CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 12, 2006--Biogen Idec (NASDAQ: BIIB - News) announced today that Cecil B. Pickett, Ph.D., has been named President, Research & Development (R&D). Dr. Pickett will join the Biogen Idec Board of Directors, and will report to James C. Mullen, Biogen Idec's President and Chief Executive Officer.
