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| Jan.18 |
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Cell Genesys delisting reprieve extended At least 125 public companies that could have been dumped off the Nasdaq due to their rock-bottom share prices are still under reprieve
| Jan.30 |
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Roche revives takeover bid of Genentech Swiss drugmaker, frustrated by stalled negotiations, plans a hostile takeover at a lower price than the $89 per share rejected in August
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| Feb.6 |
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Roche CEO: Offer for Genentech fair deal Severin Schwan the company's surprisingly low hostile $86.50-per-share offer is fairly priced and he is confident to get enough financing
| Feb.9 |
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Roche launches $86.50-a-share bid Swiss drugmaker officially launched its $42 billion hostile offer for the 44% of Genentech Inc. it doesn't already own
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| Mar.3 |
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Genentech replies to hostile Roche bid Genentech's management fired off figures about its future growth to persuade investors and analysts that the Swiss drug giant is selling it ...
| Mar.6 |
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Roche raises bid for Genentech Swiss drugmaker increased its offer to $93 per share. Genentech shares shot up to $90.05, gaining $8.41 or 10 percent
| Mar.9 |
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Altercation Leads To Shooting 94080: A person in a parked car throw a glass bottle at another car. A person inside the car shot at the person who threw the bottle and the vehicl...
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Roche-Genentech deal called close Roche is reportedly willing to pay Genentech $95 a share, up from the $93, in what would be a $46.7 billion deal
| Mar.12 |
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Roche to take over Genentech for $47B Swiss giant agreed to buy the 44% of biotech pioneer that it doesn't already own, ending a long corporate struggle
The $95-per-share deal brings Roche all of the sales of cancer drugs as well as its promising research pipeline. The deal offers $95 per share for the 44 percent of Genentech that Roche Holding AG doesn't already own
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| Mar.19 |
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Roche touts Herceptin in stomach cancers A leading Genentech breast cancer drug also prolongs patient survival in certain forms of stomach cancer
| Mar.26 |
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Roche completes purchase of Genentech Swiss drugmaker completed its acquisition of biotechnology pioneer by sweeping up enough shares through an offer to gain ownership of 93%
| Mar.27 |
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3 Plead Not Guilty To Parking Lot Beating 3 men pleaded not guilty to charges of attempted murder and assault for allegedly beating one of the men's ex-girlfriend and her new boyfrie...
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| Apr.8 |
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Drug Raptiva pulled from market The unit of drugmaker Roch is pulling the psoriasis treatment Raptiva off the U.S. market because of links to an often fatal brain infection
| Apr.15 |
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Big leadership changes at Genentech Roche named a member of its inner circle as chief executive of Genentech, replacing Arthur Levinson
| Apr.24 |
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Skateboarding accident claims life of teen 16-year-old John Pagobo died of internal injuries, after he was thrown off his skateboard the day before
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| Jul.9 |
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Axe falls at Genentech Anxiety rippled through Genentech as Roche began to cut rank-and-file jobs as it folds the South SF biotech firm into its global operations
| Jul.23 |
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4-Alarm Fire Rages At Salami Plant Map of 465 Cabot Road South SF 94080: The fire broke out around 2 a.m. at a plant owned by Columbus Salame near Oyster Point, east of Highway 101 | |
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| Aug.2 |
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FDA clears drug for kidney cancer Food and Drug Administration approved its cancer treatment Avastin for a new use, marking the sixth approval for the blockbuster drug | |
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1 Killed In South SF Hwy 101 Crash
| Aug.28 |
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Ammonia leak. Thousands evacuated Map of 493 Forbes Blvd South SF 94080: The leak was reported at about 5:45 a.m. at the Columbus Salame meat processing plant | |
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| Sep.30 |
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Car Plows Into Apartment; Family Hurt. 94080
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| Oct.6 |
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Bill Clinton Endorsing Garamendi Former President took the stage at the Basque Cultural Center to rally for Lt. Gov. John Garamendi, a Democratic nominee for Congress | |
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| Nov.11 |
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Jackpot Lottery Ticket Sold A lucky ticket holder has $38.5 million coming to him or her after the ticket hit all six numbers in Mega Millions draw. The ticket was purchased...
| Nov.16 |
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Thieves Rob Jewelry Dealer At Gas Station 49-year-old man was filling up his rental car when two men smashed a window of his car and grabbed a bag inside
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| Dec.7 |
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Hotel Owner Charged For Keeping Taxes authorities say the owner of Comfort Inn & Suites collected hundreds of thousand dollars in taxes from guests, but failed to turn the money ...
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