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Great insider exchange on the 5-year pharma outlook
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Conversation regarding the ongoing Alzheimer's path in pharma
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Quick reaction to Cephalon off-label use law
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Quick comments on article about the evolving M&A/BD landscape
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@FierceBiotech: Quintiles, Allscripts to tap health IT data for drug research. Item | Follow @FierceBiotech
@JohnCFierce: Ugh, venture investors rank biotech among the basement dwellers in terms of tech confidence. More | Follow @JohnCFierce
@RyanMFierce: Diabetes care goes Big Data. Sanofi has awarded n4a Diabetes Care $100K to advance Big Data analysis. Release | Follow @RyanMFierce
> The FDA is already facing a lawsuit from 5 current and former investigators after the agency monitored their email communications. Now the regulator has another problem: About 75,000 pages of related confidential documents ended up posted online for all to see. Report
> Ernst & Young has been tracking India's fast-growing biotech sector, warning that several factors threaten to cool the red-hot expansion underway. Story
> Alnylam ($ALNY) is touting the results of an early-stage study of ALN-TTR02, which has won orphan drug status for a rare liver condition. Story
Pharma News
@FiercePharma: Forest's latest letter to shareholders: Don't vote for Icahn nominees; they're conflicted. More | Follow @FiercePharma
> Under pressure, Par agrees to $1.9 private equity buyout. News
> Ex-AstraZeneca chief forfeits up to £3.5M in exit pay. Story
> Sleep aid Ambien linked to another high-profile driving mishap. Item
> Glaxo nabs HGS for $3B after months of wrangling. Report
@FierceMedDev: The FDA is investigating how 75,000 pages of confidential, device-related docs got leaked online. Report | Follow @FierceMedDev
@MarkHFierce: We have extended the nomination deadline for the 15 fiercest medical device developers to July 13. Spread the word. Survey | Follow @MarkHFierce
@DamianFierce: St. Jude reports that large-diameter Riata models are more likely to erode than smaller ones. Article | Follow @DamianFierce
> Device tax repeal amendment fails in Senate. Item
> Kinetic Concepts cutting 300 more jobs. Story
> Thermo Fisher snaps up One Lambda for $925M. News
Biotech IT News
> Sanofi pins winner in hunt for digital diabetes breakthroughs. Item
> Stanford rides Big Data wave in medical research. More
> Intel and NextBio seek Big Data upgrades in genomics. Article
> Eli Lilly aims to up social media game. More
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