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> European biotech companies are increasingly allured by the prospect of going public in the U.S., swayed by comparative optimism and favorable regulations. Item
> Valeant ($VRX) has begun cutting staff at Salix Pharmaceuticals, its latest acquisition. The company is eyeing 258 layoffs as part of an effort to save $500 million. News
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@EmilyWFierce: Medtronic grabs artificial pancreas tech from Israeli devicemaker. Report | Follow @EmilyWFierce
> U.S. health insurers consider new curbs on morcellators amid regulatory pushback. Article
> Medtronic pays feds $4.4 million over DOJ allegations that it falsely labeled devices as made in the USA. Story
Pharma News
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> Valeant starts $500M in Salix cost-cutting with 250 layoffs. Article
> Amgen CEO Bradway collects a $14M pay package on record-breaking revenue. Report
Animal Health News
> TVAX pours $2M funding round into canine osteosarcoma drug. More
> UN launches global campaign to wipe out ruinous sheep and goat virus. Article
> Under pressure, Zoetis pulls arsenic-based poultry drug from market. News
> Homeland Security names program manager for new NBAF facility in Kansas. Story
> Texas Tech scientists discover that antibiotic-resistant bugs from cattle lots are airborne. Report
Biotech IT News
> Celgene, Genentech back clinical trial enrollment challenge. News
> Potency prediction software helps Schrödinger land $120M Sanofi deal. Report
> Genentech begins search for bioinformatics chief after Gentleman leaves for 23andMe. Story
> 23andMe-style sequencing project taps Facebook in pursuit of 20,000 participants. Article
> Genome Canada makes $24M pivot to bolster bioinformatics capabilities. More