@FierceBiotech: Interesting piece from @eyeonfda on social media guidelines and clinical trials. Article | Follow @FierceBiotech
@JohnCFierce: Abbott bets $400M on Reata preclinical-in which CEO Huff laughs, tells me "no comment" on Abbott buyout bid. | Follow @JohnCFierce
@RyanMFierce: Say lots about FDA, but France's drug regulatory system looks like a mess in comparison. Article on Mediator scandal. | Follow @RyanMFierce
@MaureenFierce: Writing for New Scientist, the CEO of the UK's Science Media Center proposes 5 way to fix science journalism. Article | Follow @MaureenFierce
> Shares of Endo Pharmaceuticals jumped today on the news that the FDA has approved its crush-resistant formulation of the pain drug Opana. Report
> Seattle-based Groove Biopharma, formerly Mirina, has reportedly gathered $6 million in venture cash to back its work on microRNA therapies. Story
> La Jolla, CA-based Regulus Therapeutics has launched a discovery program for a new microRNA treatment for glioblastoma, the most common form of brain cancer, with financial help from the nonprofit Accelerate Brain Cancer Cure (ABC2). Release
> Ireland's Elan is contributing more than three million euros to UCD to establish a new chair for the "Business of Biotechnology." Story
> Canada's Aeterna Zentaris says it has gathered promising preclinical data for its oral anticancer Akt inhibitor, perifosine, in Hodgkin lymphoma. Release
> Canadian officials have approved AMAG's anemia drug Feraheme. Story
Pharma News
@FiercePharma: NHS data on prescriptions to be opened up to public under open data initiative. Story | Follow@FiercePharma
> Ex-Shionogi employee sentenced for hacking. Report
> Study: Eli Lilly's Cymbalta sputters out for nearly 16% of depression patients. News
> Mediator probe enlightens French public on drug risks. Item
> Pfizer seeks 2nd chance for cancer drug Mylotarg. Story
> Bayer bracing for profit-margin drop. Article
Biotech IT News
> Pharma hacker gets jail sentence in NJ. Story
> Supercomputer software aids UK cancer researchers. Report
> IBM taps 'Watson-type' tech for drug research tool. Item
> Uncle Sam to award $20M for work on genomic data informatics. Report
> U. Cal professor recruits computer whizzes for war on cancer. Article
> U.K. injecting £75M into bioinformatics 'nerve center' for Europe. News
Medical Device News
> Bluegrass announces patient enrollment in catheter trial. News
> Boston Sci introduces Charger catheter. Report
> Tissue Regenix to raise $39M, eyes job creation. Article
> Symmetry to buy instruments biz of J&J unit for $165M. Story
And Finally... Professor Victor Zammit at the Warwick Medical School says he found that an enzyme known as 'Carnitine palmitoyltransferase 1A' (CPT1) has a switch which is thrown depending on the composition and curvature of its cellular membrane, shedding light on a possible new mechanism to controlling appetite. Report