@FierceMedDev: Cancer Genetics makes strides in $14M deal for Response Genetics. FierceDiagnostics article | Follow @FierceMedDev
@EmilyWFierce: ICYMI: Want to get a warning letter from OPDP? Omit drug risks from your promos. More from FiercePharmaMarketing | Follow @EmilyWFierce
> Researchers at the Texas Biomedical Device Center at the University of Texas at Dallas got a four-year Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) grant for up to $6.4 million to research vagus nerve stimulation to reduce the fear response in post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) patients. More
> Royal Philips ($PHG) will acquire U.S. hospital emergency department consultancy Blue Jay Consulting as part of its ongoing refocus on to HealthTech. Financial details remained undisclosed. More
> The Office for Civil Rights under the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has launched a site advising companies developing apps that are intended to be HIPAA-compliant. Site
Biotech News
@FierceBiotech: After a $191M IPO, Adaptimmune buys a new cancer R&D outpost. More | Follow @FierceBiotech
@JohnCFierce: Sold out the Fierce London biotech conference, which is cool. Thank you, UK. Event | Follow @JohnCFierce
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> Take the poll: Has the biotech boom come to an end? Poll
> Axovant rolls into Phase III with a risky Alzheimer's gambit. More
Pharma News
@FiercePharma: Something's got to give in India's pharma policy contradictions. More | Follow @FiercePharma
@EricPFierce: AmerisourceBergen injects itself into compounding industry with $2.5B deal for PharMEDium. Article | Follow @EricPFierce
@CarlyHFierce: Payers want new guidelines, more data before easing access to diabetes' CV star Jardiance. Story | Follow @CarlyHFierce
> Drug price hikes a tried-and-true strategy for who's who of Big Pharma. More
> Roche CEO: Big Data needs Big Pharma, and vice versa. News
Drug Delivery News
> Perrigo licenses Flamel's oral suspension delivery platform to develop additional OTC meds. More
> Novel catheter designed for rectal drug delivery wins CE mark. Article
> GSK obtains rights to inhaled nanoparticles made using Liquidia's PRINT platform. News
> Genisphere snags $4M to move its 3DNA platform into the clinic. Story
> Polymer microneedles embedded with cancer drugs degrade to treat skin carcinomas. More
Pharma Manufacturing News
> AmerisourceBergen lays out $2.5B for sterile compounder PharMEDium. Article
> Baxter recalls more saline, this time for potential mold contamination. Report
> India intends to establish drug testing labs in effort to boost quality. Item
> Hospira recalls more lidocaine with rust embedded in vials. Story
> Pfizer adding jobs to Ireland plant that had been slated to close. Article
Pharma Asia News
> JHL Biotech tests the waters on Taiwan's Emerging Stock Board. Item
> Something's got to give in India's pharma policy contradictions. More
> India considers drug testing labs in each state. Report
> TPP negotiators said to reach compromise on biologics. Story
> Japanese flu vaccine makers pump up prices 50%, drawing flak as peak season hits. Article