DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Elan Corporation, plc today reported its second quarter and first half 2011 financial results. Elan CEO Kelly Martin commented: “We are making progress across all aspects of our Company. The second quarter results show an acceleration in both the financial potential of the Company, as well as providing clarity on the strategic positioning of the Company for the short, intermediate and long term. We remain focused on driving both top and bottom line growth, being a consistent yet disciplined investor in science and the clinical application of that science, and enabling our efforts to be scalable by maintaining a flexible and dynamic infrastructure that can scale as our science matures.”