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> Onyx Pharmaceuticals ($ONXX) is analysts' latest favorite takeover target, now that its experimental drug carfilzomib has drawn support from an FDA advisory panel and could be approved as soon as next month. Report
> Watson Pharmaceuticals ($WPI) asked FDA to approve its version of the Pfizer ($PFE) antidepressant Pristiq, and Pfizer sued to block the copycat drug. Report
> Spanish drugmaker Faes Farma says its earnings are threatened by payment delays from regional governments that are forcing pharmacies out of business. Report
> Japan's Daiichi Sankyo won FDA approval to start work at a new packaging plant in Pennsylvania, planning to take some outsourced operations back in-house. Report
> Russia's Veropharm posted first-quarter profits of 494.3 million roubles, or $14.83 million, a 46% increase, fueled by rising demand for prescription drugs. Report
> Cholesterol-fighting statin drugs work as well at preventing heart problems in women as they do in men. Report
Biotech News
@FierceBiotech: Promising RA antibody data may help encourage new Ablynx partnership. Story | Follow @FierceBiotech
@JohnCFierce: Does this controversy have legs? Maybe so. FDA review cites Amylin for withholding data on Bydureon app. Story | Follow @JohnCFierce
@RyanMFierce: My interviews with eclinical CEOs at DIA 2012 about mobile, remote site monitoring, Microsoft partnerships: More | Follow @RyanMFierce
> R&D numbers point to a turnaround in pipeline productivity. Report
> Quintiles to offer new jobs to 100 axed Merck Serono staffers. Story
> Analysts conjure up images of a dream buyout deal for Onyx. Article
Medical Device News
@FierceMedDev: We have extended the nomination deadline for the 15 fiercest medical device developers to July 13. Spread the word. Survey | Follow @FierceMedDev
@MarkHFierce: Another day, another deal closes. Covidien is now the proud new owner of Oridion Systems. The cost: $310M. Release | Follow @MarkHFierce
@DamianFierce: Getting ahead of the pending device tax, Stryker has started its rolling layoffs, looking to cut 107 jobs. More | Follow @DamianFierce
> FDA OKs first glaucoma stent for cataract surgery. News
> User fee bill heads to White House. Story
> Following the U.K., FDA wants to take a hard look at hip implants. Article
Biotech Research News
> Scientists wield human stem cells to engineer blood-brain barrier structures. Story
> Cleveland BioLabs drug, chemo kill neuroblastomas in mice. Item
> U.K. researchers enhance tracking for stem cell injections. Article
> At long last, 2nd controversial look at bird flu virus finally published. More
Pharma Manufacturing News
> Sanofi plant problems result in vaccine shortage. News
> Novartis plant in Russia two years out. More
> Fake Viagra apparently sourced in China. Article
> Import alert lifted for AkzoNobel Mexico plant. Story
And Finally... The 2009 swine flu pandemic may have killed 15 times more people around the world than previously thought. Report