Starpharma shares soar on back of AstraZeneca collaboration; Jim Allison wins Lasker award;

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> Shares of Melbourne, Australia-based Starpharma (ASX: SPL, OTCQX: SPHRY) soared today after the company announced a collaboration with AstraZeneca ($AZN), putting their drug delivery tech to work for the pharma giant. Starpharma grabbed a $2 million upfront with milestones ranging up to $124 million for the first product, with more to come if it extends to additional programs. Release

> Jim Allison, an immuno-oncology expert now at MD Anderson, won the prestigious Lasker-DeBakey Clinical Medical Research Award. Report

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Medical Device News

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@StacyALawrence: ICYMI Friday: Allergan to grab AqueSys for $300M+ to add minimally invasive glaucoma microshunt. Article | Follow @StacyALawrence

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> Novartis CEO: Smart contact lenses 'progressing well' with first human trials set for 2016. Report

Pharma News

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Animal Health News

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> New mobile app allows virtual veterinary consultations. Item

> UC Davis veterinarian pushes 'One Health' system for scientific literature. Story

Biotech IT News

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> Labfolder taps investors for cash to develop ELN system. Report

> Thermo Fisher rolls out Ion S5 sequencer in play for clinical trial sector. Story

> CD Genomics adds HiSeq X Ten to suite of tools for sequencing services. Item

> Google hooks up with Sanofi to continue diabetes drive. Article

Drug Delivery News

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> Columbia U. team delivers small liquid drug doses to the lungs for targeted treatment. More

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> Generic alternative to Novartis' transdermal patch for Alzheimer's hits the market. Article

Pharma Manufacturing News

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> MSF warns that Sanofi leaving antivenom market will lead to treatment crisis. Report

> Cipla gets first U.S. manufacturing plant with InvaGen buy. Article

> U.K. generics maker starts plant in Alabama. Story

Pharma Asia News

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