@FiercePharma: Top-read on FiercePharma Mon: How did AstraZeneca make the Pfizer bid a Harry vs. Voldemort story? Story | Follow @FiercePharma
@TracyStaton: Some $AZN investors are balking at the board's $PFE snub. Others are practically high-fiving Chairman Johannson. More from Reuters | Follow @TracyStaton
@EricPFierce: FDA inspectors find 10 trash bags of partially destroyed raw data CGMP records at Sun Pharma plant. Article via FiercePharmaManufacturing | Follow @EricPFierce
@CarlyHFierce: Kymab, Gates Foundation to team up for malaria, HIV antigen discovery. More from FierceVaccines | Follow @CarlyHFierce
> Bayer is marketing a $14.2 billion loan backing its proposed buyout of Merck's ($MRK) consumer unit. Report
> The U.K.'s cost watchdog has recommended Johnson & Johnson's ($JNJ) Type 2 diabetes med Invokana for use in Britain's National Health Service. More
> South Africa's Adcock Ingram blamed an H1 loss on costs related to a failed takeover by Chile's CFR. Report
> Takeda execs hid the cancer risks of diabetes med Actos to protect billions of dollars in sales, a lawyer for two women argued in closing arguments in a Las Vegas trial. More
> Jazz Pharmaceuticals ($JAZZ) has named Russell Cox as its COO. Release
> Merck KGaA is investing €50 million ($68.5 million) in its Italian production site in Bari. Release (PDF)
@FierceMedDev: Medtronic and Edwards Lifesciences settle the score in ongoing patent feud. More | Follow @FierceMedDev
@VarunSaxena2: Device companies win in survey of top places to work in medical sales. 53% of respondents prefer them. Story (reg. req.) | Follow @VarunSaxena2
@MichaelGFierce: From Harvard: Herpes-loaded stem cells used to kill brain tumors. News | Follow @MichaelGFierce
@EmilyWFierce: "Drinkable books" double as a water filter, educate developing world about deadly waterborne illnesses. More | Follow @EmilyWFierce
> FDA approves iPad-based blood loss monitor. Item
> HistoSonics banks $14M for ultrasound prostate tech. More
> Medtronic's earnings plunge 54% due to litigation charge. Story
Biotech News
@FierceBiotech: Angry AstraZeneca investors may hold the only key to a Pfizer deal. Story | Follow @FierceBiotech
@JohnCFierce: If I was counseling Ian Read today, I'd say wipe the smug look off your face, go buy something significant and then break up the co. Pronto. | Follow @JohnCFierce
@DamianFierce: More biotech insider trading as SEC accuses investigators in a halted GTx trial. More | Follow @DamianFierce
@EmilyMFierce: Animal model that mimics hep B, C in humans could spur new treatments. Article | Follow @EmilyMFierce
> Clovis bags 'breakthrough' tag for its cancer drug as ASCO's spotlight awaits. More
> R.I.P.: Merck and Endocyte yank vintafolide app. Item
> Pioneering CAR-T biotech upstart plans to leapfrog into a $115M IPO. News
Pharma Manufacturing News
> FDA sends marshals in to seize drugs from unit of Alkem. More
> Roche investments for boosting manufacturing now exceed $1B. Story
> Novasep gets FDA OK for HPAPI expansion in France. Article
> Abbott expands manufacturing in Latin America with CFR deal. News
> Manufacturing continues to boost WuXi PharmaTech sales. Item
> FDA balks at accepting all EU plant inspections. More
Biotech Research News
> NIH addresses sex bias in preclinical research. Item
> Natural antibacterial clay could fight MRSA, other infections. More
> Anti-MERS therapies ID'd among existing drugs. Story
> Animal model that mimics hep B, C in humans could spur new treatments. Article
> CDC scientist: MERS doesn't present pandemic risk, but other diseases might. More
> Nanocarriers that harness fungus traits could deliver drugs to brain. News
And Finally... The CIA will no longer use vaccination programs as a cover-up for spying operations. More (sub. req.)