@FiercePharma: Cal/OSHA fines Baxter for plant safety violations. News | Follow @FiercePharma
> Biogen Idec's second-quarter sales beat analyst expectations, fueled by fast growth in new prescriptions of its multiple sclerosis drug Tysabri. Story
> Private equity firm KKR won European approval for its $2.38 billion deal to buy Pfizer's Capsugel unit. Article
> Elan's Q2 profits grew $59.7 million, beating analyst estimates, on strong sales of Tysabri; the company raised its full-year profits target. Piece
> Gilead Sciences posted a rise in second-quarter profits to $746.2 million, fueled by street-beating sales of its leading HIV products. Article
> Takeda Pharmaceutical said it would borrow ¥600 billion ($7.66 billion) to finance its ¥1.1 trillion buyout of the Swiss drugmaker Nycomed. News
> Hospira posted a 10% hike in second-quarter sales to $1.06 billion, aided in part by strong U.S. revenues from its prostate cancer drug oncolytic docetaxel. Report
> New products helped boost Mylan's generic-drug sales in the U.S., but European sales suffered from pricing pressures. Report
> U.S antitrust regulators approved Perrigo's purchase of Paddock Labs, on the condition that it sell off 6 generic drugs and agree to provisions that would ensure competition in the market for testosterone gel products. Story
> Hexal, a unit of the Novartis generic operation Sandoz, said it withdrew from FDA an application to market its version of the Roche cancer drug Bondronat. More
> Shire said investment banker Susan Kilsby, most recently a senior advisor at Credit Suisse, has joined its board. Report
Biotech News
@FierceBiotech: GSK relying on Ph3 strategy in R&D comeback bid. Piece | Follow @FierceBiotech
@JohnCFierce: Worked with Cetero? FDA cites "corrupt" CRO for widespread falsification News | Follow @JohnCFierce
@RyanMFierce: If you were meeting with Biogen CEO George Scangos today, what would you ask him? Soliciting comments ahead of my trip to $BIIB in Weston. | Follow @RyanMFierce
@MaureenFierce: Ford, Toyota jump into medical device business with ECG-sensing cars. Story | Follow @MaureenFierce
> FDA cites "corrupt" CRO for widespread falsification. Report
> Cancer drug upstart adds $18M in venture cash to state grant. News
> Bayer partners on Trius' Ph3 antibiotic in $94M pact. More
> Amylin heading back to the FDA with Bydureon app. Article
> Survey: Clinical trial costs spike on bigger staffs, recruiting costs. Item
Drug Delivery News
> SPANosomes deliver siRNA more effectively. More
> Zcube, Caltech get together for nanotube-needle drug delivery. Article
> Nanowires are actually swimmers for drug delivery bots. Story
> E-cigarrettes blasted as dangerous drug delivery devices in NEJM. Article
Medical Devices News
> CareFusion to sell ResMed ventilators in U.S. Report
> Medtronic beats Boston Scientific in drug-eluting stent studies. More
> Sunshine Heart raises $5M, readies for C-pulse trials. Article
> IOM report on changes in medical devices approvals expected on Friday. News
> Toyota unveils steering-wheel ECG sensors. Story
> Report: In-home medical devices must be easier to use. Report
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