@FiercePharma: Why pay $100B for AstraZeneca? Let Pfizer's CEO count the reasons. Story | Follow @FiercePharma
@TracyStaton: Which Big Pharmas aren't making deal headlines (at least not yet)? Roche. Sanofi. J&J. Bristol-Myers. They're definitely outnumbered. | Follow @TracyStaton
@EricPFierce: Analyst says Bayer may sale plastics biz for $10B, use that to help fund deal for Merck OTC biz, or Zoetis. More | Follow @EricPFierce
@CarlyHFierce: ICYMI Friday... Experts: MERS vaccine is possible--but is it worth it? Article | Follow @CarlyHFierce
> Mylan ($MYL) has filed a lawsuit challenging the FDA's ruling on generic exclusivity for copies of Pfizer's ($PFE) Celebrex. Release
> GlaxoSmithKline ($GSK) has nabbed EU marketing approval for COPD treatment Incruse. Release
> The EU has recommended Bayer's Nexavar as a treatment for thyroid cancer. Release | Report
> A European Commission (EC) committee has endorsed new advice to reduce risks of impaired next-day driving after taking zolpidem-containing sleep aids like Ambien. Release
> Hypermarcas topped Brazil's pharmaceutical market last month and plans to expand its lead, execs said Monday. Report
> Wockhardt says a state regulator in India has lifted its drug ban on the company. More
@FierceMedDev: Ariosa faces new patent pushback from rival Illumina. Story | Follow @FierceMedDev
@VarunSaxena2: RT from FierceMedicalDevices: Covidien quarterly sales up 3% to $2.6 billion. News | Follow @VarunSaxena2
@EmilyWFierce: New device from scientists @MESImedical could speed up the diagnosis for peripheral artery disease. More | Follow @EmilyWFierce
@MichaelGFierce: Imaging technique maps transdermal drug migration. Item | Follow @MichaelGFierce
> Orbimed, Novo back SI-Bone in $33M round for ortho tech. Story
> LabCorp slips as Medicare bites into revenue. More
> Sorin snags FDA approval for mitral device. Item
Biotech News
@FierceBiotech: Forest lands Furiex and expands GI business in $1.5B buyout deal. Story | Follow @FierceBiotech
@JohnCFierce: Pfizer and AstraZeneca spent a combined $11.5B on R&D last year, with mixed results. You can imagine how much of that would be cut after a merger. | Follow @JohnCFierce
@DamianFierce: Biotech is finally invited to the deal parade: Forest buying Furiex for $1.1B plus an eluxadoline-tied CVR. Release | Follow @DamianFierce
@EmilyMFierce: "We're at a very unique point in biology," says Johns Hopkins Medicine's Aravinda Chakrararti. Biology is complicated but not random. | Follow @EmilyMFierce
> Ignoring harsh lessons, Pfizer pursues $100B deal to buy struggling AstraZeneca. More
> OncoGenex, Teva flag a failed PhIII for prostate cancer drug. Article
CRO News
> Biogen and Quintiles ink a deep-seated deal to boost R&D efficiency. More
> Medidata's sales leap on spike in eClinical demand. Story
> Harlan picks a partner and expands in Southeast Asia. Article
> Catalent ticks up revenue as IPO pends. Report
> Big Pharma megadeals could spell trouble for CROs. News
> Bristol-Myers deepens CMO deal with Samsung. Item
Biotech IT News
> NIH lays out plan to work exome data into clinical research. More
> Wellcome Trust order helps Illumina blast past HiSeq X Ten sale forecasts. Story
> Y Combinator seeking software-enabled biotechs after raising funding limit. Article
> Feds fret over threat of healthcare data theft. News
> U.K. seeks help prioritizing $3.4B of Big Data projects. Report
> Google patents show plans for smart contact lenses. Item
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