@FierceBiotech: New drug blocks brain cancer advance, making chemo kill easier. Article | Follow @FierceBiotech
@JohnCFierce: So do we add Tokai's CRPC drug galeterone to the list of promising early-stage treatments? Story | Follow @JohnCFierce
@RyanMFierce: Social and/or collaboration apps are changing how we work in media, and at biotech companies, too. Item | Follow @RyanMFierce
> Investigators for GSK ($GSK) and Shionogi say that their once-daily HIV drug dolutegravir is equally as effective as Merck's ($MRK) twice-daily Isentress. Dolutegravir slightly edged Isentress's results in the late-stage study. GSK is hoping to make a comeback in the field with this new drug. Report
> Underscoring its commitment to Relovair, the follow-up treatment to Advair, GlaxoSmithKline ($GSK) says it will invest an additional $213 million in Theravance ($THRX), boosting its stake to 26.8%. Story
> Novo Nordisk ($NVO) plans to push ahead on the development of a once-weekly diabetes treatment to help fend off competition from Amylin's ($AMLN) Bydureon. Report
> Sources tell SonntagsZeitung that Roche ($RHHBY) may walk away from its bid for Illumina ($ILMN), adding that Roche won't raise its offer a second time. It may be no coincidence that both these points are likely to reflect Roche's strategy in its attempted acquisition of Illumina. Story
Pharma News
@FiercePharma: Now FDA-approved, Ranbaxy plant in India ships copycat Lipitor--Reuters. News | Follow @FiercePharma
> Hikma to plow $300M into M&A, internal growth. Article
> Rare-disease drugs won't help out-of-work pharma reps. More
Medical Devices News
@FierceMedDev: Therapeutic hypothermia startup raises $1M, looks to clinical studies--MedCity News. Story | Follow @FierceMedDev
> Device tax creeps into presidential, Senate campaigns. Article
> Medtronic will pay $85M to resolve Infuse shareholder suit. News
> 2 molecular diagnostics companies grab major money. Story
> Swiss report: Roche may abandon Illumina bid. More
IT News
> NIH grabs share of Obama's new $200M bet on big data. News
> Computer-based discovery biotech from Israel lands in Bay Area. Story
> Tech startup cuts through social media noise for drug and device outfits. More
> Computer-based discovery biotech from Israel lands in Bay Area. Article
> Big Pharma and devicemakers plot careful social media moves. Piece
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