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Analysts track a spike in mid-cap biotechs' R&D spend

Analysts at GlobalData took a quarterly snapshot of the R&D expenses for a big batch of mid-cap biotechs and concluded that rising research costs were eroding corporate profitability. And they pinned the blame squarely on the pricey hunt for new cancer drugs.

Jazz strikes up a $120M Concert Pharma collaboration on next-gen Xyrem

Jazz Pharmaceuticals has stepped up to grab the worldwide rights to a tweaked version of the narcolepsy drug Xyrem from Lexington, MA-based Concert Pharmaceuticals, a biotech which has been making a splash with its deuterium-modification approach for next-gen therapeutics. 

Jazz CFO joins Medivation's board of directors

Welcome to this week's roundup of hirings and firings throughout the industry. Please send the good word (or the bad) from your shop to Alison Bryant ( email | Twitter ) and we will feature it...

Jazz Pharma snaps up Eusa in $700M buyout deal

The Ireland-based drugmaker ($JAZZ) says it will shell out $650 million upfront and potentially $50 million more to scoop up Eusa Pharma and its drugs for cancer and critical care.

Jazz Pharmaceuticals announces another deal

Just months after completing a merger with Azur Pharma, Jazz has picked up specialty drugmaker Eusa Pharma for up to $700 million.

Jazz didn't notify FDA of 74 serious side-effect reports

The FDA has issued a stern warning to Jazz Pharmaceuticals ( $JAZZ ), saying the company failed to properly report serious side effects of its drugs. Jazz also failed to submit reports on 74 serious

Jazz Pharma basks in praise as it adds CNS drugs in Azur acquisition

Occasionally cited as a potential takeover target, Jazz Pharmaceuticals ( $JAZZ ) is in the news this morning with a takeover of its own. The biotech says it has struck an all-stock deal to acquire

Jazz shares hit sour note as FDA rejects fibromyalgia drug

The FDA has handed Jazz Pharmaceuticals a setback, spurning its application for a new therapy to treat fibromyalgia and sending the developer back to the drawing board for fresh data on JZP-6 that

Jazz fibromyalgia drug nixed by FDA panel

An FDA advisory panel meeting Friday poured cold water on Jazz Pharmaceuticals' bid to market JZP-6 as a treatment for fibromyalgia as the drug contains a form of gamma hydroxybutyrate (GHB), the

FDA panel nixes Jazz drug for fibromyalgia

An FDA advisory panel meeting Friday poured cold water on Jazz Pharmaceuticals' bid to market JZP-6 as a treatment for fibromyalgia as the drug contains a form of gamma hydroxybutyrate (GHB), the