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> Biotech billionaire Patrick Soong-Shiong has added a whopping $250 million investment from Kuwait's sovereign wealth fund for NantHealth, which plans to use big data to help transform the way that healthcare is delivered to patients. The company is also adding several execs, including Steve Curd as the new COO. "Our new leadership team has the expertise, relationships and deep knowledge necessary to drive NantHealth forward and make our vision of transforming the healthcare system and delivering truly personalized medicine a reality," said Soon-Shiong in a statement. This new investment brings the company's B round to $320 million. Release
> Shares of the struggling Ariad ($ARIA) got a boost this morning after the Cambridge, MA-based biotech reported that its drug AP26113 won breakthrough drug status at the FDA for ALK-positive non-small cell lung cancer. Shares jumped 9%. Release
> Incyte ($INCY) has scored a $60 million milestone from Novartis ($NVS) related to the reimbursement for Jakavi in Europe. Release
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> Boehringer pilots inhalers with sensors to encourage patient adherence. Story
> Philips slapped with $466M verdict in Masimo patent battle. News
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> Zogenix races to FDA with abuse-deterrent version of maligned pain pill Zohydro. Report
Vaccines News
> Sanofi to roll out quadrivalent flu jab in Canada amid GSK manufacturing woes. Report
> NIH grants up to $70M to develop vaccine adjuvants. More
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> Immunotherapy combos could provide a new path forward for troubled cancer vaccine field. Story
> Merck Gardasil follow-up could block 90% of cervical cancers--if uptake improves, that is. Article
Pharma Manufacturing News
> Health Canada places import ban on Apotex and IPCA Laboratories. More
> Boehringer to invest a further $19M in German plant expansion. Item
> India sending inspectors on facility visits with global peers. Story
> Officials search for ways to boost output of plant-made Ebola drugs. Article
> PhRMA dealt another legal blow in fight against drug disposal law. Report