@FierceMedDev: Welch Allyn partners with LKC to distribute novel diabetic retinopathy device. Story | Follow @FierceMedDev
@EmilyWFierce: Covidien loses battle in patent war with J&J as top U.S. patent court throws out $176M award. More | Follow @EmilyWFierce
> Becton Dickinson ($BDX) will offer senior unsecured notes, with proceeds of the offering going toward the acquisition of CareFusion. Release
> NIH researchers find PET and CT scans as successful biomarkers to predict antibiotic success in TB patients. Release
> Ekso Bionics raised $22.8 million of its $30.3 million goal from 157 investors in a funding round. SEC filing
> U.K. researchers found that teens with hearing impairment detected during infancy had higher reading comprehension than teens whose impairment was not detected until later in life. Story
Biotech News
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@JohnCFierce: $GSK news blew away the rest of the yr's top 10 reports in terms of readers. And it was all industry/investors. Story | Follow @JohnCFierce
@DamianFierce: Sorting through $PFE for $BMY tweets is like a survey course in the epidemiology of bio Twitter BS. Highly recommended. | Follow @DamianFierce
> Juno expands its CAR-T arsenal with latest immuno-oncology deal. News
> Does the 'sharing economy' have a place in biotech? Article
> U.K. biotech Evgen plots a $31M IPO to push its vegetable-derived pipeline. More
Pharma News
@FiercePharma: Sanofi Chairman says French tax burden a killer for attracting execs. Story | Follow @FiercePharma
@EricPFierce: ICYMI: Sanofi, Viehbacher accused of kickback scheme in whistleblower suit. Article | Follow @EricPFierce
@CarlyHFierce: Reckitt CEO, nearing spinoff, thinks he can outdo Big Pharma in consumer health. Story | Follow @CarlyHFierce
> GSK changes its tune, plans to hold on to aging drug portfolio. More
> More turmoil in top ranks of Sanofi's diabetes business. News
> Reckitt CEO, nearing spinoff, thinks he can outdo Big Pharma in consumer health. Story