Financial Astrology of Biogen Idec Inc.

FINANCIAL ASTROLOGY

First Trade Date for Biogen Idec Inc.

Company Name	First Trade Date (yyyy-mm-dd)
Biogen Idec Inc.	2003-11-13

Company Name	Symbol
Biogen Idec Inc.	BIIB
History and Business of Company (this information may include date of incorporation)
In November 2003, Biogen, Inc. and IDEC Pharmaceuticals Corporation merged under the name Biogen Idec Inc., bringing together the complementary strengths of each company. Biogen Idec creates new standards of care in oncology and immunology. As a global leader in the development, manufacturing, and commercialization of novel therapies, we transform scientific discoveries into advances in human healthcare. We currently have four commercial products: AVONEX(r) (Interferon beta-1a) for the treatment of relapsing multiple sclerosis, also known as MS, RITUXAN(r) (rituximab) and ZEVALIN(r) (ibritumomab tiuxetan), both of which treat certain B-cell non-Hodgkin's lymphomas, also referred to as B-cell NHLs, and AMEVIVE(r) (alefacept) for the treatment of adult patients with moderate-to-severe chronic plaque psoriasis who are candidates for systemic therapy or phototherapy. We also receive revenues from royalties on sales by our licensees of a number of products covered under patents that we control including sales of RITUXAN outside the U.S. In addition, we have a pipeline of development stage products and a number of research programs in our core therapeutic areas and in other areas of interest. AVONEX is the most prescribed therapeutic product in MS worldwide. Globally over 125,000 patients have chosen AVONEX as their treatment of choice. In 2003, sales of AVONEX generated worldwide revenues of $1.16 billion as compared to revenues of $1.03 billion from sales of AVONEX in 2002. RITUXAN, the first monoclonal antibody approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for a cancer therapy indication, is currently marketed and sold worldwide for the treatment of various B-cell NHLs. We market RITUXAN in the U.S. in collaboration with Genentech, Inc. All U.S. sales of RITUXAN are recognized by Genentech and we record our share of the pretax copromotion profits on a quarterly basis. In 2003, RITUXAN generated U.S. net sales of $1.36 billion of which we recorded $419.2 million as our share of copromotion profits as compared to U.S. net sales of $1.08 billion in 2002 of which we recorded $324.5 million as our share of copromotion profits. F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd. sells rituximab outside the U.S., except in Japan where it copromotes RITUXAN in collaboration with Zenyaku Kogyo Co. Ltd. We received royalties on sales of rituximab outside of the U.S. of $67.9 million in 2003 as compared to $45.4 million in 2002. RITUXAN is the trade name used for rituximab in the U.S., Canada and Japan, and MabThera is the trade name in the European Union, or EU. In this Form 10-K, we refer to rituximab, RITUXAN and MabThera collectively as RITUXAN, except where we have otherwise indicated. In February 2002, ZEVALIN became the first radioimmunotherapy approved by the FDA for the treatment of cancer. ZEVALIN is approved as a treatment for relapsed or refractory low-grade, follicular, or transformed B-cell NHL including patients with RITUXAN refractory follicular NHL. We launched ZEVALIN in the U.S. in April 2002. In 2003, sales of ZEVALIN in the U.S. generated revenues of $19.6 million as compared to revenues of $13.7 million in 2002. Outside the U.S., we have licensed our marketing rights in ZEVALIN to Schering AG. In January 2004, the European Agency for the Evaluation of Medicinal Products, or EMEA, the regulatory authority in the EU, granted marketing approval of ZEVALIN in the EU for the treatment of adult patients with CD20+ follicular B-cell NHL who are refractory to or have relapsed following RITUXAN therapy. AMEVIVE was approved in the U.S. in January 2003 for the treatment of adult patients with moderate-to-severe chronic plaque psoriasis who are candidates for systemic therapy or phototherapy. In 2003, sales of AMEVIVE generated revenues of $40.4 million. In February 2003, the European Committee for Proprietary Medicinal Products, the scientific advisory board of the EMEA, determined that more information was required to approve AMEVIVE in the EU. We withdrew our application for approval. We plan to develop the additional information necessary to obtain approval of AMEVIVE for the treatment of psoriasis in the EU. Developing the data and re-filing the application may take several years. In addition to ongoing development work with our marketed products, including studies of RITUXAN in rheumatoid arthritis, we continue to devote significant resources to other ongoing development efforts. These efforts include our collaboration with Elan Corporation plc on the development of ANTEGREN(r) (natalizumab), as a potential treatment for MS, Crohn's disease and rheumatoid arthritis, our collaboration with Fumapharm AG on development of an oral therapy as a potential treatment for psoriasis and MS, our development of Anti-CD80 (Anti-B7.1) as a potential treatment for non-Hodgkin's lymphomas, also referred to as NHLs, and autoimmune diseases, and our development of Anti-CD23 as a potential treatment for allergic rhinitis, allergic asthma and chronic lymphocytic leukemia, also referred to as CLL. We also have a number of preclinical and earlier-stage research programs. Our research strategy is to direct our primary effort toward finding therapeutics in our focus areas: oncology, neurology, dermatology and rheumatology. We supplement our internal research efforts to find novel therapeutics in these areas and in other areas of interest with genomics tools and other innovative technologies. We also seek to advance our research efforts through collaborations. We believe that our biologically-focused research strength, along with expertise in protein and bio-organic chemistry, will allow us to be in a position to capitalize on the potential of the post-genomics era. Merger. On November 12, 2003, Bridges Merger Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of IDEC Pharmaceuticals Corporation, was merged with and into Biogen, Inc. with Biogen, Inc. continuing as the surviving corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of IDEC Pharmaceuticals Corporation. At the same time, IDEC Pharmaceuticals Corporation changed its name to Biogen Idec Inc. The merger and name change were made under an Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of June 20, 2003. As a result of the merger, each issued and outstanding share of Biogen, Inc. common stock was converted into the right to receive 1.15 shares of Biogen Idec common stock. Our stock trades on the Nasdaq National Market under the symbol BIIB. The results of Biogen, Inc.'s operations from November 13, 2003, the day after the effective date of the merger, to December 31, 2003 have been included in the consolidated financial statements filed in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. Available Information. We are a Delaware corporation with principal executive offices located at 14 Cambridge Center, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02142. Our telephone number is (617) 679-2000 and our web site address is www.biogenidec.com. We make available free of charge through the Investor Relations section of our web site our Annual Reports on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, Current Reports on Form 8-K and all amendments to those reports as soon as reasonably practicable after such material is electronically filed with or furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission, or the SEC. We include our web site address in this Annual Report on Form 10-K only as an inactive textual reference and do not intend it to be an active link to our web site.

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