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@FierceBiotech: How should India regulate its clinical trial industry? More | Follow @FierceBiotech
@JohnCFierce: Zounds! Sloan-Kettering won't use Zaltrap (Sanofi/Regeneron) based on its cost and efficacy. Influential. More | Follow @JohnCFierce
@RyanMFierce: New website crowdsources cancer therapies (some ideas more useful than others). More | Follow @RyanMFierce
> Eli Lilly ($LLY) got a big vote of confidence from Leerink Swann today after the pharma giant boasted of positive survival results among stomach cancer patients taking ramucirumab in a Phase III study. Leerink Swann sees an 80% chance of approval for a drug that could generate up to $600 million in annual sales. Lilly didn't detail the data on survival, though. Report
> Promedior brought its D round to $24.5 million with the addition of a $3 million investment from Shire Strategic Investment Group. Story
> Merck ($MRK) touted new data on its blockbuster osteoporosis drug hopeful odanacatib, demonstrating it improved mineral density in post-menopausal women. Story
> Lexicon Pharmaceuticals ($LXRX) saw its share price jump on Friday after reporting that its bowel disorder drug met the goals outlined in a study of gastrointestinal cancer patients. Report
> The FDA has accepted Depomed's application for Serada, a new treatment for hot flashes. Story
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@FiercePharma: Profile of one man who's shaking up India's patent-protected drugmakers: Cipla founder YK Hamied. More | Follow @FiercePharma
> Izvestia: Abbott engineers Russian vaccines buyout. Story
> Top U.S. hospital won't use pricey Sanofi cancer drug. Article
> Cinven builds up Mercury with Amdipharm buy. Report
@FierceMedDev: Heart stent surgeries in China are now second only to the U.S., but more than half may be unnecessary. More | Follow @FierceMedDev
@MarkHFierce: BSX CEO explains its repositioning is an attempt, in part, to respond to a rapidly changing healthcare industry. More | Follow @MarkHFierce
@DamianFierce: Will GSK's new transparency pledge be a boon for CROs and drug developers? More | Follow @DamianFierce
> Medtronic, St. Jude Medical pursue diversity as MN mulls same-sex marriage ban. Item
> BD, Lab21 team up for cancer diagnostics. Story
Biotech IT News
> Australia goes online for clinical trials awareness. Report
> Fight against 'unwarranted' drug patents goes online. More
> GSK to open clinical data vaults to scientists via website. Story
> Pharma group taps software to track adverse events in mobile apps. Article
CRO News
> How should India regulate its clinical trial industry? Item
> AstraZeneca taps China's Pharmaron to speed R&D. Report
> GSK's transparency pledge could be a boon to drug researchers. News
> Recipharm teams with Astimex on CDMO deal. Story
> Novasep pours $39M into new API plant. Article
And Finally… A year after having neural stem cells transplanted into the brains of four patients with a rare brain disease, investigators say they have demonstrated improved brain function after the therapy boosted levels of myelin. Story
