@FiercePharma: Moody's cuts outlook on Eli Lilly to 'negative'. Story | Follow @FiercePharma
> Dennis Quaid sued Baxter Healthcare over the life-threatening overdoses of heparin given his newborn twins three years ago; the actor has already settled with the hospital where the drug was administered. Report
> Sigma Pharmaceuticals hired Lazard Ltd. to advise it on a A$707 million ($580 million) takeover offer from Aspen Pharmacare, sources tell Bloomberg. Report
> Sun Pharmaceutical Industries reported a 26 percent drop in consolidated net profit for the year ended March 31 as regulatory issues in the U.S. hurt its performance in one of its largest markets. Report
> Abbott Laboratories on Monday sold $3 billion of senior unsecured notes, said IFR, a Thomson Reuters service. Report
> The Indian government plans to offer subsidies to medium-sized pharmaceutical firms to help them meet WHO manufacturing standards. Report
> Watson Pharmaceuticals got the FDA nod for a generic version of GlaxoSmithKline's herpes treatment Valtrex. Report
> The FDA and National Institutes of Health launched a new website that, when fully developed, will provide a mechanism for the reporting of pre- and post-market safety data to the federal government. Release
> British drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline spent just over $2.2 million lobbying the U.S. government on patent laws and other issues during the first quarter, according to a recent disclosure. Report
> Meanwhile, AstraZeneca spent $1.7 million in the first quarter lobbying in the U.S., according to its disclosure. Report
> Takeda appointed Kiyohiko Tamura as general manager of its newly established Office of the President & CEO. Report
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> Stem Cell Therapeutics shares blitzed after PhIIb stroke trial fails. Story
> Teva pioneering a biosimilar to compete with blockbuster Rituxan. Report
> Neurocrine shares skyrocket on promising PhII endometriosis data. News
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> Who owns synthetic life forms? Report
> Singapore team offers new combo drug strategy to kill cancer cells. Story
> Australian state government touts latest research. News
> Gene therapy holds promise for muscular dystrophy patients. Article
> Stem cell team will recreate crippling brain disease in the lab. Story
Pharma Manufacturing News
> Regulators mull pros, cons of transparency efforts. Story
> Obama's advisors identify vaccine fixes. Report
> Expert tips for working with headhunters. Piece
> Intellipharmaceutics aims for abuse-deterrent painkiller. Article
> India arrests two in week of counterfeit drug raids. Report
> Students win prize for tobacco-plant vax process. Item
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