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Acorda Therapeutics Inc.

Type	Public
Traded as	NASDAQ: ACOR FWB: CDG
Industry	Health care Biotechnology
Founded	1995 (1995)^[1]
Founder(s)	Ron Cohen
Headquarters	Hawthorne, New York, United States
Key people	Ron Cohen Andrew R. Blight
Products	Zanaflex Ampyra
Revenue	US$292.2 Million (FY 2011)^[2]
Operating income	US$35.1 Million (FY 2011)^[2]
Net income	US$30.6 Million (FY 2011)^[2]
Total assets	US$379.5 Million (FY 2011)^[2]
Total equity	US$205.2 Million (FY 2011)^[2]
Employees	328 (February, 2012) ^[2]
Website	Acorda.com

Acorda Therapeutics (NASDAQ: ACOR, FWB: CDG) is a biotechnology company based in Hawthorne, New York. Acorda Therapeutics develops drugs to improve therapies that improve neurological function in people with multiple sclerosis, spinal cord injury and other disorders of the central nervous system.^[3] Acorda manufactures and markets the drugs Zanaflex and Ampyra in the United States.

Contents

1 History
2 Corporate governance
3 Products
- 3.1 Products on the market
- 3.2 Products under development
4 References
5 External links

History

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Corporate governance

As of December 31, 2008 (2008 -12-31)^[update] the members of the board of directors of Acorda Therapeutics are:^[4] Ron Cohen, Barry Greene, John Kelley, Sandra Panem, Lorin J. Randall, Steven M. Rauscher, Ian F. Smith, and Wise Young.

Products

Products on the market

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Products under development

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References

^ Acorda FAQ
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Acorda Therapeutics 2011 Annual Report - Form 10-K - February 28, 2012.". secdatabase.com. http://pdf.secdatabase.com/2842/0001008848-12-000015.pdf. Retrieved 2012-05-16.
^ Acorda 2008 10-K Annual report
^ Acorda Board of Directors

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