Bear Stearns Healthcare Conference In Brief
Executive Summary
One Swiss pharma company?: Novartis continues "to indicate to Roche that it might be a good idea for us to sit down and talk and I think as late as last Sunday, the Roche CEO continues to say that it's absolutely out of the question and not on the table," General Manager Kurt Graves says during Bear Stearns healthcare conference in New York City Sept. 17. "I would say it's remained consistent for over a year." Novartis' purchase of a 20% stake in Roche a year ago sparked rumors that Novartis was interested in partnering with its Swiss neighbor (1"The Pink Sheet" May 14, 2001, p. 11)...
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