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Article: Roche Colorado Corp.'s anti-HIV drug awarded as 'most innovative'.
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- Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
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- October 9, 2004
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By Alicia Wallace, Daily Camera, Boulder, Colo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
Oct. 9--An HIV-fighting drug produced by Roche Colorado Corp.'s manufacturing plant has earned the company an international award.
Roche's Fuzeon, which was launched last year, was chosen out of 12 major drugs to be awarded the 2004 International Prix Galien for the most innovative new medicine, the company announced Friday.
"Overall, for Roche and specifically Roche Colorado, (Fuzeon) was a big piece of work," said Georg Wiebecke, president and site manager of Roche Colorado. "This makes us proud to be publicly acknowledged by a big, independent body for ...