@FierceBiotech: Merck KGaA carves into MS R&D after a string of setbacks. Story | Follow @FierceBiotech
@JohnCFierce: $LLY, that wunderkind of drug R&D, delays peglispro after all and Tim Anderson sounds taps. Release | Follow @JohnCFierce
@DamianFierce: Big day for Tularik expats, particularly the ones at Flexus and NGM. Story | Report | Follow @DamianFierce
> Eli Lilly ($LLY) and Incyte ($INCY) said today that baricitinib outscored a placebo in their second Phase III study for rheumatoid arthritis. The study for the oral JAK1/JAK2 inhibitor met its primary endpoint of an improved ACR20 response rate compared to placebo after 12 weeks of treatment. Release
> Austin-based Savara Pharmaceuticals says it gained positive topline results from its Phase II clinical trial of AeroVanc, an inhaled antibiotic for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) lung infection in people with cystic fibrosis. Release
Medical Device News
@FierceMedDev: J&J readies to rid itself of Cordis--for as much as $2B to Cardinal Health. More | Follow @FierceMedDev
@VarunSaxena2: Reg. standards may be for NGS materials, methods & performance. Specific for each area (oncology, germline mutations etc) #PrecisionMedicine. | Follow @VarunSaxena2
@EmilyWFierce: Bayer feels sting of mixed decision from NICE for Eylea's use in diabetics. Article | Follow @EmilyWFierce
> First adhesive varicose vein treatment wins FDA approval. More
> Advisory panel recommends FDA approval of VertiFlex's spinal implant. Story
Pharma News
@FiercePharma: Brain cancer therapy pioneered in dogs wins NCI grant for human development. More | Follow @FiercePharma
@CarlyHFierce: Valeant To Acquire Salix Pharmaceuticals For $158.00 Per Share In Cash. Release | Follow @CarlyHFierce
> Bayer reportedly close to diabetes device sale worth up to $2.3B. Story
> New Sanofi chief's €4M signing bonus 'incomprehensible' to French officials. News
Biotech IT News
> AstraZeneca picks Labguru to improve collaborations with academia. More
> FDA puts cloud storage and Google-esque search tools on precision medicine road map. Story
> Big Data digging yields unprecedented road map of the epigenome. Article
> BGI investor: It is the database they are building that will make them formidable. Report
> Transcriptic snags $8.5M to add capabilities at robot-run lab. News
CRO News
> LabCorp seals its $6B deal for Covance. Article
> After a $300M IPO, PRA forecasts a big 2015. More
> Theorem partners up for patient testing. Report
> Parexel stretches out its site network to speed up enrollment. Story
> WuXi borrows $165M to bankroll more M&A. Item
Animal Health News
> Jaguar posts positive trial results on lead prescription drug for dogs. Item
> Patterson misses on sales and earnings but reaffirms fiscal 2015 guidance. Report
> Australia's Integrated Animal Health to open offices in U.S. Story
> Brain cancer therapy pioneered in dogs wins NCI grant for human development. News
> Dogs get pulled into the medical marijuana debate. Article