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@JohnCFierce: AOP spins off its 80% stake in Activartis (cancer vaccines) after Elan shareholders reject takeover bid. Release | Follow @JohnCFierce
@RyanMFierce: In $247M Transition deal, Eli Lilly is reeling in a diabetes drug candidate that it had spun off (sort of): Yesterday's item | Follow @RyanMFierce
> Soon after Elan's ($ELN) shareholders nixed a series of deals, including the acquisition of Vienna-based AOP Orphan Pharmaceuticals, the biotech announced that it is spinning off its 80% ownership in Activartis--a cancer vaccine developer--to a group of private investors. Release
> Ambrx and China's Zhejiang Medicine Co. will collaborate on the development and commercialization of ARX788, Ambrx's most advanced antibody drug conjugate targeting HER2-positive breast cancer. Release
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@FiercePharma: Valeant to sell $2B worth of stock to finance Bausch + Lomb buyout, plus issue $7.5B in debt. More | Follow @FiercePharma
@EricPFierce: India's Roselabs sees lots of upside in prefilled syringes for the Indian market. Story | Follow @EricPFierce
@CarlyHFierce: Bristol-Myers makes another emerging markets move with Simcere partnership in China. Yesterday's story | Follow @CarlyHFierce
> Who wins after SCOTUS pay-for-delay decision? Lawyers. More
> Want a raise, pharma reps? Get into biotech sales instead. Story
@FierceMedDev: Exact raising $63.7M on rocky road to FDA approval. News | Follow @FierceMedDev
@DamianFierce: Medtronic's Infuse no better than graft procedure but more dangerous, according to independent reviews. More | Follow @DamianFierce
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> Boston Scientific targets FDA with brain-stim trial. Story
> Endologix endures FDA deadly warning over recall. Item
> Globus owes $16M in J&J patent suit. Report
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> Breast cancer cell growth thwarted by osteoporosis drug in preclinical studies. Report
> New genetic mutations found in families with early-onset Alzheimer's. Item
> Inovio says H7N9 bird flu vaccine effective in mice. Story
> Report: Genomics industry contributed $1 trillion to U.S. economy in last 25 years. More
Pharma Manufacturing News
> French plant part of proposed GSK, Aspen deal. Item
> Roselabs taps growth of prefilled syringe in India. Report
> City forecloses on Indiana insulin plant it helped fund. Article
> Eisai adding packaging facility to U.K. plant. More
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