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@RyanMFierce: Unfortunately for $REGN, it can undercut Lucentis price and still face uphill battle competing with off-label Avastin in wet AMD. | Follow @RyanMFierce
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> Medicis Pharmceutical has struck a deal to buy Graceway Pharmaceuticals' skin treatments and asthma medication out of bankruptcy for $455 million. Story
> Cleveland-based ChanRx has raised an undisclosed amount of money for its Series A. Release
> Bloomberg reports on the intense rivalry among Big Pharma companies vying to grab a share of China's growing market for diabetes drugs. Story
> Horizon Discovery has inked a three-year tech access deal with the National Cancer Institute and the National Human Genome Research Institute. Story
Pharma News
@FiercePharma: Regeneron prices wet AMD drug Eyela at $1850 per shot, $16K per yearr, compared with Roche's Lucentis at $24K annually. | Follow@FiercePharma
> Eyela may beat Lucentis on price, but what of Avastin? Story
> Ben Venue puts troubled plant on idle amid shortages. Article
> Amgen strikes Epogen deals with DaVita, Fresenius. News
> Co-pay cards prompt CVS to toss drugs off formulary. Report
Biotech IT News
> Tufts to tackle tough issue of lengthy trial startups. Story
> Perceptive Informatics survey focuses on role of imaging in clinical trials. Report
> Biotech billionaire mounts digital attack on cancer. Report
> Scripps begins world's largest computer-based project against malaria. News
> Biotech heavyweight Art Levinson takes chairman job at Apple. Article
Medical Device News
> Covidien to buy BARRX for $325M. News
> FDA to investigate stent shrinkage. Article
> BeneChill names former Boston Sci exec as new CEO. Item
> Survey: Irish medtech companies looking to hire next year. Piece
And Finally... A group of investigators in the UK have been focused on using a new brand of cognitive therapy to treat depression. Release