SEC Opens Tysabri Investigation
This article was originally published in The Pink Sheet Daily
Executive Summary
The Securities & Exchange Commission has opened an investigation into the marketing suspension of Biogen Idec/Elan's multiple sclerosis therapy Tysabri (natalizumab)
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