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Officials and guests of sanofi-aventis visit the NYSE to promote “Frosted Pink presented by sanofi-aventis and Wachovia,” a television event to raise awareness of, and inspire action, in the fight against women’s cancers. In honor of the occasion, Gregory Irace, President and CEO, sanofi-aventis U.S. Pharmaceutical Operations, and Olympic gold medalist and figure skating world champion Oksana Baiul, ring The Opening BellSM.
The star-studded program, which includes Rascal Flatts, Peggy Fleming, Sharon Osbourne, Olivia Newton-John, Oksana Baiul, and many others, will feature a dynamic mix of music, figure skating and Hollywood stars to empower women, raise awareness of women’s cancers and inspire action. The show airs on ABC at 4 p.m. on Sun., Oct 14.
Frosted Pink
The goal of Frosted Pink is to inspire women to move beyond awareness of women’s cancers and take action by making a difference in people’s lives. This belief is at the core of four of the country’s most effective cancer advocacy organizations and each have aligned with Frosted Pink in a concerted effort to support this mission. They are: the National Breast Cancer Coalition (NBCC), the National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship (NCCS), the Gynecologic Cancer Foundation (GCF), and the Ovarian Cancer National Alliance (OCNA).
sanofi-aventis (SNY)
sanofi-aventis is a pharmaceutical group engaged in the research, development, manufacture and marketing of healthcare products. Its business includes two main activities: pharmaceuticals and human vaccines. In its pharmaceutical activity, sanofi-aventis specializes in six therapeutic areas: thrombosis, cardiovascular, metabolic disorders, oncology, central nervous system and internal medicine. In the human vaccines activity, it offers vaccines in five areas: pediatric combination vaccines, influenza vaccines, adult and adolescent booster vaccines, meningitis vaccines and travel vaccines. As of April 4, 2007, sanofi-aventis announced that Acomplia has been approved by Swissmedic, the Swiss Agency for therapeutics products, in association with a light hypocaloric diet and physical activity for obese patients or for overweight patients with at least one associated cardiovascular risk factor, after insufficient weight reduction following physical activity or alimentary adaptation.
Wachovia Corporation (WB)
Wachovia Corporation (Wachovia) is registered as a financial holding company and a bank holding company, and provides commercial and retail banking, and trust services through full-service banking offices in Alabama, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas, Maryland, Mississippi, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and Washington, D.C. Its four-core businesses are Capital Management, the General Bank, Wealth Management, and the Corporate and Investment Bank. In June 2006, Wachovia closed the purchase of defined contribution recordkeeping business from Ameriprise Financial, Inc. In October 2006, it acquired Golden West Financial Corporation. In February 2007, it acquired a majority interest in European Credit Management Ltd. In October 2007, the Company completed the acquisition of A.G. Edwards, Inc., which will be combined with Wachovia Securities LLC brokerage firm.
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