@FierceBiotech: Study: Less than 1% of cancer patients enrolled in a clinical trial. Piece Very troubling. | Follow @FierceBiotech
@JohnCFierce: 52% of hospital/pharmacy purchasing agents bought drugs from gray market vendors in past 2 years. Price gouging? Article | Follow @JohnCFierce
@RyanMFierce: I have to think Medtronic folks are scrambling in the wake of the storm created by the insulin-pump hacker's report Story $MDT | Follow @RyanMFierce
@MaureenFierce: FDA issues dire warning after personal massage device kills a patient. Report | Follow @MaureenFierce
> Indian drug developer Piramal says it plans to spend up to $1.5 billion buying ailing mid-sized biotechs in the U.S. and Europe. Story
> Pfizer says it simply isn't interested in paying any more than $6 a share to acquire Icagen, even if its bid doesn't succeed in spurring shareholders to tender more than half of the shares. A number of investors have balked at the offer, saying the bid undervalues the biotech. Report
> The nanotech drug delivery company Aura Biosciences has raised nearly $3 million in a new round. Story
> Germany's AiCuris says the FDA has granted fast track status to its HCMV drug letermovir (AIC246). AiCuris release
> Tekmira Pharmaceuticals has acquired an exclusive worldwide license to RNAi technology from Halo-Bio. Tekmira release
Pharma News
@FiercePharma: Piramal sold off its generics biz to Abbott. Now, founder wants to grow overseas via $1.5B in deals. Item $ABT | Follow @FiercePharma
> Pfizer/BMS clot drug expected to best Pradaxa, Xarelto. Article
Biotech IT News
> Alzheimer's trial database finds takers in W. Florida. More
> NexDocs opens the door to VC with $10.3M funding. Report
> Case Western spinoff wins NIH grant for software. News
> China a new frontier for growing clinical tech firm. Article
> Report: Samsung to test genetic analysis service. Details
> NIH pumping $25M to link EMR info to genetic data. Story
Medical Device News
> Abbott Molecular, Pfizer get nod for drug, companion Dx. Details
> Yates to head EMD Millipore. News
> Medtronic sees positive results with CoreValve. Article
And Finally... A new study finds that there's a lot of truth in the old saying about laughter being the best medicine. Researchers say laughing helps the body's vascular system, just as mental stress can damage it. Release