20. Business Combinations and Divestitures
Certain businesses were acquired for $2,129 million in cash and $38 million of liabilities assumed during 2014. These
acquisitions were accounted for using the acquisition method and, accordingly, results of operations have been included
in the financial statements from their respective dates of acquisition.
The 2014 acquisitions included: Covagen AG, a privately-held, biopharmaceutical company specializing in the
development of multispecific protein therapeutics through the FynomAb® technology platform; Alios BioPharma, Inc., a
privately-held, clinical stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing therapies for viral diseases; and the
ORSL™ electrolyte ready-to-drink brand from Jagdale Industries Ltd. The excess of purchase price over the estimated fair
value of tangible assets acquired amounted to $2,069 million and has been assigned to identifiable intangible assets,