@FierceMedDev: Roche launches DNA kit amid applied science shake-up. Article | Follow @FierceMedDev
@DamianFierce: In case you missed it Monday, Valeant is buying Bausch + Lomb for $8.7B. Report | Follow @DamianFierce
> Covidien ($COV) won an expanded FDA clearance for its Nellcor Pulse Oximeter, now labeled for use in newborn screening for congenital heart disease. News
> Biotronik's Osiro stent proved just as effective as Abbott Laboratories' ($ABT) Xience Prime in patients with coronary lesions, according to a study. Article
> California startup Scanadu is developing a diagnostic device modeled after the famed tricorder from "Star Trek," and the company has more than tripled its initial fundraising goal on Indiegogo. Story
> At the American Society of Clinical Oncology's annual meeting, Clearbridge BioMedics unveiled its ClearCell FX system, designed for use in in vitro cancer diagnostics. Item
> Devicemaker iTraumaCare won FDA clearance for the iTClamp, a bleeding-control system for use in treating traumatic injury. More
> Diagnostics company Tethys Bioscience has launched a finger-stick application of its PreDx test, used to stratify and monitor prediabetes patients. Release
Biotech News
@FierceBiotech: Trending this weekend: Top 10 Biotech CEO Pay Packages of 2012. Feature | Follow @FierceBiotech
@JohnCFierce: From earlier today: AstraZeneca scoops up PhIII cardio drug in $443M Omthera buyout (did AZ pay too much?) Story | Follow @JohnCFierce
> Are biotech IPOs already getting too hot to handle? More
> Biotech gets $12M to work on amped-up herbal anti-inflammatory. Item
> Pharmaxis slashes staff after FDA red-flags cystic fibrosis treatment. Article
> Alexion snags latest 'breakthrough' coup with PhIII rare-disease drug. News
Pharma News
@FiercePharma: India's Sun Pharma beats on profits, with 31% revenue hike to about $550M. More | Follow @FiercePharma
@EricPFierce: U.S. arrests 2 Pakistani men for selling controlled substances via the Internet. Interpol tracks them to London. Report | Follow @EricPFierce
> Feds subpoena Forest Labs in Tudorza Pressair investigation. Story
> Drugmakers to reap $115B in sales as Obamacare rolls on, study finds. Report
> ISTA excluded from Medicare in $33.5M off-label settlement. Article
Pharma Manufacturing News
> India takes another step to meet looming EU API rules. Story
> FDA tracking down new outbreak tied to compounded drug. More
> U.S. holds two Pakistani men for Internet sales of controlled substances. Report
> Indian regulators unsure how to react to USFDA actions. Article
CRO News
> Parexel expands eClinical presence in China. Article
> India amps up clinical trial consent regulations. Report
> Corgenix inks cancer deal with Lilly. More
> Nordion sells off drug unit for $200M, focuses on contracting. Story
Biotech IT News
> Boehringer VP impressed by wireless pill bottle. Item
> Treato sees success for Biogen in social media buzz. Article
> Genentech asks iPad gamers to save San Fran from mutant cheese. More
> Chinese trial data hackers reportedly active again. Report
Biotech Research News
@EmilyMFierce: Universal flu vaccine effective in preclinical studies. More | Follow @EmilyMFierce
> Stem cell cloning study contained errors. Story
> Stabilizing a gene reverses schizophrenia in mice. Report
> New study refutes Targretin claim for treatment of Alzheimer's. Article