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@JohnCFierce: ICYMI: Gilead wins FDA approval for its hep C combo pill, a blockbuster in the making. Article | Follow @JohnCFierce
@DamianFierce: And finally, $GILD wins FDA approval for Harvoni. Release | Follow @DamianFierce
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> Germany's Probiodrug is looking to raise about $40 million in its IPO on the Amsterdam exchange. The biotech is focused on Alzheimer's. Story
> PTC Therapeutics ($PTCT) has raised about $109 million in a follow-on offering. Release
Medical Device News
@FierceMedDev: ICYMI Friday: Deerfield bets up to $125M on nuclear materials used in imaging. Article | Follow @FierceMedDev
@VarunSaxena2: Report warns of cyberattacks against medical devices to extort money. More | Follow @VarunSaxena2
@EmilyWFierce: Device from Bay Area startup detects microRNA in blood to screen for dozens of cancers. Story via Wired | Follow @EmilyWFierce
@MichaelGFierce: With Roche's Herceptin, green tea component doubles drug accumulation in cancer cells. FierceDrugDelivery story | Follow @MichaelGFierce
> PAD patients gain another treatment option as the FDA approves its first drug-coated balloon. Story
> Harvard scientists develop super-repellent coating technology for commonly used devices. Report
Pharma News
@FiercePharma: Top-read news this weekend: Bayer resolves 200 Trasylol lawsuits. Article | Follow @FiercePharma
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@CarlyHFierce: ICYMI: Novartis employee pleads guilty to bribery in Poland. Story | Follow @CarlyHFierce
> Texas AG: AstraZeneca paid $465K in kickbacks, committed fraud in Seroquel marketing. News
> Payers hit back at Gilead for $94,500 price tag on brand-new hep C combo pill. Article
> Eisai adds to chemo side-effects franchise with FDA nod for Akynzeo. Story
CRO News
> Catalent reaches out to lung cancer patients with research agreement. Item
> Covance and Novartis team up with eyes on Big Data. Article
> Parexel expands in the U.K. after an eClinical buyout. Story
> Clinipace raises $4M after staging 5 buyouts in 5 years. More
> With help from Charles River, AstraZeneca expands its respiratory pipeline. Report
Biotech IT News
> Merck's VC unit invests in data security business. More
> ISB teams with Google for NCI Cancer Genomics Cloud project. Report
> NIH turns on Big Data funding faucet. Story
> Merck and Pfizer join Accenture's Life Sciences Cloud Coalition. News
> VC shop follows Y Combinator into the world of biotech incubators. Article
Animal Health News
> Chronic wasting disease found in Iowa captive deer population. Item
> U.K.'s Pirbright Institute tabbed for $29M in funding to train vet scientists. More
> Pan Genome Systems searching for money to fund new Johne's disease vaccine. Article
> UC Davis researchers solve century-old bluetongue virus mystery. Story
> Three European companies will team to develop VLP vaccines for vet use. Report