@FierceMedDev: Gore's endovascular graft-repair device gains wider FDA nod. Item | Follow @FierceMedDev
@DamianFierce: St. Jude is riding into India with a new pacemaker and a plan to boost sales. Story | Follow @DamianFierce
@MarkHFierce: We have a new round of stories at FierceDiagnostics. Check them out | Follow @MarkHFierce
@MichaelGFierce: ICYMI: Civitas corrals $38M for inhaled Parkinson's treatment. More from FierceDrugDelivery | Follow @MichaelGFierce
> Boston Scientific ($BSX) said it is pledging grant money over the next three years to help support gastrointestinal technology research and education. Item
> A division of the DePuy Synthes arm of Johnson & Johnson ($JNJ) is rolling out new surgical instruments that allow for less invasive surgical fixation and stabilization of rib fractures. Item
> San Diego's Aethlon Medical has launched Exosome Sciences, a subsidiary devoted to developing diagnostic technologies targeting remnants of diseased cells. Release
> Gore has enrolled its first patient in an FDA-targeted study of its carotid stent. News
> Welch Allyn inked a major product service partnership deal with Italy's TBS Group to have that company service Welch Allyn customers in the Middle East. Item
> Eso-Technologies in Wisconsin has raised a small, second Series A round to help back further development of a monitoring device designed to reduce the risk of heart attacks for people undergoing surgery. Story
> Whole-body MRI scans may work wonders in predicting cardiovascular disease in diabetics, according to a study. Article
Biotech News
@FierceBiotech: ICYMI yesterday--Industry Voices: Breakthrough designation Q&A via Michelle Rohrer. Commentary | Follow @FierceBiotech
@JohnCFierce: I think the patient perspective many news orgs have fundamentally corrupts coverage of animal studies. Article | Follow @JohnCFierce
@EmilyMFierce: Genia Technologies, Columbia, Harvard nab $5.3M NIH grant for genome sequencing. More from FierceBiotech Research | Follow @EmilyMFierce
@Ry_McBride: I'm talking to Treato (social listening for pharma) later today. Stay tuned for post at FierceBiotech IT. | Follow @Ry_McBride
> Gilead leaps ahead with FDA app for PI3K cancer killer. More
> Biotech R&D spending roars ahead as Big Pharma grimly holds the line. Article
> Sanofi cancels diabetes drug pitch--for now--as GLP-1 competition races ahead. Story
> GlaxoSmithKline's great, terrible, wonderful, not-so-good year. Article
Pharma News
@FiercePharma: China's state TV broadcasts corruption allegations against Sino Biopharm, first domestic drugmaker publicly tagged in bribery probe. | Follow @FiercePharma
@CarlyHFierce: Second recall in as many weeks for J&J--this time, a moldy schizophrenia drug is the culprit. More from FiercePharmaManufacturing | Follow @CarlyHFierce
> Bristol-Myers' Yervoy hopes snag on flubbed prostate cancer trial. Story
> China's Sino Biopharm reels after CCTV accuses unit of bribing doctors. More
> Botox approval for crow's feet provides bit of upbeat news for beleaguered Allergan. Article
Pharma Manufacturing News
@EricPFierce: South Africa's Aspen says manufacturing assets it is getting from GSK, Merck part of global push. Story | Follow @EricPFierce
> J&J recall streak continues with moldy schizophrenia drug. News
> Eisai U.K. site OK'd to make Fycompa. Report
> Merged CFR, Adcock Ingram to have 18 manufacturing sites. Article
> KKR deal in Gland Pharma calls for $100M plant investment. Item
> Pharma packaging growing market with openings for good ideas. More
Vaccines News
> Meningitis cases fall 94% following vaccine introduction. Report
> Low uptake of Merck's Zostavax costing healthcare systems. Item
> Early-phase HIV vaccines advance on positive data. News
> Implant aims to end logistical challenges of cancer vaccines. More
> Pfizer details plans to expand vaccine portfolio beyond Prevnar. Article
> PhIII data dents GSK's hopes for cancer vaccine. Story