@FiercePharma: Congress asks J&J chief to testify about recall. Report | Follow @FiercePharma
> Pfizer agreed to settle a wrongful-death lawsuit that alleged its Neurontin epilepsy medicine caused a retired minister to commit suicide two months after he started taking the drug. Report
> Activist investor Carl Icahn more than doubled his stake in Genzyme to 10.5 million shares worth $543.2 million, from 4.8 million shares worth $235.2 million in the previous quarter, SEC reports show. Report
> AstraZeneca has settled a U.S. patent dispute with Teva Pharmaceuticals by allowing generic giant to sell a copy of Entocort EC for Crohn's disease from 2012. Report
> Royalties from the sale of the drug Fanapt helped Titan Pharmaceuticals cut its first-quarter loss to $305,000, down from a loss of $1.1 million a year earlier. Report
> Loss-making speciality pharmaceuticals firm ProStrakan said it expected to post a maiden pretax profit in 2010 or 2011 and reported Ebitda profitability during the first four months of the year. Report
> Shares of India's Piramal Healthcare surged on renewed speculation that a foreign company operating in India was acquiring a controlling stake in the Mumbai-based drugmaker. Report
Biotech News
@FierceBiotech: Novo Nordisk shines among drugmakers. Article | Follow @FierceBiotech
@JohnCFierce: Harold Varmus tapped to run NCI, managed $5B budget. Article | Follow @JohnCFierce
> Bayer to open biotech Innovation Center in Pfizer's old SF digs. Item
> FDA stiff-arms Daxas, demands more info on COPD drug. Story
> Helicos slashes staff in half in restructuring. News
> Biopharma execs predict a big spike in M&A deals. Article
Manufacturing News
> DoD examines 12-week flu vax process. Story
> Survey: Regulation hampers sustainability efforts. News
> HP, mPedigree launch anti-counterfeiting trial. Report
> Decade-old drug dump found in El Salvador. Story
> Managers step in for striking Mallinckrodt workers. News
Biotech Research News
> Sebelius announces grants for lab construction, repair. Article
> Scottish stem cell community thrives as science advances. Report
> Washington U researchers to look at Pfizer's molecules. News
> Varmus to take helm at NCI. Report
And Finally... A map created by in-PharmaTechnologist shows how the pharma industry in the U.K. has waxed and waned over the last decade or so. Report