UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16
UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the month of January 2011
Commission File Number: 001-31368
SANOFI-AVENTIS
(Translation of registrant’s name into English)
174, avenue de France, 75013 Paris, FRANCE
(Address of principal executive offices)
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In January 2011, sanofi-aventis issued the press releases attached hereto as Exhibits 99.1 to 99.7 which are incorporated herein by reference.
Exhibit List
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| Exhibit 99.1 | Press release dated December 17, 2010: Sanofi-aventis and Merck KGaA Sign Agreement to Jointly Investigate Novel Combinations Against Cancer | |
| Exhibit 99.2 | Press release dated December 20, 2010: Sanofi-aventis and Avila Therapeutics Sign Global Alliance to Develop Targeted Covalent Oncology Drugs | |
| Exhibit 99.3 | Press release dated December 21, 2010: Sanofi-aventis Acquires from Ascendis Pharma Worldwide Rights on Drug-Delivery Technology in Diabetes and Related Disorders | |
| Exhibit 99.4 | Press release dated January 5, 2011: Positive Phase II Results with BSI-201 (Iniparib) in Women with Metastatic Triple Negative Breast Cancer Published in The New England Journal of Medicine | |
| Exhibit 99.5 | Press release dated January 9, 2011: Statement on Genzyme discussions | |
| Exhibit 99.6 | Press release dated January 12, 2011: Sanofi-aventis Enters into Two Research & Development Collaborations with the University of California, San Francisco | |
| Exhibit 99.7 | Press release dated January 12, 2011: European Commission Clears Acquisition of Genzyme Corporation by sanofi-aventis | |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
| Dated: January 14, 2011 | SANOFI-AVENTIS | |||||
| By | /S/ JOHN FELITTI | |||||
| Name: | John Felitti | |||||
| Title: | Associate Vice President, | |||||
| Corporate Law, Financial & Securities Law | ||||||
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Exhibit Index
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| Exhibit 99.1 | Press release dated December 17, 2010: Sanofi-aventis and Merck KGaA Sign Agreement to Jointly Investigate Novel Combinations Against Cancer | |
| Exhibit 99.2 | Press release dated December 20, 2010: Sanofi-aventis and Avila Therapeutics Sign Global Alliance to Develop Targeted Covalent Oncology Drugs | |
| Exhibit 99.3 | Press release dated December 21, 2010: Sanofi-aventis Acquires from Ascendis Pharma Worldwide Rights on Drug-Delivery Technology in Diabetes and Related Disorders | |
| Exhibit 99.4 | Press release dated January 5, 2011: Positive Phase II Results with BSI-201 (Iniparib) in Women with Metastatic Triple Negative Breast Cancer Published in The New England Journal of Medicine | |
| Exhibit 99.5 | Press release dated January 9, 2011: Statement on Genzyme discussions | |
| Exhibit 99.6 | Press release dated January 12, 2011: Sanofi-aventis Enters into Two Research & Development Collaborations with the University of California, San Francisco | |
| Exhibit 99.7 | Press release dated January 12, 2011: European Commission Clears Acquisition of Genzyme Corporation by sanofi-aventis | |
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