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Patents
- ISIS: WO2004094618 (2004).
- ISIS: US20050272680 (2005).
- SKINNY DRINKCO.: US20050101660 (2005).
- BIOACTIVES: WO2007016578 (2007).
- TULARIK AND JAPAN TOBACCO: WO2004047755 (2004).
- ASTRAZENECA: WO2007071966 (2007).
- BAYER: US07091228 (2004).
- BAYER: WO2006044775 (2006).
- BAYER: WO2006113919 (2006).
- BAYER: WO2007016538 (2007).
- ASTRAZENECA: WO2005044250 (2005).
- OHTSUKA: JP2004067635 (2004).
- TULARIK: WO2005013907 (2005).
- TULARIK: WO2005072740 (2005).
- ASTRAZENECA: WO2006064189 (2006).
- ASTRAZENECA: WO2006134317 (2006).
- ROCHE: WO2006082010 (2006).
- ROCHE: WO2006120125 (2006).
- ROCHE: WO2007060140 (2007).
- TAKEDA: WO2006082952 (2006).
- SANKYO: JP2005206492 (2005).
- SANKYO: WO2006019020 (2006).
- SANKYO: WO2006004200 (2006).
- SANKYO: JP2007131584 (2007).
- SANKYO: JP2007191471 (2007).
Website
- http://www.investor.bayer.com/en/news/archiv/investor-news-2006/investor-news/showNewsItem/610/1168960917/7a57533251 Bayer website press release (2006).