@FiercePharma: Sun Pharma said to be in talks to buy Intas for $2.3B. FiercePharmaAsia report | Follow @FiercePharma
@EricPFierce: Bulgarian vet drug company Huvepharma picks up 3 plants from Zoetis for $40M. Article | Follow @EricPFierce
@CarlyHFierce: ICYMI yesterday: With FDA nod, Actelion adds blockbuster hopeful Uptravi to PAH portfolio. More | Follow @CarlyHFierce
> U.K. cost-effectiveness watchdogs backed Johnson & Johnson's ($JNJ) Velcade in mantle cell lymphoma, and three SGLT2 diabetes drugs--J&J's Invokana, AstraZeneca's ($AZN) Forxiga and Eli Lilly & Co. ($LLY) and Boehringer Ingelheim's Jardiance--as monotherapies in certain patients. Report
> Novartis ($NVS) CEO Joe Jimenez continues to back performance-based pricing for meds, saying that such models will have more effect on drug costs that legislation can. Report
> Sanofi ($SNY) submitted its insulin-plus-GLP-1 diabetes drug LixiLan to the FDA, hoping for an approval next year; one half of that med, the GLP-1 Lyxumia, is awaiting an FDA nod now. Release | More
Medical Device News
@FierceMedDev: ICYMI yesterday: Study: Boston Sci's Watchman more cost-effective than drugs in the long term. Article | Follow @FierceMedDev
@EmilyWFierce: ICYMI yesterday: Olympus played down early report of superbug infections linked to duodenoscope devices. Report | Follow @EmilyWFierce
@VarunSaxena2: UPDATED: Medical device tax suspended in $1.8T federal budget. Story | Follow @VarunSaxena2
> Italian orthopedic implant maker Lima trades hands from one investor to another. Story
> U.K. scientists roll out computer program for drug-resistant bacteria Dx. Report
> Theranos blows its top over WSJ reports on proprietary testing. Article
Biotech News
@FierceBiotech: Columbia U. scientists spotlight a promising proteasome approach in preventing Alzheimer's. FierceBiotechResearch article | Follow @FierceBiotech
@JohnCFierce: I don't get to mention baseball much in my work. Today I get the Mets. More from FierceBiotechResearch | Follow @JohnCFierce
@DamianFierce: hashtag infinitesimal innovation. More from Forbes | Follow @DamianFierce
> Shire's Baxalta buyout looks more and more likely as year winds down. Report
> Sanofi takes an FDA shortcut with its diabetes combo, racing with Novo. Story
> AstraZeneca bags FDA OK on gout drug lesinurad as safety doubts linger. Article
Biotech Research News
> Moneyball's analytics wiz DePodesta joins Scripps' Big Data team. News
> Transatlantic research team spotlights promise of mTOR drugs for follicular lymphoma. Report
> An intriguing anti-aging drug target may also work on PTSD. Story
> Candidate Clinton calls for $2B in annual Alzheimer's R&D support. Item
> Columbia U. scientists spotlight a promising proteasome approach in preventing Alzheimer's. Article
Vaccines News
> In $171M deal, Bavarian Nordic and J&J's Janssen extend efforts to HPV. More
> GlaxoSmithKline launched new e-commerce platform for vaccines, pharma products. Story
> Vaxart initiates PhI trial of oral influenza B vaccine. Item
> European MERS vaccine effective in camels. Report
> Sanofi's dengue vaccine gets first Asian approval with more discussions underway. Article
Pharma Marketing News
> Going beyond smiling, happy patients: Is better creative on the pharma horizon? More
> Celgene buries the hatchet with India's Natco over generic Revlimid. Item
> Price and reputation are indubitably, inexorably intertwined. Report
> Outcome-based healthcare needs outcome-based marketing. Article
> Pharma marketers steer through changing tides. Story
And Finally... Public health officials are pushing for wider use of a Gilead Sciences ($GILD) drug to prevent HIV infection, but some AIDS groups continue to oppose it. Report