@FiercePharma: Top-read on FP Tues: How did AstraZeneca make the Pfizer bid a Harry vs. Voldemort story? Article | Follow @FiercePharma
@TracyStaton: Some $AZN investors are balking at the board's $PFE snub. Others are practically high-fiving Chairman Johannson. More from Reuters | Follow @TracyStaton
@EricPFierce: FDA warning letter ravages Sun Pharma's data deletion methods at plant in Gujarat. FiercePharmaManufacturing article | Follow @EricPFierce
@CarlyHFierce: Should FDA allow drug ads to include price comparisons? A planned study aims to find out. FiercePharmaMarketing story | Follow @CarlyHFierce
> Novartis ($NVS) said a study showed its new respiratory drug Ultibro Breezhaler beat a combination of tiotropium and formoterol therapy at improving lung function in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Release
> AbbVie ($ABBV) won an orphan designation for its megablockbuster anti-inflammatory drug Humira as a treatment for a rare inflammatory disease of the eye. Release
> Amphastar Pharmaceuticals filed for an initial public offering of up to $100 million to help expand its drug portfolio. Report (sub. req.)
> Merck Animal Health said its chewable table for flea and tick control, Bravecto, won FDA approval. Release
@FierceMedDev: Efforts to repeal device tax stall ahead of Memorial Day break. Report | Follow @FierceMedDev
@VarunSaxena2: ICYMI yesterday: PwC says be on the lookout for 'transformational' med tech deals. Report | Follow @VarunSaxena2
@MichaelGFierce: UC Davis team isolates fungus enzyme to cross blood-brain barrier. FierceDrugDelivery story | Follow @MichaelGFierce
@EmilyWFierce: ICYMI yesterday: Medtronic and Edwards Lifesciences settle the score in ongoing patent feud. Article | Follow @EmilyWFierce
> Medtronic eyes peel-and-stick sensor company with a $150M deal. Story
> CareFusion runs into more 'deadly' trouble with infusion pump. News
> Medtronic wins a CE mark for its NC Euphora balloon catheter. Story
Biotech News
@FierceBiotech: ICYMI yesterday: Angry $AZN investors may hold the only key to a $PFE deal. Editor's Corner | Follow @FierceBiotech
@JohnCFierce: You ever notice how a statement from Big Pharma often sounds like it came from the Death Star? And they wonder why they have such a bad rep. | Follow @JohnCFierce
@DamianFierce: Takeda's IBD drug vedolizumab wins FDA approval, will sell as Entyvio. Report | Follow @DamianFierce
@EmilyMFierce: Animal model that mimics hep B, C in humans could spur new treatments. FierceBiotech Research story | Follow @EmilyMFierce
> Swelling ranks of AstraZeneca's dissident shareholders press for a Pfizer deal. Story
> AstraZeneca partner Ardelyx pitches $69M IPO. Item
> Shire heads to the FDA with its dry eye drug despite a so-so PhIII. Article
> Gene therapy upstart bags a $22M A round for neurodegenerative work. News
Drug Delivery News
> Stem cells loaded with herpesvirus attack glioblastoma brain tumors in mice. Story
> Phosphagenics' animal health topical patch shows promise. Story
> Smallest, fastest nanomotor moves drugs and releases them on demand. More
> New data boost Insmed's inhaled liposomal delivery mechanism for lung infections. Article
> Reckitt Benckiser to develop nasal spray for emergency overdose of opioids. Report
Diagnostics News
> KineMed, CHDI extend their Huntington's biomarker development deal. News
> Blood Dx shows promise helping women to predict premature labor. Report
> German researchers tie CTC presence to breast cancer survival odds. More
> Water Street bets on German specialty Dx outfit. Article
> U.K.'s Enigma Diagnostics jumps into China with disease pathogen testing. Story
Pharma Marketing News
> Top payer group shoots down Gilead's hep C drug Sovaldi on price. Item
> Novo preps for FDA panel hearing on lucrative obesity use for liraglutide. Story
> FDA weighs the free-speech case for off-label marketing. Report
> Allergan's pipeline in a drug, Botox could keep new marketing twists coming. Article
And Finally... Mice run for fun, not just work, research shows. Report