@FierceBiotech: Cytos revives lead program in $40M financing deal with Amgen, venBio. News | Follow @FierceBiotech
@JohnCFierce: NicOx (France) takes an option to buy Altacor in the U.K., with an eye to building an ophthalmology company. Release | Follow @JohnCFierce
@RyanMFierce: Hepatera, a Russian biotech, has grabbed a mystery amount of funding for a hepatitis program. Release | Follow @RyanMFierce
@FierceMedDev: Stryker Stent May Not Be Worth the Stroke Risks, FDA Says via @BloombergNews. Story | Follow @FierceMedDev
> The Belgian biotech Ablynx ($ABLX) has inked a two-year extension to its collaboration with German drugmaker Boehringer Ingelheim to advance up to 10 Nanobody drugs, providing Ablynx with an additional 6.6 million euros. Release
> Recently formed Russian biotech Hepatera and its German partner MYR have raised an undisclosed amount of funding from Moscow-based Maxwell Biotech Venture Fund and venture firm High-Tech Gründerfonds of Germany. Release
> UCB Pharma has committed £3.6 million ($5.7 million) over the next three years in its collaboration with Oxford University to research drugs in immunology and neurology. Report
Pharma News
@FiercePharma: Pfizer to pay $3.3M to settle Zyvox probe. Story | Follow @FiercePharma
> Teva to jump to NYSE. News
> Targacept management acknowledges layoffs are possible. More
> Pharma sales execs: Current model is broken; changes are coming. Article
> Sandoz: We won't hike prices in Canada during shortage. Story
> FDA panel backs GSK's Votrient for soft-tissue sarcoma. News
Biomarkers News
> There may be more to mesothelioma than mesothelin. Item
> RNA could predict cancer recurrence risk. Article
> Triple-negative breast cancer biomarker points to new cancer model. More
> Study: Alzheimer's not prevented by antioxidants. Story
Drug Delivery News
> Bend Research, in nod to Pfizer, eyes biotherapeutics drug delivery. Story
> Echo Therapeutics reports $16.7M loss after Prelude delay. More
> U.K. CF gene therapy trials to test inhaled and viral delivery options. Article
Medical Device News
> Olympus confronts scandal with 3 new surgical devices. News
> U.S. Supreme Court KOs Prometheus Labs' test patent suit. More
> Genoptix test to guide melanoma treatment decisions. Story
> J&J lawsuit bombshell: Company marketed vaginal mesh minus FDA nod. Article
And Finally… In favor of biologics, a gap between the numbers of patents filed for biotech drugs versus those for small molecules is growing. Item