@FierceBiotech: Unum hits the gas on next-gen CAR-T tech after banking $65M round. Article | Follow @FierceBiotech
@JohnCFierce: Fun note: Unum CEO Wilson is former deals chief for $NVS. I told him that w/ that background, I was amazed he could talk to anyone in media. | Follow @JohnCFierce
@DamianFierce: Pay $5 million, wait 6 months, make $315 million. Biotech! Report | Follow @DamianFierce
> Among the biggest beneficiaries of the fervor over CAR-T therapies for cancer are the executives at the biotechs developing them. Kite Pharma ($KITE) CEO Arie Belldegrun made $95.2 million in salary and shares last year, making him the 8th highest paid CEO in the world, according to Bloomberg, while Juno Therapeutics ($JUNO) chief Hans Bishop came in at 11th with an $88.2 million pay package. Story
> Bind Therapeutics ($BIND) is working with Navidea Biopharmaceuticals' ($NAVB) Macrophage Therapeutics on cancer R&D, lending out its nanoparticle development platform to craft immune-modulating treatments. News
> Colorado's ARCA biopharma ($ABIO) signed a deal to raise $34 million in a private placement, earmerking the cash to support its late-stage atrial fibrillation drug through an ongoing Phase IIb/III trial. More
Medical Device News
@FierceMedDev: ICYMI yesterday: Finnish headset light therapy via the ear canal cut jet lag time in half in study. Article | Follow @FierceMedDev
@VarunSaxena2: U.K. researchers say earlier diagnoses of bladder cancer needed, especially among women. FierceDiagnostics story | Follow @VarunSaxena2
@EmilyWFierce: After stalling for months, NHS England pledges £190M for new hep C treatments. More | Follow @EmilyWFierce
> Hospira execs called 'shameful' for denying cybersecurity risks posed by their infusion pumps. More
> China-U.S. bridging investor Ally Bridge Group discloses 6 recent med tech investments. Story
Pharma News
@FiercePharma: India competition body cracks down on GSK, Sanofi. More | Follow @FiercePharma
@EricPFierce: Patheon was a $1.7B company in its first year as it set out to change the CDMO market. Story | Follow @EricPFierce
@CarlyHFierce: Teva amps up Mylan stake again, winning agenda rights for upcoming annual meeting. Story | Follow @CarlyHFierce
> Blockbuster-to-be cancer meds outclass other big launches--except Sovaldi and statins. Story
> Big Data study flags 'fairly compelling' link between stomach blockbusters and heart risks. News
Vaccines News
> India competition body cracks down on GSK, Sanofi. Report
> Whistleblowers accuse Merck of withholding info on mumps vaccine. More
> Abivax eyes $49M IPO to advance Cuban-made hep B vaccine. Story
> India, Netherlands partner for vaccines development. Item
> One dose of GlaxoSmithKline's Cervarix may suffice. Article
CRO News
> TFS takes the plunge on a risk-sharing deal for a Parkinson's drug. More
> ContraVir recruits CRO ImageIQ for shingles trial. Item
> WuXi signs on to help ReGenX manufacture gene therapies. Story
> Synexus looks to widen its footprint after $128M PE deal. Article
> INC wants to hear from trial sites on how to improve R&D. Report
Pharma Manufacturing News
> Teva builds its Mylan stake in effort toward becoming generics colossus. Item
> South African regulator eases API oversight rules in face of shortages. Story
> California company buys facility for stem cell manufacturing. More
> South Florida men go to prison for $2.2M Mucinex heist. Story
> Sandoz recalls 1M units of generic Zyrtec made in India. Article
Pharma Asia News
> India to exempt some AIDS, TB drugs, and diagnostics from import taxes. Item
> China part of Opdivo combo trial plans as Nasdaq-listed CBMG buys cancer vaccine. Report
> China's Great Firewall flummoxes European businesses, and others. Story
> Two key Alcon Asia-focused executives fired in regional shakeup. Article
> Samsung Bioepis, Celltrion propel South Korea to front ranks of biosimilar race. More