@FiercePharma: Glass Lewis also says Icahn has identified 'several noteworthy issues' about Forest's performance. No problem with Mulligan's other board seats. Follow @FiercePharma
> India's Supreme Court is hearing a final appeal for Glivec patent protection from drugmaker Novartis. Report
> Boehringer Ingelheim reported 2.6% sales growth to €6.4 billion, aided by strong sales of new drugs, including the blood thinner Pradaxa. Article
> The U.K.'s National Health Service has a task force assigned to attack medicine wastage, a problem that costs the country £300 million per year. Report
> Hungarian drugmaker Egis, which is owned by Laboratoires Servier, says revenue growth will slow next year as domestic regulations put a damper on sales. Item
> India's RPG Life Sciences projects higher sales and profit growth beginning in 2013 as it boost production of bulk drugs and branded generics, and expands into the U.S. News
> Pfizer's massive scale-back at its Sandwich site in U.K. has local leaders saying recovery there could take a decade. Story
Biotech News
@FierceBiotech: Battery-powered patch delivers drugs for peripheral artery disease. More | Follow @FierceBiotech
@JohnCFierce: Lundbeck plans to slash up to 175 R&D jobs, add more on the sales side, as it adjusts to generic comp. Story | Follow @JohnCFierce
@MaureenFierce: NIH awards GMS Biotech an SBIR grant worth $115,762 to help it develop an array-based blood-screening device. Article | Follow @MaureenFierce
> Paladin makes hostile bid for Afexa. More
> Skyline's Freund slams FDA's tougher stance on drug programs. Details
> As profits surge, Lundbeck slashes R&D staff in Paramus, NJ, and Denmark. Article
> Ironwood hits key milestone with NDA for blockbuster hopeful linaclotide. Report
> Adentrx shares nosedive on FDA rejection, accusations on bungled study. Story
Drug Delivery News
> Multitasking nanoparticles can do biosensing and drug delivery. News
> Professor edits special issue of Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews. Story
> Drug-Delivery company Osmotica to announce expansion near Atlanta. Article
> Self-assembling microrobot for drug delivery? Sure, why not? Details
> Bucky balls can do it all, delivering imaging agents and therapy. More
> Battery-powered patch delivers drugs for peripheral artery disease. Report
Medical Device News
> Stereotaxis sees revenues down, CFO to leave. Story
> Verinata closes $48.5M Series C. News
> TrovaGene regains rights to tech for prenatal testing, cancer. Report
> Magellan launches website, apps to track radiation exposure from imaging. More
And Finally... Psychiatrists fail to properly monitor patients for common side effects of powerful antipsychotic drugs. Report