@FierceMedDev: ICYMI: Oxford Performance Materials gets FDA nod for 3-D printed spinal implant. Report | Follow @FierceMedDev
@EmilyWFierce: ICYMI from FiercePharma: Shire CEO: We're prepared to wait for the right deal. Article | Follow @EmilyWFierce
> EnteroMedics ($ETRM) has launched its vBloc Access device that offers neurostimulation to treat obesity and metabolic diseases. Its shares are up 8% on the news. More
> Medtronic ($MDT) will face a patent infringement lawsuit from a Nevada doctor over three patents for a device to treat scoliosis. More
> eDublin, Ireland-based breast implant maker GC Aesthetics has set terms to for a $75 million IPO by selling 5.4 million shares at a range of $13 to $15 each. More
Biotech News
@FierceBiotech: Allergan bags NMDA depression drugs in $560M-plus Naurex buyout. News | Follow @FierceBiotech
@JohnCFierce: The China stock landslide is back on. More from Reuters | Follow @JohnCFierce
@DamianFierce: I kinda forgot this hadn't already happened, tbh. Aegerion release/Article | Follow @DamianFierce
> Nymox soars after claims of a post-PhIII BPH turnaround. News
> Eli Lilly soldiers on in big PhIII evacetrapib study. Item
> Allergan joins the hunt for a 'transformational' biotech deal. Editor's corner
Pharma News
@FiercePharma: Harvard scientists link pesticides with bee losses. More from FierceAnimalHealth | Follow @FiercePharma
@EricPFierce: Lupin lands its first US manufacturing site with $880M deal for GAVIS, 6-year-old NJ firm. FiercePharmaManufacturing story | Follow @EricPFierce
@CarlyHFierce: ICYMI Friday: UnitedHealth uses newfound scale to negotiate pay-for-performance deals. Article | Follow @CarlyHFierce
> Amgen wins new myeloma nod for blockbuster hopeful Kyprolis. News
> AstraZeneca snags $300M from Sanofi for rare cancer med amid cash-generating deal spree. Story
> Forget Mylan: Teva inks $40B-plus pact for Allergan's generics biz. Article
Animal Health News
> Animal health drives double-digit growth at Abaxis. Report
> Harvard scientists link pesticides with bee losses. Item
> H.J. Baker breaks ground on multimillion-dollar facility near KC animal health corridor. More
> USDA speeds development of bird flu vaccine as fears of revived virus mount. Article
> Aratana predicts full launch of two lymphoma drugs for dogs in late 2016. Story
Biotech IT News
> SynBio startup Ginkgo Bioworks lands $45M to fuel push into pharma. More
> PCORI board signs off on $142.5M investment to scale up health data network. Story
> BGI CEO steps down to escalate interest in artificial intelligence. Article
> Deep Genomics sets up shop to marry deep learning and genomics. Item
> Oxford Nanopore raises $109M ahead of key period for its sequencing technology. Report
Pharma Marketing News
> Sanofi draws a $14,600 line in the sand for Praluent payer fight. Report
> Spotlight-savvy Kim Kardashian adds Duchesnay med to her talking points. Story
> Will marketing make the difference in approval of Sprout's 'pink pill' for women? News
> J&J's Stelara may be under fire in psoriasis, but it's positioned to score elsewhere. More
> I'll prescribe it if you do: Prescribers susceptible to peer pressure, study finds. Report