@FiercePharma: Merck joins the select Big Pharma group that's reporting higher earnings and sales for Q4 and 2011--PR. Release | Follow @FiercePharma
> Valeant Pharmaceuticals ($VRX) bought a Brazilian supplements maker for $85 million in a deal expected to add to earnings immediately. News
> The French drugmaker Ipsen saw a 14.6% increase in fourth-quarter sales but took several charges against earnings, thanks to supply problems affecting a children's growth drug and downgraded sales at a U.S. biotech company it partially owns. Item
> The European Commission told Italy it must comply with EU rules on approving generic drugs for marketing, after makers of these meds complained of delays in market access. Story
> Impax Laboratories ($IPXL) licensed AstraZeneca's ($AZN) migraine therapy Zomig in the U.S. for $130 million plus future royalties, aiming to build sales of the drug's nasal-spray formulation. Article
> Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) wrote the FDA to demand an explanation of employees' claims that they were harassed after blowing the whistle on device-approval shortfalls. More
Biotech News
@FierceBiotech: CROs jump into 2012 with big contracting momentum. Article | Follow @FierceBiotech
@JohnCFierce: Interesting to see that AZ will retreat to Boston and Cambridge, U.K. as it downsizes neuro R&D. Less has been more for Boston. | Follow @JohnCFierce
@FierceMedDev: French officials urge tougher EU rules after PIP affair. Story | Follow @FierceMedDev
@MarkHFierce: Alzheimer's spreads like an infection through a distorted protein. Columbia and Harvard made the finding. Huge. More | Follow @MarkHFierce
> UPDATED: AstraZeneca cutting 2,200 R&D jobs, slashing neuroscience in restructuring. News
> Pharma defeats biotech push for rapid approval program. Story
> Is Lilly betting the farm on its high-stakes Alzheimer's gamble? Article
> AB soars on promising survival data from Phase II tumor study. Piece
> Czechs beef up investment in biotech research. Item
Manufacturing News
> Roche plant spared from sale runs into GMP issues. More
> Pakistan drug manufacturers make plea for oversight. Story
> Amylin's OH plant prepped for Bydureon's U.S. debut. Article
Vaccines News
> Universal flu vaccine might be step closer. Story
> Study: Gardasil does not cause autoimmune disease. Article
> First hookworm vaccine enters clinical trials. More
> Ovarian cancer vaccine clinical trial begins enrollment. Item
> Evolving bacteria evade vaccines. Story
CRO News
> Lonza trouble may trigger big writedown at Ipsen. Article
> Pew pushes for better FDA oversight of global supply chain. More
> Analysts project red-hot Euro growth for CMO market. News
> Parexel plans more hires as it focuses on strategic players, biotech. Story
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