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As of 1st January 2005, Organon and Diosynth of Pharmaceutical Giant Akzo Nobel Were Integrated into One Business Unit.


DUBLIN Dublin, city, Republic of Ireland
Dublin, Irish Baile Átha Cliath, county borough (1991 pop. 915,516), Leinster, capital of the Republic of Ireland, on Dublin Bay at the mouth of the Liffey River.
, Ireland -- Headquartered in the Netherlands, Akzo Nobel Akzo Nobel is a multinational company, active in the fields of healthcare products, coatings and chemicals. Headquartered in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, the company has activities in more than 80 countries, and employs approximately 62,000 people.  is active in three areas: pharmaceuticals, coatings and chemicals. The pharmaceuticals division consists of three businesses, Organon or·ga·non or or·ga·num
n. pl. or·ga·nons or or·ga·nums or or·ga·na
1. An organ.

2. A set of principles for use in scientific investigation.



organon

pl. organa [Gr.] organ.
, Intervet and Diosynth, which manufacture products for both human and animal healthcare. As of 1st January 2005, Organon and Diosynth were integrated into one business unit. Products developed by the pharmaceutical businesses include oral contraceptives Oral Contraceptives Definition

Oral contraceptives are medicines taken by mouth to help prevent pregnancy. They are also known as the Pill, OCs, or birth control pills.
, antidepressants Antidepressants
Medications prescribed to relieve major depression. Classes of antidepressants include selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (fluoxetine/Prozac, sertraline/Zoloft), tricyclics (amitriptyline/ Elavil), MAOIs (phenelzine/Nardil), and heterocyclics
, infertility infertility, inability to conceive or carry a child to delivery. The term is usually limited to situations where the couple has had intercourse regularly for one year without using birth control.  treatments and veterinary veterinary /vet·er·i·nary/ (vet´er-i-nar?e)
1. pertaining to domestic animals and their diseases.

2. veterinarian.


vet·er·i·nar·y
adj.
 vaccines

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c26025) has announced the addition of Akzo Nobel Pharmaceutical Company Intelligence Report to their offering.

Pharmaceutical Company Intelligence Reports provide a full review of the company's activities, from its origins to its latest corporate activity, including mergers and acquisitions, agreements, divestitures, major purchasing contracts and litigation An action brought in court to enforce a particular right. The act or process of bringing a lawsuit in and of itself; a judicial contest; any dispute.

When a person begins a civil lawsuit, the person enters into a process called litigation.
. Sections are included on products, international activities and R&D, as well as a full, in-depth five year financial analysis. An introduction to each report and a full table of contents is provided for review. More than 40 Company Intelligence Reports are currently available.

Contents Include:
PRINCIPAL OPERATING RESULTS

FINANCIAL INDICATORS

RECENT HISTORY/CORPORATE STRATEGY

AGREEMENTS

STRUCTURE AND ACTIVITIES

GEOGRAPHICAL BREAKDOWN

PRODUCT PORTFOLIO

PHARMACEUTICAL SUBSIDIARIES AND ASSOCIATED COMPANIES

INDEX OF TABLES

INDEX OF CHARTS

Companies Mentioned:
Vernalis Plc
NeoPharm
Barr Pharmaceuticals Inc
Pharmacopeia Inc
BioFocus Plc
Agenix Ltd
Genaissance Pharmaceuticals Inc
Laboratoire Theramex
Cypress Bioscience Inc
Kiadis BV
Valentis Inc
Lexicon Genetics Incorporated
Fabre-Kramer Pharmaceuticals Inc
GeneGo Inc
Entelos Inc
Pharming Group NV
BioDiem Ltd
Hemosol Corporation
Prasco Laboratories LLC
Meiji Seika Kaisha Ltd
Gene Logic Inc
Grupo Uriach
Human Genome Sciences Inc (HGS)
STADA Arzneimittel AG
sanofi-aventis
Sosei Co Ltd
Maastricht University
Pfizer
Ligand Pharmaceuticals
Xenogen Corporation
Schering AG
Compugen Ltd
BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc
Affymetrix Inc
DoubleTwist Inc
De Novo Pharmaceuticals Ltd
Cortex Pharmaceuticals Inc
Biobase GmbH
Corixa Corporation
Santen Pharmaceutical
CIMA Labs Inc
Incyte Genomics Inc
Ardent Pharmaceuticals Inc
Savient Pharmaceuticals Inc
Pherin Pharmaceuticals Inc
Roche
Orgalutran agreement
Serotonin receptor ligands agreement
Serono
Johnson & Johnson


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