@FierceMedDev: Is Boston Sci still reeling from its $28B purchase of Guidant? More | Follow @FierceMedDev
@MarkHFierce: Mission accomplished: Sunshine Heart closes public offering of common stock and pulls in $18 million. Item | Follow @MarkHFierce
@DamianFierce: Regulus has signed on with Biogen Idec to develop microRNA diagnostics for MS. News | Follow @DamianFierce
> The University of Michigan has partnered with the International Genomics Consortium to develop a nonprofit joint venture to develop DNA diagnostics and pursue personalized medicine. More
> Thermo Fisher Scientific ($TMO) is selling debt to help fund its $925 million deal to buy diagnostics firm One Lambda, an acquisition announced last month. News
> Poiesis Medical is launching the Duette urinary catheter, a device it says reduces the risk of bladder trauma present in competing techs. Item
> Alfa Wassermann is now marketing its ACE Axcel clinical chemistry system, a diagnostic interface designed to speed up in-office lab testing. Story
> The battle for market share in robot-assisted surgeries puts Varian Medical ($VAR) against Intuitive Surgical ($ISRG). Article
> Cardiorespiratory diagnostics company Angeion is changing its name and stock symbol. From here on, the firm is called MGC Diagnostics Corporation and trades under $MGCD. Release
Biotech News
@FierceBiotech: IMS bags planning tech for clinical trials with TTC buyout. News | Follow @FierceBiotech
@JohnCFierce: Idenix shares eviscerated as clinical hold raises tox fears. Article | Follow @JohnCFierce
@RyanMFierce: I'm planning a trip to visit my biotech neighbors to the north in Montreal. Looking forward to putting faces to names and so forth. | Follow @RyanMFierce
> Novartis eye drug prevails in PhIII trials ahead of FDA action. News
> Upbeat PhIII results bolster Medivation's big plans for enzalutamide. Story
> Regulus notches another microRNA deal in pact with Biogen Idec. More
> Promising colitis data build blockbuster case for Pfizer's tofacitinib. Story
Pharma News
@FiercePharma: Maybe K-V Pharma should have listened to Facebook as the Makena pricing furor grew: More | Follow @FiercePharma
> Guess who's coming to dinner, Howard? More
> Abbott's CEO paycheck bigger than its tax bill, study says. Article
> U.K. docs don't see sales reps, and don't use pharma's websites, either. News
Vaccines News
> Antigen Discovery receives $2.5M grant for malaria vax. Item
> Heart disease vaccine steps closer. Report
> Feds cut Ebola vax funding. More
> FDA approves 6 flu vaccines. Story
Pharma Manufacturing News
> It is overfilled pain drug in latest Hospira recall. News
> Morphotek turns to manufacturing with new plant. Story
> West-Ward plant problems undermine Hikma earnings. Article