@FierceBiotech: Optimer Pharma ousts chairman, top execs over a grant of shares in affiliate. News | Follow @FierceBiotech
@JohnCFierce: Lilly's Amyvid OK'd to rule out Alzheimer's, but not to diagnose the disease, which neatly captures the R&D challenge. More | Follow @JohnCFierce
@RyanMFierce: Good piece in @Forbes this morning on India's open source drug discovery unit, where online tools are used to find new drugs: Item | Follow @RyanMFierce
> AnaptysBio announced a strategic partnership with Celgene ($CELG) to develop novel antibodies against multiple therapeutic targets. Release
> KV Pharmaceutical CEO Greg Divis was awarded a $130,000 cash bonus by the board. Report
> Presage Biosciences has struck a cancer research deal with Millennium, providing the Takeda company with access to its tech platform to enable non-clinical identification of effective novel oncology drug combinations in solid tumors. Release
> Ampio ($AMPE) submitted a pre-IND package to the FDA on Zertane, its on-demand premature ejaculation drug. Release
Pharma News
@FiercePharma: Ranbaxy's knockoff version of Lipitor outsells Pfizer's ($PFE) branded pills, with Watson in distant 3rd place--WSJ. Article | Follow @FiercePharma
> After losing CEO race to Gorsky, J&J's McCoy jumps ship. News
> Purdue plots $100M ad push for new sleep drug. Story
> Novartis CEO explains how and why he cut jobs. Item
Medical Devices News
@FierceMedDev: Texas Instruments Gift Leads to New Biomedical Device Center | University of Texas at Dallas. Piece | Follow @FierceMedDev
> St. Jude demands retraction of Riata lead study. News
> Doctors overuse invasive heart test, study says. Item
> FDA approves Lilly's brain plaque diagnostic tool. News
> Teleflex launches catheter positioning device in EU. More
IT News
> Gotham's genome center grabs grant for bioinformatics hires. Story
> Radiant Sage finds big software need for Pfizer. Article
> New frontier in digitized clinical trials: Video games? Item
> Roche helps corral diabetes chitchat from Twitter. Story
> Apple emerges as 'dominant' life sciences IT player. More
And Finally... Scientists at Trinity College Dublin found that a part of the immune system called the inflammasome is involved in regulating the development of age-related macular degeneration (AMD). And they say that controlling an inflammatory component of IL-18 in cases of AMD could prevent the development of the disease. Release