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BRIDGEWATER, N.J., May 15, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Savient Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: SVNT) today reported financial results for the three months ended March 31, 2013. Net sales of KRYSTEXXA(®) (pegloticase) were $4.4 million for the first quarter of 2013, a 6% decrease from the fourth quarter of 2012 and a 43% increase over the first quarter of 2012. For the three-month period ended March 31, 2013, the Company had a net loss of $24.4 million or $0.34 per share, on total revenues...

BRIDGEWATER, N.J., Feb. 26, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Savient Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: SVNT) announced today that the Company's fourth quarter and year-end 2012 financial results will be released prior to the market open on Tuesday, March 19, 2013. Savient's executive management will host a conference call beginning at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time on March 19, 2013, to discuss these results and to answer questions. To participate by telephone, please dial 866-393-1565 (Domestic) or...

BRIDGEWATER, N.J., Jan. 8, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Savient Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: SVNT) announced today that David Meeker, M.D., President and Chief Executive Officer of Genzyme, a Sanofi Company, has been elected to Savient's Board of Directors, effective January 7, 2013. In addition, Savient announced the resignation from the Company's Board of William F. Owen, Jr., M.D., who is relocating to Qatar to serve as Chief Executive Officer of the Sidra Medical and Research Center, a...

BRIDGEWATER, N.J., Jan. 4, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Savient Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: SVNT) today announced that Lou Ferrari, President and Chief Executive Officer, will present at the 31(st) Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference on Thursday, January 10, 2013, at 12:00 p.m. Pacific Time. The conference will be held at the Westin St. Francis Hotel in San Francisco, CA. A live webcast of the presentation can be accessed through the investor relations section of the Company's...

BRIDGEWATER, N.J., Dec. 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Savient Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: SVNT) today announced that Robert (Bob) G. Savage has been elected to the Company's Board of Directors, effective December 5, 2012. "Bob is a proven leader with an exceptional track record of success, and we are fortunate to have a pharmaceutical executive with such a wealth of experience join our Board of Directors," stated Stephen O. Jaeger, Chairman of Savient's Board of Directors. Mr. Savage...

BRIDGEWATER, N.J., Nov. 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Savient Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: SVNT) today announced results from new post-hoc analyses of KRYSTEXXA(®) (pegloticase) pivotal Phase III and open-label extension trials that reinforced the health-related quality of life (HRQOL) benefits of KRYSTEXXA treatment in adult patients with refractory chronic gout (RCG), including tophus reduction outcomes. New data also demonstrated that guidance on measuring serum uric acid (sUA)...

BRIDGEWATER, N.J., Nov. 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Savient Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: SVNT) today announced that new data from an open-label extension (OLE) study published in the Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases reinforced the safety and efficacy profile of KRYSTEXXA(®) (pegloticase) treatment for refractory chronic gout (RCG) over the long-term. OLE data aligned with outcomes seen in the KRYSTEXXA pivotal Phase III clinical trials, with no new safety signals identified....

BRIDGEWATER, N.J., Oct. 25, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Savient Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: SVNT) announced today that the Company's third quarter 2012 financial results will be released prior to the market open on Thursday, November 8, 2012. Savient's executive management will host a conference call beginning at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time on November 8, 2012, to discuss these results and to answer questions. To participate by telephone, please dial 866-393-1565 (Domestic) or 253-237-1151...

BRIDGEWATER, N.J. and DUBLIN, Oct. 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Savient Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: SVNT) and its wholly owned subsidiary, Savient Pharma Ireland Limited, today announced that the European Medicines Agency's (EMA) Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) has completed its scientific assessment and has issued a positive opinion recommending approval of a marketing authorization in the European Union for KRYSTEXXA(®) (pegloticase) for the treatment of...

BRIDGEWATER, N.J., Sept. 26, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Savient Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: SVNT) today announced that it has granted time-based restricted shares, and time-based and performance-based options to purchase shares of common stock to John P. Hamill, the Company's newly appointed Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer. The grants were made pursuant to the NASDAQ inducement grant exception as components of Mr. Hamill's employment compensation. The...