@FierceBiotech: Biogen partner Sobi and its Boston-based CEO field a takeover bid. News | Follow @FierceBiotech
@JohnCFierce: No, $BLUE is not $CLDN. Not hard to separate these companies' technology/pipelines. | Follow @JohnCFierce
@DamianFierce: tal im' oh jeen la her" pa rep' vek. Amgen file | Follow @DamianFierce
> Adaptimmune has set terms for its closely watched IPO, planning to sell 9.4 million shares at $15 to $17 a share. The UK biotech is looking to raise about $150 million on Nasdaq with its cancer immunotherapies using T-cell receptor tech. Story
> BioMarin ($BMRN) says it has completed its rolling NDA for drisapersen, its exon-skipping Duchenne muscular dystrophy drug. Drisapersen has an orphan drug designation alongside a breakthrough therapy title at the FDA. With that kind of pedigree, a marketing decision could come before the end of this year. Release
> San Francisco-based 4D Molecular Therapeutics inks a deal with Roche ($RHHBY) to discover and develop next-generation AAV gene delivery vectors. Release
Medical Device News
@FierceMedDev: ICYMI from FierceDiagnostics: Veracyte unveils $40M private placement to generate cash for R&D. Article | Follow @FierceMedDev
@VarunSaxena2: ICYMI: Updated w/ $MDT comment: Medtronic facing new wrongful death lawsuit over failed insulin pump in wake of 2009 recall. More | Follow @VarunSaxena2
@EmilyWFierce: Neuronetics raised $34.3M in a Series F round led by $GE for noninvasive magnetic stimulation device for depression. More from the WSJ | Follow @EmilyWFierce
> Sorin Group touts study showing its flexible implant for mitral valve disease is better than Medtronic's. More
> Spectranetics shares slump as the medical laser maker snips forecast. Story
> Boston Scientific loses bid to throw out claims tied to vaginal mesh device. Report
Pharma News
@FiercePharma: Mylan Board Unanimously Rejects Unsolicited Expression of Interest from Teva. Release | Follow @FiercePharma
@EricPFierce: Lilly's Elanco unloading Novartis California vax plant it picked up in animal health deal. FiercePharmaManufacturing report | Follow @EricPFierce
@CarlyHFierce: Mylan Board Unanimously Rejects Unsolicited Expression of Interest from Teva. Release | Follow @CarlyHFierce
> Roche, Amgen, Novo top the ranks in biologics sales, with AbbVie, Sanofi close behind. Story
> What price MS therapy? Thanks to price hikes, $50K-plus, even for decades-old meds. More
Animal Health News
> Bayer closes MO animal health plant, citing excess capacity. News
> New study warns you can catch diseases from your pets. Story
> Lilly beats estimates on newly bulked-up animal health unit. Item
> Fallout continues in wake of avian bird flu spreading across the U.S. More
> Dog data at AACR cancer confab may point to personalized treatments. Report
Biotech IT News
> Quest, LabCorp team to build database of cancer genetics. News
> Edico and Intel set sights on real-time whole genome analysis. More
> Lilly, Novartis and Pfizer give trial-patient matching tech to TrialReach. Report
> WuXi invests $15M in DNAnexus to fuel push into China. Story
> AstraZeneca tightens ties to Roche's informatics platform provider. Article