UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): November 23, 2004
Biogen Idec Inc.
| Delaware | 0-19311 | 33-0112644 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction | (Commission | (I.R.S. Employer | ||
| of incorporation) | File Number) | Identification No.) |
| 14 Cambridge Center, Cambridge, Massachusetts | 02142 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (617) 679-2000
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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| Item 8.01 Other Events | ||||||||
| Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits | ||||||||
| SIGNATURES | ||||||||
| EXHIBIT INDEX | ||||||||
| Ex-99.1 Press Release dated November 23, 2004 | ||||||||
Item 8.01 Other Events
On November 23, 2004, the Registrant publicly disseminated a press release announcing the approval of TYSABRI® (natalizumab), formerly referred to as ANTEGREN®, as a treatment for relapsing forms of multiple sclerosis to reduce the frequency of clinical relapses. The FDA granted accelerated approval for TYSABRI following priority review based on one-year data from two Phase III clinical studies, the AFFIRM monotherapy trial and the SENTINEL combination trial with AVONEX® (Interferon beta-1a). The information contained in the press release is incorporated herein by reference and filed as Exhibit 99.1 hereto.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
| (c) | Exhibits. |
| 99.1 | The Registrant’s Press Release dated November 23, 2004. |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| Biogen Idec Inc. | ||||
| By: | /s/ Anne Marie Cook | |||
| Anne Marie Cook | ||||
| Vice President, Chief Corporate Counsel | ||||
Date: November 30, 2004