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Letter
from the
Chairman
Dear Shareholders, Your company achieved
outstanding results again in 2007, despite tougher market conditions. For the seventh straight year
the Roche Group’s sales increased by double-digits, advancing 10% to 46 billion Swiss francs. This more
than 4 billion Swiss franc increase in sales revenues was all achieved organically. Once again, the
Pharmaceuticals Division was the main growth driver. Its sales grew almost twice as fast as the global
pharmaceuticals market. The Diagnostics Division maintained its position as the global market leader
in in vitro diagnostics, with divisional sales increasing slightly ahead of the market. ...more
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Roche
Group: Group results - Outlook - Group strategy
The Roche Group
posted record results in 2007. Group sales were up significantly, advancing
10% in local currencies (10% in Swiss francs; 15% in US dollars) to 46.1 billion Swiss francs. This
4.1 billion Swiss franc rise in full-year sales was all organic growth. The Pharmaceuticals Division’s
sales increased 11% in local currencies (10% in Swiss francs; 15% in US dollars) to 36.8 billion Swiss
francs; this was approximately twice the global market growth rate. Demand remained very strong for
the cancer medicines Avastin, Herceptin, MabThera/Rituxan, Tarceva and Xeloda. Combined sales of the
division’s oncology products were up 20% for the year, reinforcing Roche’s market leadership in this
therapeutic area. Other pharmaceuticals driving growth included Bonviva/ Boniva for osteoporosis, CellCept
in transplantation, Pegasys in virology and the ophthalmology medicine Lucentis. The Diagnostics Division
strengthened its market leadership with sales totalling 9.3 billion Swiss francs, a 6% increase in local
currencies (7% in Swiss francs; 12% in US dollars) over 2006. Professional Diagnostics and Applied Science
were the business areas posting the strongest growth. ... more ...
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