@FiercePharma: Top-read FiercePharma news Tues.: Express Scripts assembling anti-Sovaldi coalition to shut out Gilead hep C drug. Story | Follow @FiercePharma
@TracyStaton: FiercePharma's best-read marketing story: Sanofi aims for outcomes with new Chief Patient Officer. News | Follow @TracyStaton
@EricPFierce: FDA is beefing up its inspection staff in China but for now it has 2 drug inspectors in country. More | Follow @EricPFierce
@CarlyHFierce: From FiercePharmaMarketing: Facing a PR crisis? Teva France's chief has some hard-won advice. Article | Follow @CarlyHFierce
> Vivus ($VVUS) directors J. Martin Carroll, Robert Wilson and Mark Logan won't stand for reelection at the company's June 20 annual meeting. 8-K
> Mallinckrodt's ($MNK) $5.6 billion deal to buy Questcor Pharmaceuticals ($QCOR) pushed spending on specialty drugmaker deals in the past year to almost $60 billion, the most for a 12-month period since December 2009. Story
> Teva ($TEVA) has launced a U.S. generic of GlaxoSmithKline's ($GSK) fish oil pill Lovaza. Release
> The European Medicines Agency (EMA) will inspect Ranbaxy's Dewas, India, plant in June. More
@FierceMedDev: Merck backs microbial Dx outfit as concern about treatment-resistant strains grows. More | Follow @FierceMedDev
@VarunSaxena2: ICYMI: Deerfield unveils a $1.6B new fund as med tech VC lags. Story | Follow @VarunSaxena2
@EmilyWFierce: New book explores the evolutionary mystery of left-handedness. Article | Follow @EmilyWFierce
@MichaelGFierce: 'Computer' made with DNA nanorobots delivers compounds in live cockroach. More from FierceDrugDelivery | Follow @MichaelGFierce
> InfoBionic brings in $17M to develop its cloud-based patient monitoring system. News
> Boston Scientific takes to Asia with its subcutaneous ICD. More
Biotech News
@FierceBiotech: Novartis, NEA join $188M gamble on China biotech fund. More | Follow @FierceBiotech
@JohnCFierce: After burning up $349M, CymaBay aims for Nasdaq as IPOs get shaky. Story | Follow @JohnCFierce
@DamianFierce: This AMA statement on the release of Medicare doctor payments is amazing, via Bloomberg News. Read | Follow @DamianFierce
@EmilyMFierce: In case you missed it here's this week's edition of FierceBiotech Research. Issue | Follow @EmilyMFierce
> 'Special K' once again wows investigators in small depression study. Story
> GlaxoSmithKline joins a Big Pharma immuno-oncology R&D alliance. News
Drug Delivery News
> Nanoballoons 'pop' open to deliver cancer drugs when hit with a red laser. More
> Novaliq begins clinical trials for SFA-delivered cyclosporin eye drops. Story
> 'Computer' made with DNA nanorobots delivers compounds in live cockroach. Article
> Magnetic nanoparticle hyperthermia with an antibody is effective in breast cancer cells. Report
> AACR: Gold nanorods aim cancer-killing lasers at the bladder. News
> AstraZeneca expands StarPharma deal for cancer drug delivery tech. Item
Diagnostics News
> Maryland Dx startup raises $2.8M to advance cancer genome analysis tech. Item
> Foundation Medicine will develop a test for Clovis' ovarian cancer drug. More
> Roche's Ventana pairs with Genmab on yet another companion Dx deal. Story
> Scripps scientists say new biomarker for various cancers might be more useful. Article
> Adaptive Biotechnologies grabs $105M from a single investor to boost its immune system test. Report
> Ysios is optimistic about diagnostic and device investments in 2014. Editor's corner
> Exact Sciences raises nearly $120M, focused on a hoped-for 2014 launch of its colon cancer Dx. News
> Merck led a $12M round for AdvanDx and its tests for tough hospital infections. More
Pharma Marketing News
> J&J sifts marketing nuggets from Mom's BabyCenter posts. Story
> Facing a PR crisis? Teva France's chief has some hard-won advice. More
> Patients are glued to iPhones and tablets, but pharma ads stick to TV. Article
> Which brands grab the drug-spending title? AbbVie's Humira, AZ's Nexium lead the way. News
> Bayer, J&J beef up Xarelto research to keep market-share gains coming. Report
> Teva puts GSK and Amarin on notice with generic Lovaza launch. Item
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