@FierceBiotech: Baxter sets up $200M venture arm for early-stage investments. Item | Follow @FierceBiotech
@JohnCFierce: Merck is killing telcagepant, its migraine drug, after Ph3 data analysis. News | Follow @JohnCFierce
@RyanMFierce: More Biogen coverage to come after trip to Boston, but first catching up on pipeline priorities. Story | Follow @RyanMFierce
@MaureenFierce: New drugs trump mammograms for fewer cancer deaths. Article | Follow @MaureenFierce
> Drug giants and tech titans top the list of the S&P 500's largest R&D spenders. Post
> Roka Bioscience has reeled in $20 million in a Series C round of financing as the Gen-Probe spinoff pursues commercialization of its molecular assays. Release
> The North Carolina Biotechnology Center is shipping $1.4 million in grants to 6 universities in the state. Report
> RaQualia Pharma reports that it has licensed its 5-HT4 partial agonist, dubbed RQ-00000010, to CJ CheilJedang for development and commercialization in China, India, Korea and Southeast Asia. Announcement
> San Diego-based Sorrento Therapeutics has garnered a two-year, $600,000 Phase I Small Business Technology Transfer Research grant from the NIH to study antibody treatments and vaccines against C. difficile infections. Item
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@FiercePharma: Yervoy hits the market with $95M bang. Story | Follow @FiercePharma
> Pfizer readies bidding info for nutritionals auction. Article
> Charred shrink wrap detected in Merck vax vials. More
> Incivek storms hep C market with $75M launch. News