The board will schedule a shareholder assembly and recommend approval of Kroton's proposal.

Outside experts on the panel are expected to vote on whether to recommend approval.

A panel of FDA experts unanimously voted to recommend approval of romiplostim in March.

A panel of FDA experts had unanimously voted in March to recommend approval of the Amgen drug.

A federal advisory panel in November failed to recommend approval of Targanta's antibiotic for complex skin infections.

UAW leaders who represent Ford workers met on Tuesday and voted unanimously to recommend approval of the agreement.

The filing said the boards of both companies would schedule shareholder assemblies to recommend approval of Kroton's proposal.

Treacy said yesterday that the council's high performance committee, having assessed the matter fully, was unable to recommend approval.

The panel will decide whether to recommend approval of Remsima to treat rheumatoid arthritis and inflammatory bowel conditions like Crohn's disease.

The decision, announced on Thursday, had been expected after the Nevada state gaming control board voted to recommend approval earlier this month.

Analysts said the safety issues were known to investors and they expected an advisory panel to recommend approval of the drug, denosumab.

The comments came ahead of an FDA advisory panel meeting on Tuesday where experts will discuss whether to recommend approval of the vaccine.

The FDA staff said they would ask the advisory panel to evaluate Medtronic's data before voting on whether to recommend approval for the device.

Panelists said they were especially reluctant to recommend approval of sirukumab because there are two other drugs on the market in the same class.

The agency will ask an advisory panel on Wednesday to weigh the possible benefits and risks and decide whether to recommend approval of U.S. sales.

Wednesday's delay came after the Port Authority's chief of staff told the board he had not yet brokered a good enough deal to recommend approval.