@FierceBiotech: ICYMI: Scripps spinout aTyr grabs $59M in venture deals with a public twist. Story | Follow @FierceBiotech
@RyanMFierce: Add Five Prime to the biotech IPO queue, hunting for $60M public debut with backers from Pfizer, GlaxoSmithKline. Report | Follow @RyanMFierce
@EmilyMFierce: FDA notes 'technical deficiencies' in Chelsea's drug filing. Article | Follow @EmilyMFierce
> The FDA has accepted a New Drug Application from Mallinckrodt ($MNK) for MNK-795, a controlled-release oral drug combo of oxycodone and acetaminophen to treat moderate to severe acute pain. Mallinckrodt uses Depomed's Acuform drug delivery technology. Release
> BIND Therapeutics has begun a Phase II clinical study of BIND-014, a therapy to treat patients with non-small cell lung cancer. Release
@FierceMedDev: Check out last week's special report: Top 10 Med Tech Investments of Q2. Report | Follow @FierceMedDev
@MarkHFierce: ReVision optics closed $55M in new equity financing. Medical Device financing shows some signs of life. Release | Follow @MarkHFierce
@DamianFierce: Quintiles has signed up to help Ascendancy Healthcare cash in on the Chinese pharma boom. More | Follow @DamianFierce
@MichaelGFierce: NeuroSigma to begin PhIII epilepsy device trial. Item | Follow @MichaelGFierce
> Siemens sacking CEO as bad bets raid revenue. Report
> Glass implant envisioned to promote leg, arm bone repairs. More
> J&J leads ReVision Optics' $55M financing round. Story
Pharma News
@FiercePharma: Pfizer to split operations three ways. Story | Follow @FiercePharma
@EricPFierce: EU doesn't like smell of Germany's exemption to financially struggling drugmakers from paying drug rebates. More | Follow @EricPFierce
@CarlyHFierce: GSK's former head of China biz will be returning to China to assist with bribery probe. 18 more reportedly detained there. Article | Follow @CarlyHFierce
> Valeant to fire thousands, restructure ops after Bausch buyout. Report
> U.S. court upturns Teva's patents on cash-cow Copaxone. News
> OTC specialist Perrigo nabs Elan and its tax rate for $8.6B. Article
CRO News
> Swiss CRO Psi reaches into South Africa. Item
> Quintiles teams up with Ascendancy in China. News
> Icon ticks up guidance as revenue leaps another 21%. Report
> CRA buys Comprehensive Clinical's late-phase biz. Article
> AMRI working to get out from under FDA warning. More
Biotech IT News
> Medidata shares soar on another record quarter in Q2. Item
> AstraZeneca adds software from Dotmatics to virtual neuroscience group. Article
> Novo Nordisk among latest to join pharma flock on Twitter. Story
> Sanofi returns to the crowdsourcing well for diabetes app. More
> NIH earmarks $96M for multiyear effort to maximize value of Big Data. Report
And Finally... New research suggests that it may be possible for people to recover from autism. Story