@FierceMedDev: Ariste Medical raised $1.275M in seed money to advance development of a drug-coated vascular graft. More | Follow @FierceMedDev
@MarkHFierce: CryoLife celebrates 13% revenue jump in Q3. More | Follow @MarkHFierce
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> Abbott ($ABT) says it will expand the current product labeling for a non-small cell lung cancer test so it can be marketed in the European Union as a companion diagnostic. Item
> Parker Hannifin ($PH) will license exoskeleton device technology from Vanderbilt University and hopes to launch it commercially in 2014. Item
> Ariste Medical raised $1.275 million in seed money toward development of a drug-eluting vascular graft designed to prevent graft failure in hemodialysis patients. Item
> Tryton Medical presented robust data regarding 905 patients whose bifurcation lesions were treated with the company's side branch stent. Item
> Smiths Medical in Minnesota gained a CE mark for a new safety IV catheter for intravenous infusion. Release
> Brigham and Women's Hospital researchers came up with a quick-release surgical tape that sticks but is easy to remove--a crucial advance for neonatal patients in particular. Release
Biotech News
@FierceBiotech: Alzheimers investigators see fresh sign of solanezumab success in $LLY study. More | Follow @FierceBiotech
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@RyanMFierce: Focusing on hoped-for launch of tivozanib, $AVEO is axing 45 jobs or 17% of workers, eliminating 30 openings. More | Follow @RyanMFierce
> Cigarette maker Philip Morris rolls vaccine interests into China. Story
> Financial woes reduce AstraZeneca's industry profile. Item
> Theratechnologies once again tries to slash its way to breakeven point. Article
Pharma News
@FiercePharma: Korean pharma stocks are riding an updraft of M&A speculation. Keunwha, Hondok way up ... anyone shopping? More | Follow @FiercePharma
> Boehringer Ingelheim bets bigger on respiratory drugs. Story
> Bayer adds vitamin maker Schiff to buyout tally with $1.2B deal. News
> Patheon nabs Mexican beachhead with $255M Banner buyout. Report
Pharma Manufacturing News
> Boehringer again doubling capacity at inhaler plant. Report
> Patheon will pick up four plants with Banner buyout. News
> Congressional report calls for FDA to regulate large compounders. Article
> Drugmakers close plants ahead in face of Hurricane Sandy. Item
Biotech Research News
> Wisconsin company to provide stem cells for NIH research. Story
> Roche drug, microRNA treatment conquered head and neck cancer cells. News
> Baker's yeast yields possible Lou Gehrig's disease drug target. Article
> Duke team builds viable cartilage from induced pluripotent stem cells. Report