@FiercePharma: Roche cuts 4,800 jobs, shuffles 1,500 more. Report | Follow @FiercePharma
> Genentech says it is preparing to cut 840 workers as part of Roche's overall plan to cut 4,800 jobs and shed another 1,500 via internal moves. Report
> Novartis will not go for an all-cash deal to clinch the remaining 23 percent stake it does not already own in the eyecare group Alcon, CEO Joe Jimenez (photo) told Reuters, citing Swiss law. News
> Merck's Gardasil vaccine appears effective for preventing anal cancer, members of a U.S. advisory panel said. Article
> Ista Pharmaceuticals said U.S. health regulators granted three years of market exclusivity for its recently approved eye drops. Report
> European pharma companies will face major challenges over the next three years implementing new regulatory legislation and compliance requirements, according to a new report. Story
> There are "many limitations" to how drug safety and effectiveness is monitored and reported in Canada and "vast improvements" are needed, says a new report. News
> Swiss drugmaker Roche wants to sell its Boulder production plant to another company that will use it to supply Roche with the drug compounds produced there. Report
> Pfizer's Wyeth unit downplayed the risks that its Prempro menopause drug could cause breast cancer, a lawyer for a Virginia woman who developed the disease told jurors. Item
Biotech News
@FierceBiotech: Merck cites "jaw dropping" data on cholesterol blockbuster contender. Story | Follow @FierceBiotech
@JohnCFierce: Actelion shares red hot after co. merely noted that it is always engaged in routine talks with other companies. Report | Follow @JohnCFierce
> Resverlogix shares crater after cholesterol drug disappoints in PhII. Article
> Roche drops a bomb on the RNAi field. Item
> Vernalis spikes troubled V3381 program. Story
Vaccines News
> New vaccine offers hope in fight against pneumonia, meningtis. News
> Health officials call for universal whooping cough, flu vax adult administration. Article
> UC Irvine team: Alzheimer's vax shows promise. Report
> Sanofi's Shantha buyout fails to live up to expectations. Item
Manufacturing News
> Mold, ceiling holes cited in CP Pharma warning. Report
> Sanofi/Shantha vax fix will require WHO requalification. Article
> Vial cracking causes halt in lupus drug trial. Item
> RFID system balances readability, price and data. News
> Metrics unveils PharmaVision channel for outsourced work. Report
> USP database to track fakes. Story
And Finally... Scientists have developed a way of smuggling an anti-cancer drug past the protective blood-brain barrier using a nanocarrier--a tiny capsule specially designed to deliver its anti-cancer drug to the cancer cell. Report