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> After a long search, AstraZeneca ($AZN) has named a new chairman to replace Louis Schweitzer: Leif Johansson, chairman of Swedish telecom Ericsson. News
> Merck ($MRK) has settled a shareholder suit that had claimed it delayed negative trial results affecting its Vytorin cholesterol pill. Story
> AstraZeneca won FDA approval for its new version of FluMist, dubbed FluMist Quadrivalent, an influenza vaccine that fights four strains of the virus. Report
> Bayer got the FDA's nod for a lower-dose version of its hormone therapy Angeliq, as a treatment for menopausal symptoms. More
> Sanofi ($SNY) and Japan's Astellas Pharma agreed to dissolve their joint venture, Sanofi-aventis Yamanouchi, formed to market the heart drug Milrila, in favor of a licensing agreement on the product. News
> A U.S. judge has denied Cardinal Health's request for an injunction, allowing the Drug Enforcement Administration to suspend controlled-substance shipments from the company's Lakeland, FL, distribution center. Report
Biotech News
@FierceBiotech: AstraZeneca's FluMist Quadrivalent #vaccine to hit U.S. market. Story | Follow @FierceBiotech
@JohnCFierce: Smart: Keep Kelly Martin as CEO at Elan until bapineuzumab data comes in. New guy can pick up the pieces; or Martin ends up unlikely hero. | Follow @JohnCFierce
@RyanMFierce: Eli Lilly has trotted out a $10M program with academic partners that has long odds of bringing the company any new drugs. More | Follow @RyanMFierce @MarkHFierce: Math + genetics + health data helps Utah doctors customize blood thinner dosing. Surprisingly practical. Story | Follow @MarkHFierce
> Elan CEO puts retirement party on hold as Alzheimer's PhIII looms. More
> GSK and Daiichi create new vaccine joint development venture in Japan. Story
> Pfizer, BMS face a delay on FDA's megablockbuster decision on apixaban. News
Vaccines News
> Universal vaccine could cut flu across the whole community. Report
> Inactivated polio vaccine reaches Nigeria. More
> Bacteria may lead to HIV vaccine. Article
> Getting under the skin of vaccines. Story
> Cell-based pancreatic cancer vaccine increases survival. News
Manufacturing News
> IT issues at Biochem lab raise data integrity concerns. Article
> Industry faces having to fund drug-disposal program. Story
> FDA puts burning questions to Fukuda Denshi about device. More
> Abbott banks on boomers with $270M nutrition facility. Item
CRO News
> Newsummit Biopharma's $80M IPO reflects CRO surge in China. More
> Icon snatches up drug pricing guru PriceSpective. Article
> Quintiles partners with Russians on new drug development ventures. News
> Feds say contract testing lab's protocols damaged data integrity. Story
And Finally... Daily doses of a Parkinson's disease drug, amantadine hydrochloride, improved function in people with severe brain injuries, researchers said. Article