@FierceBiotech: Popular yesterday: Theravance: Biotech's big coming-of-age story. Editor's Corner | Follow @FierceBiotech
@JohnCFierce: TauRx adds $10.5M to its unconventional trove of Alzheimer's PhIII cash. News | Follow @JohnCFierce
@RyanMFierce: Engineering issues have stymied the mini DNA sequencer from Oxford Bio. Blogger says the tech chief is angry: Report | Follow @RyanMFierce
> Galapagos says it earned a $9.7 million milestone from Servier for its alliances on osteoarthritis and oncology. Release
> The FDA has approved Roche's ($RHHBY) new viral load test to evaluate response to hepatitis C therapies. Release | More from FierceMedicalDevices
> Roche and BioLamina inked an R&D deal to jointly develop new cell culture systems for various applications, including stem cell research. Release
Pharma News
@FiercePharma: Longtime Roche chairman Franz Humer is stepping aside. Who's up next? More | Follow @FiercePharma
@EricPFierce: Pfizer building a plant in Saudi Arabia as MENA area becomes of more interest to Big Pharma. Story | Follow @EricPFierce
> FDA panel looks askance at calcitonin bone drugs. Report
> Lilly CEO blasts Europe's drug-pricing moves. Story
> Par to pay $45M for off-label Megace marketing. News
@FierceMedDev: Report: Life Tech may have found a buyer after all. Story | Follow @FierceMedDev
@MarkHFierce: Royalty financing may not be new, but it's novel for the medical device world. More | Follow @MarkHFierce
@DamianFierce: Boston Scientific is holding back some data on Watchman, and market watchers are a little spooked. Report | Follow @DamianFierce
> GI Dynamics revs up anti-obesity device for Brazilian market. Item
> Saladax secures $22.4M from Chinese pharma giant. Report
Biomarkers News
> Advanced Cell Diagnostics enables cancer immunotherapy biomarker work. Story
> Australian team builds depression blood test around quinolinic acid. More
> Biomarker shines a light on new pathway to target neuroblastoma. Report
> Scripps scientists spot tropical disease marker in urine. Article
> Ignyta, Lieden University team on RA biomarker research. Item
Drug Delivery News
@MichaelGFierce: Yale researchers improve lupus drug with nanogel delivery. More | Follow @MichaelGFierce
> Actium BioSystems puts the heat on cancer with hyperthermic delivery. Report
> Mercator micro-infusion drug delivery catheter snags CE mark. News
> Combo drug, Dx nanomedicine deliver cancer-fighting payload. Article
> West launches intradermal adapter for shallow injections. Item
And Finally… A team led by Rice physicist Ching-Hwa Kiang says that stresses in the flow of small blood vessels can change the shape of a common protein for up to 5 hours, significantly raising the risk of blood clots. The team will hunt for more information as it looks for new therapies to reduce the risk of blood clots. Release