@FierceBiotech: PPD's BioDuro opens Shanghai discovery lab. FierceCRO story | Follow @FierceBiotech
@JohnCFierce: Amgen, Novartis aim to fuel biotech startups in alliance with Atlas Venture. Report | Follow @JohnCFierce
@RyanMFierce: PTC, bluebird join the IPO frenzy in biotech with genetic therapies. Story | Follow @RyanMFierce
> Novartis ($NVS) readied a vaccine against a new strain of flu in days. Article
> Stemline Therapeutics ($STML) and Cyclacel Pharmaceuticals ($CYCC) announced follow-on financings worth a combined $80 million. Brief
> Aridis Pharmaceuticals has scooped up antibody assets and tech from Kenta Biotech. Item
> It's another turn of the screw in an ongoing legal battle of Biogen Idec ($BIIB) and Genentech versus GlaxoSmithKline ($GSK) over intellectual property for anti-CD20 antibodies. Biogen and Genentech requested a rehearing of the case. Release
@FierceMedDev: Shorter Tryton side branch stent wins CE mark. Article | Follow @FierceMedDev
@MarkHFierce: J&J is leaving the metal hip replacement business behind. Bloomberg broke a good one: Report | Follow @MarkHFierce
@DamianFierce: Quest buys Humana's toxicology and clinical lab business. News | Follow @DamianFierce
> Thoratec wins FDA nod for HeartMate controller. Report
> Thermedical scores $5.5M in funding for tumor, heart ablation research. Item
> Vascular Solutions sues Boston Scientific for 'blatant' patent infringement. News
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@FiercePharma: Another pharma deal: Sweden's Recipharm mulls IPO or partial sale, Reuters says. UBS advising. News | Follow @FiercePharma
@EricPFierce: EMA committee backs Bayer's Diane-35 birth control drug, even as off-label acne treatment. Article | Follow @EricPFierce
> Sanofi, France remain at odds over fate of 600 R&D jobs. Article
> India sets controversial price caps on 650 drugs. Story
> GSK tries novel approach in emerging markets: price cuts. Report
And Finally… 23andMe CEO Anne Wojcicki grabs the attention of a VC crowd by telling them of their higher-than-average chances of going bald. Blog