@FierceBiotech: UCSD team targeting new stress pathway in Alzheimer's program. FierceBiotechResearch story | Follow @FierceBiotech
@JohnCFierce: The Brent Saunders argument that he's opposed to R&D is a bit specious. $AGN acquires late-stage assets, avoids discovery. Not anti-research. | Follow @JohnCFierce
> NovaBay ($NBY) CEO Ron Najafi is leaving the company as it works to salvage some value following repeated clinical failures for its lead drug. More
> Ipsen has partnered up with Japan's Interprotein to develop new large-molecule therapies in endocrinology, focusing on Cushing's disease. News
> PTC Therapeutics ($PTCT) wrapped up enrollment on a Phase III trial of its lead drug, ataluren, in patients with a form of cystic fibrosis. Item
Medical Device News
@FierceMedDev: The top women in medical devices 2015. Feature | Follow @FierceMedDev
@VarunSaxena2: RetroSense bags $6M in funding for its viral vector gene therapy candidate for a rare eye condition. FierceDrugDelivery story | Follow @VarunSaxena2
@EmilyWFierce: Dx Digest: Invitae builds out cancer and epilepsy testing menus; Illumina gets in on autism research. More | Follow @EmilyWFierce
> Diabetes duodenal resurfacing startup Fractyl bumps Series C up to $57M. More
> Teva teams up with University College London for brain imaging study. Story
> Torax Medical earns key reimbursement code for its implant to treat gastric reflux. Article
Pharma News
@FiercePharma: Zoetis ups the ante in prevention with new flu vaccine and flea fighter for dogs. FierceAnimalHealth story | Follow @FiercePharma
@EricPFierce: ICYMI from FiercePharmaManufacturing: Baxalta Singapore plant gets FDA OK to produce Advate. Article | Follow @EricPFierce
> Adapt's new bargain-priced OD antidote enters contentious market. News
> Post-AASLD, Gilead's lead in hep C looks as solid as ever: analysts. Item
> Express Scripts rolls out value-based pricing for cancer meds. Report
CRO News
> WuXi lands a lead role in Genomics England's big project. Item
> Parexel touts its IT-enabled R&D services amid company shakeup. Report
> Fast-growing Charles River trades $36M for a drug discovery outfit. Article
> PRA expands in Singapore with eyes on Asian growth. Story
Pharma Manufacturing News
> Merck KGaA JV set to start producing drugs in remote Algerian village. More
> Shortages, shifts in sterile injectable market lead some prices to soar. Story
> Drug distributor recalls anxiety drug after wrong med found in a bottle. Report
> With pharma cargo theft on the rise, Thanksgiving can be a risky holiday. Item
> Hikma says FDA has closed out warning letter for EU injectables plant. Article
Pharma Asia News
> India's Supreme Court wants stricter oversight of MSD, GSK HPV clinical trials. More
> Price controls loom for generic drugs in India next year. Report
> Samsung Bioepis biosimilar may get nod in Europe. Story
> Mundipharma licenses Spectrum's NHL treatment, picks up Japan affiliate. Item
> GSK beefing up vaccine business in India. Article