@FierceMedDev: Zoll grabs Minnesota startup with FDA challenges. News | Follow @FierceMedDev
@MarkHFierce: Today's Dx Extra: a look at a colon cancer test that could detect tumor cells before they take root. DxExtra | Follow @MarkHFierce
@DamianFierce: Our latest industry voices piece: A Dx insider weighs in on the implications of SCOTUS' MYGN ruling. More | Follow @DamianFierce
@MichaelGFierce: 'Bioadhesive' coating helps oral drugs deliver payload. Item | Follow @MichaelGFierce
> Medtronic ($MDT) uses iPad simulations and games to train surgical clients how to use some surgical tools. Story
> Israel's MitrAssist has raised $1 million from angel investors and a private, strategic investor toward development of an implant to treat mitral regurgitation. Story
> Atossa Genetics, a developer of breast health devices, hired its first medical director. Item
> Transcranial magnetic stimulation, or TMS, is showing promise as a treatment for depression, but insurers haven't widely covered it yet. Blog
> Physicians are steadily reducing their use of diagnostic imaging with Medicare patients, a study conducted by the Harvey L. Neiman Health Policy Institute has concluded. Item
> ConvaTec, a maker of devices and equipment in areas including ostomy care, wound therapy and infusion, has named its global finance head as acting CFO. Item
Biotech News
@FierceBiotech: UPDATED: A long lineup of potential buyers crowds Onyx picture. Article | Follow @FierceBiotech
@JohnCFierce: MannKind shoulders $160M in debt for PhIII inhaled-insulin gamble. Story | Follow @JohnCFierce
@RyanMFierce: Celgene, others regenerate biotech Tengion's finances with $33.6M. Report | Follow @RyanMFierce
> Achillion shares skid lower after FDA puts a hold on hep C drug. More
> What's the most valuable drug in the global pipeline? Report
Pharma News
@FiercePharma: Will the new weight loss drugs ever prosper? The NYT ticks off the odds stacked against them: Article | Follow @FiercePharma
> Expect a long slog for diet drugs Qsymia, Belviq. Story
> Who's hiring in Big Pharma? Novartis, Roche, Sanofi top the list. More
> Is GlaxoSmithKline's China probe a harbinger of more? Report
Pharma Manufacturing News
@CarlyHFierce: 160 of India's manufacturing facilities prepared for new EU regulations going into effect today. Item | Follow @CarlyHFierce
> With Aspen deal, Merck finally able to shrink legacy Organon sites. Story
> Med Prep slapped with consent decree as FDA eyes compounders. More
> Glass particles once again trigger Fresenius Kabi recall. Article
> King Pharma settles for $2.2M after violating pharma emissions standards. Story
Biotech Research News
@EmilyMFierce: Mouse models predict chemo treatment response in humans. Report | Follow @EmilyMFierce
> Texas A&M launches multimillion-dollar genomics research project. More
> Report: U.K. health body stifling stem cell research. News
> Nonprofit licenses MS mouse model to Biogen Idec to develop new therapies. Story