@FierceMedDev: ICYMI Friday: New microscope offers 3D cellular images that are fast, detailed and low toxicity. Article | Follow @FierceMedDev
@VarunSaxena2: Edwards profit up 23%, but increased TAVR competition looming. Story | Follow @VarunSaxena2
@EmilyWFierce: ICYMI Friday: $JNJ scores victory in first metal-on-metal hip implant case to go to trial. Article | Follow @EmilyWFierce
> A new blood monitoring nanodevice developed at the University of Montreal can rapidly measure optimal and adverse effects in patients being treated with methotrexate, a commonly used but potentially toxic cancer drug. Story
> Musculoskeletal implant manufacturer Globus Medical ($GMED) acquired Transplant Technologies of Texas, a provider of human tissue products, including including bone allografts, biomaterials, and soft tissue products. Release
> Affiliated with the Coors family (known for its famous beer), medical device company CoorsTek Medical officially launched as a company earlier this month. Formerly two companies, the new company will continue to manufacture orthopedic implants and instruments for industry bigwigs like Johnson & Johnson ($JNJ). Story
> Zyga Technology, a medical device company focused on minimally invasive products to treat lumbar spine conditions, received CE mark approval for its Glyder Facet Restoration Device, a long-term surgical treatment for low back pain caused by facet joint degeneration. Release
Biotech News
@FierceBiotech: Sarepta plunges as CEO moves goal line on Duchenne MD drug downfield. Report | Follow @FierceBiotech
@JohnCFierce: Les Echos and Bloomberg both say Viehbacher future in doubt at Sanofi ... among the chief irritants: Viehbacher's move to Boston. | Follow @JohnCFierce
@DamianFierce: Viehbacher's letter to the $SNY board is a wincing read. "Ask Len Schleifer about me!" | Follow @DamianFierce
@EmilyMFierce: Managers of discredited STAP stem cell study refund salary. More from Science | Follow @EmilyMFierce
> Akebia craters as adverse events cloud positive PhIIb anemia data. Article
> INC Research spells out details on $150M IPO. Item
> Pfizer finally abandons all hope in Remoxy, and Durect/Pain Therapeutics feel the sting. Report
Pharma News
@FiercePharma: EMA favors AstraZeneca's ovarian cancer drug Lynparza that FDA committee dissed. ICYMI Friday | Follow @FiercePharma
@EricPFierce: #Novorossiya gets subpoenaed for information about a manufacturing plant in #DenmarkHill. More | Follow @EricPFierce
@CarlyHFierce: Fed up with Allergan obstinance, Valeant CEO says he'd hike bid past $200 a share. News | Follow @CarlyHFierce
> Novartis unloads last piece of vaccines puzzle to CSL for $275M. Story
> Merck bogged down by slumping sales, but cuts deliver on profits. Article
> Is Viehbacher's job in danger? Some Sanofi directors are agitating for change, says Les Echos. Report
CRO News
> SRI's CRO cuts the ribbon on a new early-phase outpost. Item
> MPI buys out a CRO neighbor to bolster early-stage R&D. More
> CROs line up to advise Big Pharma's R&D think tank. Story
> WuXi teams up with Foundation Medicine to bring cancer profiling to China. Article
> Icon posts another revenue jump and dials up its expectations. Report
Biotech IT News
> Billionaire doc teams with Oxford Uni to build 'NASA of biomedicine.' More
> NIH-funded registry of patient-entered genetic data goes live. News
> 23andMe steps up R&D with new hire, poster push. Report
> Human Longevity backer creates $100M fund for 'crazy' ideas. Story
> Microsoft makes cloud-computing available to Ebola researchers. Article
Animal Health News
> USDA awards $4.5M to vets working in underserved areas. Article
> VCA beats Q3 estimates on same-store hospital sales growth. Report
> Are flea-fighting pills gaining ground on OTC topicals? Item
> K-State, Lawrence Livermore team on Dx tools to detect infectious diseases. Story
> Report: Pet owners jump on the probiotics bandwagon. More