Icahn May Dust Off Biogen Battle for Forest Labs Fight

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Aug. 17 (Bloomberg) -- Carl Icahn's effort to shake up drugmaker Forest Laboratories Inc. may look a lot like his three-year fight at Biogen Idec Inc., the world's biggest maker of multiple sclerosis medicines.
     The billionaire investor installed three directors at Weston, Massachusetts-based Biogen, oversaw the appointment of Chief Executive Officer George Scangos and helped narrow the company's research focus. Shannon Pettypiece reports on Bloomberg Television's "In the Loop." (Source: Bloomberg)

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