@FierceMedDev: Boston Scientific's Watchman AF device generates more stunning data. Story | Follow @FierceMedDev
@MarkHFierce: Swiss stent maker Bioensors Int'l will pay $51M for a U.S. imaging company - diversification program now under way. More | Follow @MarkHFierce
@DamianFierce: Glaxo is reaching into Hong Kong with a new DKSH partnership, targeting antibiotics. Article | Follow @DamianFierce
> Princeton University researchers have come up with a bionic ear, made from a 3-D printer, with a radio antenna woven into the cartilage. Story
> Austria's MED-EL Medical Electronics says a Toronto patient can now hear music and voices thanks to the successful implantation of its Bonebridge bone conduction hearing implant. Release
> Tyrx, a 2012 Fierce 15 winner, is celebrating new study results showing its AigisRx antibacterial envelope slashed major infection rates by more than 90% in patients undergoing cardiovascular device (pacemaker or ICD) implant replacement procedures. Release
> Welch Allyn has launched its next-generation Connex vital signs monitor in Canada, touting the device as providing more accurate diagnoses than competing products. More
> Self-expanding stents can greatly improve outcomes for patients with heart disease, The Times of India reports. Story
> Israel's medical device industry is still relatively new, but its potential is beginning to mushroom. Item
Biotech News
@FierceBiotech: FDA accepts $BIIB's BLA for 1st long-lasting factor VIII therapy for hemophilia A. Release | Follow @FierceBiotech
@JohnCFierce: J&J gets a priority review for hep C drug simeprevir (with Medivir). More | Follow @JohnCFierce
@RyanMFierce: Mobile service PharmaSecure finds demand in losing fight against fake drugs. Story | Follow @RyanMFierce
> Vectura joins forces with a new JV biotech in China for respiratory therapies. News
> Class action suits pile up at Aveo's doorstep in wake of FDA debacle. More
> Elan pays $1B for a slice of Theravance's COPD franchise royalty stream. News
Pharma News
@FiercePharma: FDA nixes Endo petition to protect Opana ER from generics. Article | Follow @FiercePharma
> AbbVie research chief heads for the exits, amid rash of top R&D departures. Story
> Actavis, Warner Chilcott in buyout talks worth $5B-plus. Article
> GlaxoSmithKline's Breo nod augurs new respiratory franchise, analysts say. More
CRO News
> Argentine CRO Stat Research taps Datatrak. News
> Harlan Labs doubles in specialty research with U.S. expansion. Story
> PRA boosts informatics with Welsh expansion. More
> Quintiles hauls in $947M IPO after upping offering. Report
> AMRI piles on profits with strong Q2. Article
Biotech IT News
> Pfizer tests online Viagra sales to beat the cheats. News
> IT outfit Instem acquires Logos to penetrate early clinical trials market. More
> GlaxoSmithKline exec details expectations for online clinical trial research. Article
> Hong Kong billionaire backs Big Data effort in biomedicine at Oxford University. Story
> Pfizer opts to keep running Accelrys software in its labs. Article