Congress wades into Right To Try; Eisai unloads a facility to Biogen;

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> Three members of the U.S. Congress have introduced a so-called Right To Try bill, seeking to restrict the FDA from standing in the way of patients trying to get access to unapproved medicines. News

> Eisai is handing over a North Carolina manufacturing facility to partner Biogen ($BIIB), planning to transfer about 100 employees in the process. More

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@EmilyWFierce: Cardiologists weigh in on #FDA's device oversight and 21st Century Cures Act. NYT story | Follow @EmilyWFierce

> EU funds development of a photonic-laser point-of-care cancer Dx device. More

> FDA approves the first implantable, above-the-knee prosthesis. Story

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> Valeant grabs a Middle Eastern foothold with $800M pact for Egypt's Amoun. More

> Gilead pushes some patients out of assistance program as it fights restrictive insurers. Story

> Pharma needs to get into digital health data game to stay competitive, study says. Article