@FiercePharma: Looking for more megadeal excitement? Don't look at Sanofi, CEO says. Story | Follow @FiercePharma
@TracyStaton: Why pay $100B for AstraZeneca? Let Pfizer's CEO count the reasons. A biggie = "synergies," i.e. cost cuts. More | Follow @TracyStaton
@EricPFierce: The FDA is letting Baxter import saline from a plant in Spain to help ease the shortage in the US. More from FiercePharmaManufacturing | Follow @EricPFierce
@CarlyHFierce: Allergan to propose to Shire again, but does Irish beauty want to get engaged? Article | Follow @CarlyHFierce
> Teva Pharmaceutical Industries ($TEVA) has gotten the OK from the EU to market its new DuoResp Spiromax multidose dry-powder inhaler, its knockoff of AstraZeneca's ($AZN) blockbuster Symbicort. Release
> Actavis ($ACT) has followed Mylan ($MYL) to court to sue the FDA for granting Teva Pharmaceutical Industries the exclusive generic rights to Pfizer's ($PFE) blockbuster painkiller Celebrex, which goes off patent in May. Story
> Teva may feel pressure to jump into the acquisition boom that has engulfed the pharma industry. Story
> Brazilian drugmaker and consumer goods producer, Hypermarcas, has been gaining market share in the the country by pushing its marketing in the face of a economic slump there. Story
> Massachusetts and other states are setting up a federal fight over FDA's approval of painkiller Zohydro with plans to restrict use even after a court order that they could not impede its use. Story
> Biogen Idec ($BIIB) announced new two-year data for drug candidate Plegridy, its peginterferon beta-1a, long-lasting treatment for relapsing forms of multiple sclerosis (RMS). Release
> Finnish drug maker Orion today reported Q1 an operating profit of €67 million ($93 million), missing analyst estimates but keeping its outlook for the year unchanged. Story
@FierceMedDev: Luminex reports higher Q1 revenues despite earlier warnings. Article | Follow @FierceMedDev
@VarunSaxena2: Alere to sell stake in BBI Diagnostics Group subsidiary in bid to keep activist investor Coppersmith Capital Management at bay. | Follow @VarunSaxena2
@EmilyWFierce: It's a full menagerie in this week's issue of FierceBiotechResearch: Here's the issue | Follow @EmilyWFierce
@MichaelGFierce: ICYMI from FierceDrugDelivery: Imaging technique maps transdermal drug migration. More | Follow @MichaelGFierce
> Diagnostics firm Indi snags $47.3M for lung tests. More
> GE launches Alzheimer's imaging agent in a cloudy market. Report
> Boston Scientific swings to a profit amid its turnaround plan. Article
Biotech News
@FierceBiotech: Why would Pfizer want to buy AstraZeneca? It's not R&D. More | Follow @FierceBiotech
@JohnCFierce: And that PhII failure wasn't a failure. No sir. Not at all. It was a success. Because Concert says so. All perfectly clear now. | Follow @JohnCFierce
@DamianFierce: BMY's taking the rolling FDA submission approach with much-watched cancer drug nivolumab. Story | Follow @DamianFierce
@EmilyMFierce: Another chink in HIV's armor may point the way to a vaccine. More from FierceBiotech Research | Follow @EmilyMFierce
> Allergan woos J&J, Sanofi while keeping its eyes on Shire, per reports. News
> Amicus shares rally as a revised PhIII delivers positive Fabry data. More
> Bristol-Myers targets neurodegenerative diseases in $725M deal to buy iPierian. Story
Biotech Research News
> Another chink in HIV's armor may point the way to a vaccine. Article
> Protein found in naked mole rats could shed light on Alzheimer's, Parkinson's development. More
> Deadly MERS outbreak blamed on camels. Report
> Rutgers wins $26M NIH grant to help fill lackluster antibiotics pipeline. Report
> Preclinical study advances H. pylori vaccine for stomach cancer. Item
> Single molecule that targets both amyloid and tau could treat Alzheimer's. Story
Pharma Manufacturing News
> Sanofi supply-chain issues again put hurt on its earnings. News
> Baxter adds saline production from Spain to U.S. supply. Story
> FDA loses another top dog in quality to Mylan. Item
> Takeda snags another big subsidy for influenza vaccine plant in Japan. More
> Indian ban on Wockhardt plant lifted by top Indian regulator. Article
And Finally... Cambridge, MA-based MC10 hopes to help athletes of all kinds replicate their best moments with new high-performance electronics that measure biometrics like brain activity, body temperature and heart rate. Story