@FiercePharma: Pfizer's Lipitor hardball, from the NYT. The gist: Discounts for PBMs that block generic versions. Article | Follow @FiercePharma
> Amgen ($AMGN) is meeting with European investors this week to prepare to offer up to $1.5 billion in debt denominated in euros and British pounds. Release
> Bristol-Myers Squibb ($BMY) and the Brazilian government have signed a technology transfer agreement to expand access to the AIDS fighter Reyataz. News
> Teva Pharmaceutical Industries' ($TEVA) stock dropped after the Israeli company lost an appeal to stop Watson Pharmaceuticals ($WPI) from selling a generic version of its Seasonique birth control. Item
> GlaxoSmithKline ($GSK) won a tax-overpayment reimbursement of about $4.6 million from one Pennsylvania school district and $6.5 million from another after challenging the assessed values on several properties. More | Report
> Pfizer ($PFE) is continuing to seek buyers for its manufacturing facilities at Rouses Point and Chazy, NY. Story
Biotech News
@FierceBiotech: BGI, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia team on next-gen sequencing, bioinformatics. Report | Follow @FierceBiotech
@JohnCFierce: Splitsville for Athersys and Angiotech on stem cell program; Athersys inks $20M stock purchase deal. | Follow @JohnCFierce
@RyanMFierce: Open R&D biotech model makes sense in researching PTSD. We owe it to veterans with psych scars to team up here. Article | Follow @RyanMFierce
> Analysts debate Xarelto's fate as new data points to $1B ACS market. Story
> Alimera, pSivida shares take a beating on FDA's Iluvien rejection. Report
> WuXi creates $50M VC fund for "great minds" in life sciences. News
Medical Device News
> Report: S&N to raise R&D budget. Item
> OrbusNeich releases data on combo stent, Genous. Report
> Stryker to cut 5% of workforce. Article
Biotech IT News
> Dell puts cloud-computing muscle behind personalized cancer trial. Report
> BGI, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia team on next-gen sequencing, bioinformatics. Article
> Foldit strategies uncovered, spotlights open R&D breakthrough. News
> Y Combinator alum Comprehend lands $1.2M seed round for clinical data analytics. Story
And Finally... Adolescent girls with a family history of breast disease should avoid alcohol, a new study finds. Release