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@JohnCFierce: Novartis chairman vows to preserve top R&D budget in retrenchment. More | Follow @JohnCFierce
@DamianFierce: EU smiles on Lilly and Boehringer's FDA-rejected diabetes drug. Story from Friday | Follow @DamianFierce
@EmilyMFierce: Guinea confirms fever is Ebola, has killed up to 59. Story via Reuters | Follow @EmilyMFierce
> Evotec has bought up Germany's Bionamics to get its hands on some translational therapies for neurodegeneration and central nerve system disorders. Story
> Contract developer AMRI ($AMRI) is trading $41 million for Cedarburg Pharmaceuticals, which manufactures APIs for drugmakers. Item
> Alabama biotech Innovative Med Concepts is developing a novel treatment for fibromyalgia, targeting what the company's founder believes is the viral cause of the disease. Article
@FierceMedDev: Who is the top med tech company in terms of revenue? Report | Follow @FierceMedDev
@MarkHFierce: Which of the big med tech manufacturers LOST revenue in 2013? Report | Follow @MarkHFierce
@MichaelGFierce: ICYMI: MedImmune inks licensing deal with Bioasis for brain delivery platform. More from FierceDrugDelivery | Follow @MichaelGFierce
@EmilyWFierce: Alcat test uncovers food sensitivities, and could provide a "balance sheet for the body." Article | Follow @EmilyWFierce
> GE finalizes $1B Thermo Fisher Scientific deal, snatches up 3 business units. More
> South Korea targets medical device industry as its latest growth engine. Item
> St. Jude aims to jump-start the cardiac device space with new pacers and defibrillator leads. Story
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@FiercePharma: And the top-read special report: The top 10 pharma companies by 2013 revenue. Report | Follow @FiercePharma
@TracyStaton: Top-read FiercePharma: Tokyo hospital exec says #Novartis employees deeply involved in leukemia-drug trial. Story | Follow @TracyStaton
@EricPFierce: The FDA says it will boost foreign plant inspections 40%, and cut them by same amount in US. More | Follow @EricPFierce
@CarlyHFierce: Novartis' vaccine unit gets a badly needed booster from the U.K. Article | Follow @CarlyHFierce
> Politicians add fuel to the firestorm over Gilead's hep C drug pricing. Story
> Cost watchdogs demand efficacy data on new Bayer cancer drugs. News
> The color purple knocks back Novartis' Advair rival in Germany. More
CRO News
> AMRI bets on manufacturing with $41M Cedarburg buyout. News
> Parexel eyes Asian trials with Singapore expansion. Story
> GVK plots a $16.5M Indian expansion as it dials up its global presence. News
> TKL cuts the ribbon on a new Phase I operation. Article
> Risk-sharing researcher Evotec buys an academic pipeline. News
> CMO Recipharm plots a $142M Swedish IPO. Brief
Biotech IT News
> NY Genome Center taps IBM's Jeopardy!-winning Watson to speed data analysis. News
> Novo Nordisk edges forward with plans to spin off its IT unit. Story
> How will Google's forays into genomics play out? Article
> J&J collaboration with San Diego Supercomputer Center speeds genome analysis. Story
> Cancer gamification project analyzes 1.5M chromosomes in one month. Story
> Merck exec: Health IT apps need more scientific rigor. Brief