@FierceMedDev: Pfizer, marketing partner pay MA fine for ad overstating EpiPen's benefits. More | Follow @FierceMedDev
@MarkHFierce: Novartis is unloading its blood transfusion Dx unit for more than $1.6B PR. Article | Follow @MarkHFierce
@MichaelGFierce: ICYMI: Chinese investors pursue groundbreaking med tech from Canada's MDI. Story | Follow @MichaelGFierce
> Biodegradable stents work better than first-generation drug-eluting stents but are no better than new drug-eluting stents made with a durable polymer, a new analysis concluded. Story (sub. req.)
> A new U.K. study will attempt to determine the best methods for cleaning neurosurgery-related surgical instruments. Story
> Titan Spine said it has reached 18,000 implantations of its Endoskeleton interbody fusion devices. Item
> Advanced Cell Diagnostics has signed up a new CLIA-certified service provider for its RNAscope technology designed to help validate biomarkers for use in the development of targeted treatments. Item
> Price cuts on contraceptive implants set up their expanded use in the developing world. Story
Biotech News
@FierceBiotech: Shire pays a steep premium to nab ViroPharma in $4.2B deal. More | Follow @FierceBiotech
@JohnCFierce: Just a few weeks ago Zalicus ($ZLCS) did a 6 for one reverse split to get its stock price back into compliance. Oh well. | Follow @JohnCFierce
@DamianFierce: Still-blazing IPO market takes Ultragenyx from "next year" to "right now." News | Follow @DamianFierce
@EmilyMFierce: Japanese Global Health Innovative Technology Fund awards $5.7M in grants for infectious disease vaccine work. Story | Follow @EmilyMFierce
> PhIII judgment day looms for GlaxoSmithKline's heart drug darapladib. Story
> Global biopharma hub strategy doomed Novartis' outlying R&D facility. Article
Pharma News
@FiercePharma: Best-read special report this weekend: Top 10 Patent Losses for 2014. Report | Follow @FiercePharma
@CarlyHFierce: Rare-disease co. ViroPharma finally snatched up after lots of speculation - Shire gets it for $4.2B. Release | Follow @CarlyHFierce
> FDA slaps Aegerion for CEO's fast-and-loose interviews with CNBC. Story
> AstraZeneca to build £120 million U.K. plant. News
> Novartis hives off blood diagnostics for $1.7B in first slim-down sale. Article
CRO News
> Cel-Sci demands $50M from inVentiv over alleged trial fraud. More
> Quintiles paid $146.5M for Novella. Article
> Capsugel bets $20M on Bend's commercial manufacturing. Story
> AMRI steers clear of FDA warning letter after years of fixes. Piece
> Covance partners up for biologics safety testing. Story
Biotech IT News
> Scientists increasingly receptive to life science vendors on social media. News
> Open-access genomics database causes hand-wringing in U.K.. More
> Catalent creates web-based tool to ease drug delivery tech selection. Story
> BioDatomics pitches open-source, freemium bioinformatics package. Piece
> Advocacy groups crowdsourcing patient views on risk-benefit of drugs. News