@FiercePharma: Dechra's growth spurt continues with $6M acquisition of Mexican manufacturer. FierceAnimalHealth story | Follow @FiercePharma
@EricPFierce: Huge consumer med capacity coming online for Bayer in China as the economy tanks. FiercePharmaManufacturing article | Follow @EricPFierce
@CarlyHFierce: $GSK vaccines head Slaoui says the company's vax and pharma businesses need each other--aka, no break-up, please | Follow @CarlyHFierce
> Takeda, which had its sales team in the U.K. under management by Ashfield Healthcare, is moving the group back under the Takeda fold. Story
> Specialty pharmacy Philidor Rx Services has dismissed 264 employees in the Phoenix area as it continues to wind down after its failed relationship with Valeant Pharmaceuticals ($VRX). Story
> India's Piramal Enterprises is reportedly in talks to sell a 20% stake in is over-the-counter business. Report
> Esteban Plata has been named vice president of Western Europe and Canada for AbbVie ($ABBV), replacing Pascale Richetta who is stepping down at the end of the month. Report
Medical Device News
@FierceMedDev: FDA makes increasing use of 'real-world' device data a strategic priority. Report | Follow @FierceMedDev
@VarunSaxena2: ICYMI: Heartware shares plunge on bad new about device trial. Article | Follow @VarunSaxena2
@EmilyWFierce: NIH urged to 'break taboo' against using its power to bypass drug patents. FiercePharma article | Follow @EmilyWFierce
> JPM: St. Jude plagued by gap in its portfolio of pacemakers and implantable defibrillators. Story
> NIH commits $313M over four years to sequencing genomics of human disease. Article
> Devices grab $2.7B in VC again, but that may weaken in 2016. Editor's corner
Biotech News
@FierceBiotech: Johns Hopkins flags another possible successor to 'Special K' for depression. FierceBiotechResearch article | Follow @FierceBiotech
@JohnCFierce: Did I say the eteplirsen data was messy? More from the FDA (PDF) | Follow @JohnCFierce
@DamianFierce: $MRK is mad about Merck, KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, Earth's rebrand. More (PDF) | Follow @DamianFierce
> FDA delays decision on Heron's twice-rejected nausea drug. Report
> Sarepta shares crash on a harsh FDA review of Duchenne's drug. Article
> Biotech rehearses its 'difficult' second album at #JPM16. Editor's corner