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> Biomimedica has closed its $11.9M Series B round. The company is developing synthetic cartilage replacement implants. Release
> Wright Medical Group ($WMGI) is launching a patient outreach program to increase awareness of hammertoe treatment options. The company makes a hammertoe implant. Release
> The FDA has issued draft guidance designed to lower the risk category for blood access devices used in hemodialysis. Story
> Aeris Therapeutics says a recent clinical trial has shown that its AeriSeal system helped improve lung function for advanced emphysema patients for up to one year following treatment. Release
> While the recent Battelle/BIO State Bioscience Industry development report showed that life sciences jobs have grown in the U.S. overall, medical device jobs in Massachusetts--one of the main industry clusters in the country--appear to have dipped. Story
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> Guarding Humira treasure, Abbott mounts a challenge to biosimilars. Story
> Scientists demonstrate how bird flu could trigger a pandemic. Article
> FDA tracks rising impact of the 'placebo effect' in antipsychotic trials. Story
Pharma News
@FiercePharma: If the Supreme Court of the United States doesn't strike down biosimilars with the rest of health reform, Abbott aims to stop them. More | Follow @FiercePharma
> Roche overlooks 80,000 adverse reaction complaints. Story
> FDA delivers Xarelto bad news to J&J, Bayer. News
> Abbott stands alone in challenge to biosimilars law. Article
And Finally... A New England Journal of Medicine "perspective" article charges the FDA with ordering a flawed post-marketing studies initiative for metal-on-metal hip implants, arguing that the new studies have been slow to start and are hampered by methodology issues. Story