AstraZeneca PLC, rated A1 (stable) by Moody's and AA- (stable) by Standard & Poor's, priced a successful debut eurobond transaction (the "Bonds") issuing a total of EUR750 million. The proceeds of the issue will be used for general corporate purposes and to repay a portion of the outstanding US commercial paper taken on in connection with the acquisition of MedImmune.

Forest Laboratories (NYSE: FRX) announced today that single doses of inhaled aclidinium produced a significant bronchodilatory response in 17 patients with COPD according to results of a phase IIa trial presented today at the European Respiratory Society (ERS) Annual Congress in Stockholm.(1)

H. Lundbeck A/S and Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited announced a strategic alliance for the exclusive co-development and co-commercialization in the United States and Japan of several compounds in Lundbeckâ€'s pipeline for the treatment of mood and anxiety disorders.

The European Respiratory Society (ERS) is pleased to announce that Dr Morten Dahl, Herlev University Hospital in Copenhagen, Denmark and Simonetta Baraldo, Padova, Italy, are this year's winners of the Society's annual award for research in the field of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD).

The European Commission, on 25 June 2007, granted marketing authorisation for INVEGA® (paliperidone prolonged-release tablets), a new atypical antipsychotic medication for the treatment of schizophrenia. This once daily medication is specifically designed to deliver paliperidone - the active ingredient in INVEGA® - through the innovative osmotic delivery system (OROS®) resulting in strong efficacy, a proven safety and tolerability profile and improved patient functioning.

Novartis has completed an agreement with Bayer Schering Pharma AG (Bayer Schering) related to various rights for the multiple sclerosis treatment Betaseron®[1] (interferon beta-1b) and has received a one-time payment of approximately USD 200 million.

The Medicines Company (NASDAQ: MDCO) today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted the Company's new drug application (NDA) for Cleviprex(TM) (clevidipine butyrate injectable emulsion) for the treatment of acute hypertension. If approved, Cleviprex will be the first new treatment for acute hypertension in more than 10 years.