Schering AG agrees to license Refludan
Executive Summary
The Federal Trade Commission is accepting comments until Sept. 12 on a proposal by Aventis to divest the direct thrombin inhibitor Refludan (lepirudin) to Schering AG. Aventis was ordered to divest Refludan after failing to complete a divestment of the pending Revasc (desirudin), as required under the FTC consent agreement allowing the merger of Hoechst and Rhone-Poulenc (1"The Pink Sheet" Sept. 4, 2000, p. 17)