@FiercePharma: Glaxo said to be near $1.6B Lucozade-Ribena sale to Japan's Suntory. Latest in series of brand sales. ICYMI yesterday | Follow @FiercePharma
@EricPFierce: Bristol-Myers Squibb flees high cost of East Coast with new center in Tampa, FL. Moving some jobs from NJ. Report | Follow @EricPFierce
@CarlyHFierce: Departure of new Vivus CEO Zook tops the list of this week's hirings, firings & other movements in pharma/biotech. Chutes & Ladders | Follow @CarlyHFierce
> Analysts suggest Astex Pharmaceuticals ($ASTX) should hold out for a much better deal than the $886 million Abilify-maker Otuska offered this week. Story
> Amgen ($AMGN) has sent a letter to healthcare providers warning that its drugs Neupogen and Neulasta have been associated with potentially fatal capillary leak syndrome (CLS). Report
> Biotech investor David Blech says if he had left well enough alone, he would be a billionaire, not a prisoner. Story
> AstraZeneca ($AZN) has sold the landmark Rollins Building in Fairfax, DE, to investors for a reported $10.5 million. Report
> Novartis ($NVS) said today that it has an exclusive global licensing and research collaboration agreement with Louisville, KY-based Regenerex to use its Facilitating Cell Therapy (FCRx) platform in kidney transplantation. Release | More from FierceBiotech
@FierceMedDev: Enzymatics jumps into next-gen Dx space with $50M startup buy. More | Follow @FierceMedDev
@MarkHFierce: Better sanitation is linked to more Alzheimer's cases. Article | Follow @MarkHFierce
@MichaelGFierce: Myriad rolls out next-gen Dx for 8 major cancers. Story | Follow @MichaelGFierce
> Rented Medtronic tools linked to possible disease exposure. News
> Enzymatics jumps into next-gen Dx space with $50M startup buy. Report
> Report: KKR favored bidder in Panasonic's billion-dollar health unit sale. Story
> India advances effort to modernize medical device regs. Item
Biotech News
@FierceBiotech: In growing diabetes market, Sanofi looks beyond iPhone for mobile glucose testing. Article from FierceBiotech IT | Follow @FierceBiotech
@JohnCFierce: Crowdfunding cash for biotech startup Perle (diabetes). Press release | Follow @JohnCFierce
@Ry_McBride: UPDATED: No end of biotech IPO frenzy in sight. Special report | Follow @Ry_McBride
@EmilyMFierce: Making iPS cells safer for use in humans through the study of a cellular odd fellow. More from Stanford | Follow @EmilyMFierce
> Novartis strikes stem cell deal to aid transplant patients. Story
> NYT: Blech says he could have been a biotech billionaire. Article
> Under FDA priority review, Mallinckrodt's pain med succeeds in PhIII. More
And Finally... Reports say that Sanofi ($SNY) is closing in on a deal to buy India's Elder Pharma. Story