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@RyanMFierce: Sequencing giant BGI shoots for the cloud, look out Complete Genomics? Item | Follow @RyanMFierce
@MaureenFierce: Celgene, Alcon, P&G, CSL rank in Forbes' Top 100 Innovative Companies list. Not many life science companies on there. Article | Follow @MaureenFierce
> The FDA has accepted Map Pharmaceuticals' NDA for Levadex, a migraine drug, triggering a $20 million milestone from Allergan. Release
> Mara Aspinall has been named president of Ventana Medical Systems. Aspinall was most recently president, and CEO of On-Q-ity, a start-up diagnostics company focused on circulating tumor cell technology. Release
> Actelion says its MS drug ponesimod looked promising in a Phase IIb dose-finding study, demonstrating a reduction in the number of new active inflammatory lesions in the brain. Release
> Protalix has formally reapplied for FDA approval of its Gaucher's drug. Story
> The EU has approved AstraZeneca's Axanum, a combination of aspirin and the active ingredient for Nexium. News
> SeraCare Life Sciences has put itself up for sale. Item
> Joe Herring, the CEO of Covance, says that any rival CRO expanding through mergers is likely to face some big integration challenges. Report
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@FiercePharma: Add another state AG to the list of Risperdal plaintiffs. Now it's Mass. claiming J&J's marketing crossed the line. News | Follow @FiercePharma
> Another AG sues J&J over Risperdal marketing. Story
Biotech Research News
> US gives out $5M for antiradiation drugs in case of attack. Item
> Leukemia drug helps reverse tamoxifen resistance in breast cancer. News
> A transcriptional time machine may turn back the clock on leukemia. Article
> Genes help personalized stomach cancer treatments. Report
> Of mice, men, sex, and violence. Story
> Nicotine eyed as Parkinson's treatment. More
Manufacturing News
> How an ops driving lesson may have saved former Pfizer CEO Kindler. More
> Genzyme supplies rise, but Fabrazyme lags. News
> Shippers organize air cargo to win over pharma. Story
> UN: Pharma CMOs fare well in investment by developing countries. Article
> Compounding pharmacies shine during drug shortages. Report
And Finally... New research has demonstrated that nicotine can guard the brain against Parkinson's disease. "This study raises the hope for a possible neuroprotective treatment of patients at an early step of the disease or even before at a stage where the disease has not been diagnosed according to motor criteria," said Patrick P. Michel, co-author of the study from the Institut du Cerveau et de la Moelle Épinière, Hôpital de la Salpêtrière, in Paris, France. Release