@FiercePharma: Already owing huge amounts to drugmakers, Spain shuts ERs, proposes physician pay cut - Reuters #pharma. Article | Follow @FiercePharma
> Teva Pharmaceutical Industries ($TEVA) is on the verge of wining conditional EU approval for its buyout of U.S.-based Cephalon ($CEPH), sources tell Reuters. Report
> Allos Therapeutics ($ALTH) says it's still in talks to sell itself to Amag Pharmaceuticals ($AMAG) after a rival bidder pulled out. Item
> Wisconsin contract manufacturer Anteco Pharma is breaking ground on a $3.5 million addition to its facility in the first phase of a 5-year expansion plan. Article
> The contract manufacturing association has joined calls to cut the tax rate on repatriated foreign earnings. Story
> Aurobindo Pharma won final FDA approval for its version of the Pfizer ($PFE) CNS drug Neurontin. Report
> The U.S. Pharmacopeial Convention has teamed up with Russian regulators to help raise standards for drugs made in that country. Article
> Shaanxi Aoxing Pharmaceutical agreed to buy Shaanxi Weinan Huaren Pharmaceuticals and its portfolio of 86 drugs for $9.62 million. Item
> Young and middle-aged people with prehypertension have a much higher risk of stroke than those with normal blood pressure. Report
Biotech News
@FierceBiotech: Roche spotlights PhI efficacy of Alzheimer's antibody. Article | Follow @FierceBiotech
@ JohnCFierce: Glaxo R&D chief Slaoui outlines his formula for success. News | Follow @JohnCFierce
@RyanMFierce: I saw twitter action on this fertility startup OvaScience a while ago, but @scottkirsner is first to write an article. Report | Follow @RyanMFierce
> Glaxo R&D chief Slaoui outlines his formula for success. Story
> Roche spotlights PhI efficacy of Alzheimer's antibody. Item
> Biotech startup Cleave lands $42M A round for targeted cancer drugs. Article
Manufacturing News
> Counterfeits quantified. Story
> AZ ups emerging markets bet with $200M plant in China. Report
> Sanofi's Viehbacher sees green lights ahead for Shantha. Article
> Kimberly-Clark program gives new life to cleanroom garb. Report
> Sen. Schumer asks FTC to probe gray market mark-ups in drug shortages. Story
> Teva, partners fined $20M in second propofol/Hep-C case. News
Biotech Research News
> Great minds collaborate on new RNAi approach to inflammation. Story
> Cloning tech used to create breakthrough stem cells for research. Article
> Diabetes science team finds a "negative regulator" for insulin secretion. Report
> Natural compound shows promise as a pathway to diabetes pill. Item
And Finally... Israeli doctors walked out en masse in a salary dispute, forcing hospitals to turn some patients away. Story