crooke, 60, headed drug development at Smithkline Beckman and anti-cancer research at Bristol-Myers Squibb.
And on January 1st it poached a new boss, Jeremy Levin, from Bristol-Myers Squibb, another American firm.
Since 2000 firms such as Elan , Vectura Limited and Bristol-Myers Squibb all threw in the towel on inhaled insulin.
Three once lucrative cholesterol-cutters have already lost patent protection (Merck's Mevacor and Zocor, and Bristol-Myers Squibb's Pravachol).
Bristol-Myers Squibb (59, BMY), whose shares have tumbled 20% since December, also faces problems with new generic competitors.
A. in finance, Cuti had done stints at Arthur Andersen, Revlon, Bristol-Myers Squibb and the Pathmark supermarket chain.
Novartis and Bristol-Myers Squibb both missed estimates, reporting sharp profit drops spurred by one-time sales boosts in 2010.
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Bristol-Myers Squibb (nyse: BMY - news - people ) and GlaxoSmithkline are testing similar drugs.
Among the furthest along in the pipeline is a monoclonal antibody called elotuzumab from Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.
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