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GEN News Highlights: Oct 17, 2011
Roche is to buy hepatitis C therapeutics firm Anadys Pharmaceuticals in a cash deal worth a total of $230 million. Roche says it will immediately initiate a tender offer to buy all the outstanding shares of Anadys’ common stock at $3.70 per share, which represents a 256% premium to the latter’s closing price as the markets closed before the weekend. Anadys’ directors and management have already agreed to tender their shares, which amount to about 7.9% of the firm.
By KRISTEN WYATT, Associated Press – Wed Jan 19, 4:31 pm ET
DENVER – Some Colorado lawmakers say their state should be the first one where people become organ donors by default, even though other states' efforts have been halted by worries about making such a personal decision automatic.
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