@FierceBiotech: Cornell team engineers a probiotic GLP-1 therapy for diabetes. FierceBiotechResearch story | Follow @FierceBiotech
@JohnCFierce: Sanofi, Roche and Lilly help bankroll a $20M round for Parkinson's player LTI. Report | Follow @JohnCFierce
@DamianFierce: Biotech companies just don't close anymore. Report | Follow @DamianFierce
> Johnson & Johnson's ($JNJ) long-delayed cancer drug Yondelis secured the FDA's priority review designation, promising a 6-month review instead of the standard 10. News
> Dermatology drug developer Brickell Biotech raised $10 million in Series C cash to support its mid-stage treatment for excessive sweating. More
> Sanofi ($SNY) and partner MannKind ($MNKD) have launched Afrezza, an inhaled insulin that faced years of regulatory setbacks before picking up FDA approval last year. Item
Medical Device News
@FierceMedDev: ICYMI yesterday: Medtronic partners with LHC to provide at-home, post-acute care patient monitoring services. Article | Follow @FierceMedDev
@VarunSaxena2: FDA clears 3-D printed device for minimally invasive foot surgery. Story | Follow @VarunSaxena2
@EmilyWFierce: Scientists renewing research for psychedelics as a treatment for anxiety and depression. More from The New Yorker | Follow @EmilyWFierce
> Feds set reimbursement targets, increasing government payments' impact on device world, M&A. More
> FTC probes Wright, Tornier merger again, may push deal close into the second half. Article
Pharma News
@FiercePharma: ICYMI from FierceAnimalHealth: IDEXX raises 2015 sales forecast on predicted demand for new lab tests. Article | Follow @FiercePharma
@EricPFierce: FDA issues warning letter to a second Apotex plant in India. Data manipulation alleged again. Letter | Follow @EricPFierce
@CarlyHFierce: ICYMI yesterday: Shire's ADHD star Vyvanse scores FDA's first binge eating approval. Article | Follow @CarlyHFierce
> It's put up or shut up time for Sanofi and MannKind as Afrezza hits the market. More
> FDA study spanks drugmakers for poor adverse events reporting. Story
Biotech Research News
> Cleveland Clinic team posts a big target for CKD drug developers. Story
> Dartmouth team tags HER4 as a key culprit for HER2 drug resistance. More
> Johns Hopkins technique opens a new window on brain disorders. Item
> Investigators zero in on an enzyme linked to BRCA1/2 cancer mutations. Story
> Cardiac study points to new treatment to guard against arrhythmias. Article
Pharma Manufacturing News
> Vertellus completes $200M deal for Dow plant that makes sodium borohydride. Story
> Sanofi ups diabetes game in India through hospital clinics, local production. Article
> Biogen Idec expands North Carolina manufacturing operations. More
> Emerging market demand saves Irish Lipitor plant from closing. Story
> Dr. Reddy's mulling facility shift to avoid losing out on Nexium generic. Report