@FierceBiotech: Sanofi to build $75m plant in Vietnam. Market there growing fast, and so is payer coverage. Article | Follow @FierceBiotech
@JohnCFierce: While India's SC strikes at pharma, the U.K. tees up a sweet tax deal for patented pharma products--the "patent box." More | Follow @JohnCFierce
@RyanMFierce: Amgen claimed Big Data software prize in $415M deCODE buyout. Report | Follow @RyanMFierce
> Late last week Johnson & Johnson's ($JNJ) Janssen Research & Development announced it had submitted a New Drug Application to the FDA for simeprevir (TMC435), an investigational NS3/4A protease inhibitor for hep C. The drug was in-licensed from Medivir. Release
> Medivation ($MDVN) and Astellas Pharma have established an updated interim analysis plan for their Phase III clinical trial evaluating Xtandi (enzalutamide) capsules in men with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer who have not yet received chemotherapy. Release
> Isis Pharmaceuticals ($ISIS) has published new data in the journal Circulation Research "demonstrating that antisense targeting of apolipoprotein C-III (apoC-III) resulted in significant reductions in apoC-III and triglycerides." Release
@FierceMedDev: Dx approach offers chance to spot pancreatic cancer earlier. Story | Follow @FierceMedDev
@MarkHFierce: Sony and Olympus have delayed their joint medical device venture again. Talk about unrealized potential. More | Follow @MarkHFierce
@DamianFierce: A Chinese court is asking the SFDA to crack down on local clinical trial regulations. Article | Follow @DamianFierce
> ResMed battles Taiwanese outfit in apnea device patent fight. Item
> Olympus, Sony postpone joint medical device venture indefinitely. Article
> Covidien defeats J&J/Ethicon in surgical tool patent battle. News
Pharma News
@FiercePharma: Reports of serious reactions to Affymax's Omontys surfaced last August, WSJ says, 6 months b/f recall. More | Follow @FiercePharma
@EricPFierce: Pfizer's Xeljanzi forecast to hit $1.86 billion by 2016 but Amarin's Vascepa disappoints. Story | Follow @EricPFierce
> J&J faces big spending, big rivals for new diabetes drug Invokana. Report
> Sanofi plots new production in China, Vietnam to fuel Asian growth. More
> Biogen prices Tecfidera below oral MS rival Gilenya. Article
CRO News
> Biotrial takes tech, talent from failing Forenap. Story
> ReSearch launches joint venture with Japanese CRO. News
> bioRASI buys Ukraine CRO for E. Europe heft. Article
> Frontage gets FDA chiding over Chinese lab. Item
> Chinese court wants tougher clinical trial regs. Report
Biotech IT News
> George Church-affiliated startup blueprints genetic data marketplace. News
> FoldIt creator wins Bill Gates nod for science crowdfunding site. Item
> Sequoia-backed genomics startup, others face who-pays hurdle. Story
> NSF touts role of supercomputer in autism, neuroscience discoveries. Article
> Big Data sheds light on pharma's 'Small Data' problems. Industry Voices
> 5 keys to going mobile in pharma. Editor's Corner
And Finally… Following up on earlier studies showing that African-American men are less likely to be screened and get early treatment for prostate cancer, a new study shows that they also wait longer to get treated once they have been diagnosed, adding to their chances for a poor outcome. Release