( s of $3.2 billion. Genzyme has been sel...)Genzyme Announces Data from First Phase 3 Study of Tolevamer in,Patients with C. difficile Associated Diarrhea,Health

With many established products and services helping patients in nearly 90 countries, Genzyme is a leader in the effort to develop and apply the most advanced technologies in the life sciences. The company's products and services are focused on rare inherited disorders, kidney disease, orthopaedics, cancer, transplant, and diagnostic testing. Genzyme's commitment to innovation continues today with a substantial development program focused on these fields, as well as immune disease, infectious disease, and other areas of unmet medical need.

This press release contains forward-looking statements, including statements regarding the potential for commercializing tolevamer in the future, when data from this Phase 3 study of tolevamer will be presented and when the results of the second Phase 3 study of tolevamer will be available. These statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected in these forward- looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include, among others, the actual safety and efficacy of tolevamer; the outcome of discussions with regulatory authorities regarding clinical studies and the approval of tolevamer for CDAD and the timing of such discussions; additional analysis of the data from the first Phase 3 study; the results of the second Phase 3 study and whether such results are consistent with this data; the timing of the second Phase 3 study; and the risks and uncertainties described in reports filed by Genzyme with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, including without limitation the information under the heading "Risk Factors" in the Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations section of the Genzyme Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the qu
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