STRATEGIC COLLABORATIONS	6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2011
Notes To Consolidated Financial Statement Abstract
Strategic Collaborations Disclosure Textblock	8. STRATEGIC COLLABORATIONS Collaboration with a privately-held U.S. biotechnology company On September 10, 2010, the Company and a privately-held U.S. biotechnology company entered into a sublicense and development agreement to develop an agent for specific dermatological conditions in the Americas and Europe and a purchase option to acquire the privately-held U.S. biotechnology company. Under the terms of the agreements, the Company paid the privately-held U.S. biotechnology company $5.0 million in connection with the execution of the agreement, and will pay additional potential milestone payments totaling approximately $100.5 million upon successful completion of certain clinical, regulatory and commercial milestones. During the three months ended December 31, 2010 and June 30, 2011, development milestones were achieved, and the Company made a $10.0 million and a $5.5 million payment, respectively, pursuant to the agreements. The initial $5.0 million payment, the $10.0 million milestone payment and the $5.5 million milestone payment were recognized as research and development expense during the three months ended September 30, 2010, December 31, 2010 and June 30, 2011, respectively. Anacor On February 9, 2011, the Company entered into a research and development agreement with Anacor Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (“Anacor”) for the discovery and development of boron-based small molecule compounds directed against a target for the potential treatment of acne. Under the terms of the agreement, the Company paid Anacor $7.0 million in connection with the execution of the agreement, and will pay up to $153.0 million upon the achievement of certain research, development, regulatory and commercial milestones, as well as royalties on sales by the Company. Anacor will be responsible for discovering and conducting the early development of product candidates which utilize Anacor's proprietary boron chemistry platform, while the Company will have an option to obtain an exclusive license for products covered by the agreement. The initial $7.0 million payment was recognized as research and development expense during the three months ended March 31, 2011.

STRATEGIC COLLABORATIONS

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2011

Notes To Consolidated Financial Statement Abstract

Strategic Collaborations Disclosure Textblock

8. STRATEGIC COLLABORATIONS

Collaboration with a privately-held U.S. biotechnology company

On September 10, 2010, the Company and a privately-held U.S. biotechnology company entered into a sublicense and development agreement to develop an agent for specific dermatological conditions in the Americas and Europe and a purchase option to acquire the privately-held U.S. biotechnology company.

Under the terms of the agreements, the Company paid the privately-held U.S. biotechnology company $5.0 million in connection with the execution of the agreement, and will pay additional potential milestone payments totaling approximately $100.5 million upon successful completion of certain clinical, regulatory and commercial milestones.

During the three months ended December 31, 2010 and June 30, 2011, development milestones were achieved, and the Company made a $10.0 million and a $5.5 million payment, respectively, pursuant to the agreements. The initial $5.0 million payment, the $10.0 million milestone payment and the $5.5 million milestone payment were recognized as research and development expense during the three months ended September 30, 2010, December 31, 2010 and June 30, 2011, respectively.

Anacor

On February 9, 2011, the Company entered into a research and development agreement with Anacor Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (“Anacor”) for the discovery and development of boron-based small molecule compounds directed against a target for the potential treatment of acne. Under the terms of the agreement, the Company paid Anacor $7.0 million in connection with the execution of the agreement, and will pay up to $153.0 million upon the achievement of certain research, development, regulatory and commercial milestones, as well as royalties on sales by the Company. Anacor will be responsible for discovering and conducting the early development of product candidates which utilize Anacor's proprietary boron chemistry platform, while the Company will have an option to obtain an exclusive license for products covered by the agreement. The initial $7.0 million payment was recognized as research and development expense during the three months ended March 31, 2011.