The Medicines Company (NASDAQ: MDCO) announced that its investigational agent, Cleviprex(TM) (clevidipine butyrate injectable emulsion), rapidly achieved and maintained blood pressure control in patients with renal dysfunction (RD) and patients with acute heart failure (AHF), according to two new analyses from the Phase III trial VELOCITY(1) presented at the annual meeting of the Society of Clinical Care Medicine (SCCM).

The Roche Group posted record results in 2007. Group sales were up significantly, advancing 10% in local currencies (10% in Swiss francs; 15% in US dollars) to 46.1 billion Swiss francs. This 4.1 billion Swiss franc rise in full-year sales was all organic growth.

Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (NYSE: BMY) today reported financial results for the fourth quarter and twelve months ended December 31, 2007 and revised 2008 earnings guidance primarily to reflect the sale of the Medical Imaging business.

Nycomed and its licence holder Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, a division of Wyeth (NYSE:WYE), today announced the U.S. launch of an own generic version of PROTONIX® (Pantoprazole) tablets, in response to the at-risk launch of generic Pantoprazole tablets by Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. Today's launch terminates the current standstill agreement between Nycomed, Wyeth and Teva.

Novo Nordisk A/S announced that TransTech has acquired all rights from Novo Nordisk to a portfolio of drug candidates being developed to treat metabolic disorders. This portfolio is comprised of three distinct therapeutic approaches to such treatment: H3 receptor antagonists, PPARδ agonists and 11βHSD1 inhibitors.

Pfizer Inc (NYSE: PFE) reported results for the fourth-quarter and full-year 2007. For the fourth-quarter 2007, Pfizer recorded revenues of $13.1 billion, an increase of 4% compared with $12.6 billion in the year-ago quarter, despite the March 2007 loss of U.S. exclusivity of Norvasc, which contributed to a decrease in Norvasc revenues of $667 million.

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (Nasdaq: TEVA) announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire CoGenesys, Inc., a privately-held biopharmaceutical company with a broad based biotechnology platform and focused on the development of peptide- and protein-based medicines across broad therapeutic categories.