Biogen Idec, Inc. (Massachusetts) Elects Thermo Fisher Scientific CEO to Board of Directors

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Biogen Idec (NASDAQ: BIIB) announced today that Marijn E. Dekkers, Ph.D., President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Thermo Fisher Scientific, has been elected to the Biogen Idec Board of Directors. The election took place at the company’s annual shareholder meeting on May 31, 2007. “Marijn Dekkers has the scientific background and proven business skills to provide strategic leadership and guidance as we build on our record of growth and success in delivering significant therapies for patients,” stated James C. Mullen, President and CEO of Biogen Idec.

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