@FiercePharma: J&J compliance to tag along on sales calls. Article | Follow @FiercePharma
> $1B in cash grants available soon for small biotech. Feature
> A Pfizer unit won a retrial of a Pennsylvania lawsuit over its menopause drugs that ended in a first jury's award of $1.5 million in damages, the company said. Report
> Sun Pharmaceutical Industries got the FDA nod for its version of Forest Laboratories' Alzheimer's drug Namenda in 5 mg and 10 mg tablets. Sun release
> A new study designed to answer questions about the safety of Merck's shingles vaccine suggests it doesn't significantly increase the risk of serious side effects. Report
> A Pennsylvania woman sued GlaxoSmithKline, claiming harmful levels of zinc in the company's Super Poligrip denture cream led to a nerve disorder that forced her to resign her clerical job and left her unable to drive or to walk without a walker or cane. Report
> Beximco Pharmaceuticals said it is in talks with major Western pharmaceutical companies about manufacturing their products under contract at its facilities in Bangladesh. Report (sub. req.)
> Dutch biotech Crucell said on Thursday it had won a $110 million order from UNICEF for the supply of its paediatric vaccines, an order likely to relieve some market fears about the product's growth potential. Report
> The FDA announced approval Thursday of Natazia, Bayer's combination hormonal tablet, for use as an oral contraceptive. Report
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@FierceBiotech: Burrill: Focus on patients, not molecules. Report | Follow @FierceBiotech
@JohnCFierce: Whatever else you might say about Cytori, it won't make any believers at the FDA with a small stem cell trial like this. Report | Follow @JohnCFierce
ImmunoGen collects $67M from public offering. Report
> Sarcoma Foundation calls for radical change in FDA review process. Article
> Cytori touts signs of efficacy in small stem cell trial. Article
> New biotech incubator opens at Berkeley. Story
And Finally... Scientists found evidence that drugs being developed for some cancers may also help fight age-related diseases like dementia and Alzheimer's. Report