Boston researchers test new epilepsy treatment; Pfizer homes in on Icagen buyout;

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> Researchers at Children's Hospital Boston are advancing a magnetic brain stimulation therapy for treating epilepsy into clinical development. Blog

> Gilead Sciences ($GILD) said it has won the backing of an EMA committee for its bid to gain approval of its HIV therapy Eviplera, which combines the firm's Truvada with Tibotec's Edurant in a single tablet taken once a day. Release

> Pfizer ($PFE), the world's largest drugmaker, is making progress in its pursuit to acquire Icagen. Report

> Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn has inked a pact with officials in China that he hopes will strengthen ties between biotechs in his state and those in the Asian country. Report

> Waltham, MA-based ImmunoGen ($IMGN) plans to usher into initial clinical trials one of its antibodies linked to a cancer-killing agent, IMGN529, to combat non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. Item

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@FiercePharma: CHMP on Multaq: Use after considering alternatives, and only in certain AF patients. For them, benefits > risks $SNY. Item | Follow @FiercePharma

> NHS overspent on modern insulins, BMJ suggests. Article

> Xarelto tees up big new European approval. Story

> GSK chief: What the world needs is 'cleverer' drug pricing. Item

> EMA calls for limits on Sanofi's Multaq. Report

And Finally... a top U.S. health official says that there are now more than 300 National Cancer Institute-supported clinical trials that involve a cancer drug in scarce supply. Article