Shire Expands Pipeline to Treat Orphan Muscle Diseases Through Collaboration With Acceleron Pharma

Deal Grants Shire Exclusive Ex-North American Rights to Acceleron's Innovative Class of ActRIIB Molecules, Including ACE-031 Currently in Phase 2 Development to Treat Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, September 9, 2010 – Shire plc (LSE: SHP, NASDAQ: SHPGY), the global specialty
biopharmaceutical company, today announced the expansion of its Human Genetic
Therapies pipeline through the exclusive license, [...]

MarketsandMarkets: Global Dental Devices and Consumables Market to be Worth $27.6 Billion by 2015

DALLAS, Texas, September 9, 2010 – The dental devices report forecasts the size of global dental devices and
consumables market (
www.marketsandmarkets.com/Market-Reports/dental-device-275.html) over
the period from 2010 to 2015. The report analyses the key trends of the
market, and segments the global dental equipment and consumables market by
components and into various geographic regions (with the market size of [...]

France Must Turn its Strengths into Competitive Advantages on the International Stage – 2 Major Factors for Success: Greater Emphasis on Innovative Technology and Renewed Partnerships

An Exclusive Study by AEC Partners on Behalf of the Leem
PARIS, September 9, 2010 – Is France an attractive investment option for the
international managers of pharmaceutical companies? On what basis? What
concrete measures will enable France to reindustrialise and remain a major
country in pharmaceuticals over the next ten years?

To provide objective [...]

UBM South America Pharma Events Attract Record Attendance

AMSTERDAM, September 9, 2010 – Leading events organiser UBM Live today reported that a record 2356
unique visitors attended its 2010 CPhI South America pharma events,
representing an increase of 17% over 2009 attendance levels, and announced
the dates and location for next years' events, which will be held from 24-26
August, at the Transamerica Expo Center, Sao [...]

Abbott Included on the Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes for Six Consecutive Years in Recognition of Leading Corporate Citizenship Performance

Abbott Leads the Industry in Environmental Management and Climate Policy, Responsible Marketing Practices, Standards for Suppliers, Innovative Philanthropy

ABBOTT PARK, Illinois, September 9, 2010 – Abbott (NYSE: ABT) announced today that it was included on both the Dow
Jones Sustainability World Index and North America Index for the sixth
consecutive year. The Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes (DJSI) [...]