@FierceMedDev: Freedom Meditech lands $7M for diabetes device. Story | Follow @FierceMedDev
@DamianFierce: Latest in the BRCA battle: Ambry files antitrust suit against Myriad, claiming monopoly. Article | Follow @DamianFierce
@MichaelGFierce: Ocular Therapeutix nets FDA panel meeting for eye surgery hydrogel. More from FierceDrugDelivery | Follow @MichaelGFierce
> The struggling Wright Medical ($WMGI) posted a $15.5 million net loss last quarter, worse than the $1.4 million charge the year before despite increasing revenue 17% to $60.6 million. Results
> Forbes tracks down the little-known Reinhold Schmieding, a clandestine billionaire who made his fortune selling medical devices through his company, Arthrex. Article
> Alere ($ALR) won FDA clearance for MobileLink, a device that transmits patients' vitals and test results to a cloud-based platform. More
> ArthroCare ($ARTC), still working its way out of a fraud scandal that has ex-execs sitting in court, took an $11.1 million loss last quarter, recording a $20.2 million charge related to an ongoing Department of Justice investigation. Item
> Mindray Medical ($MR), China's largest medical device outfit, posted $307.2 million in revenue, a 14.7% increase that drove net income up 19.3% to $62.1 million. News
> OrbusNeich has begun enrolling a postmarket study of the Combo Dual Therapy Stent, planning to recruit 1,000 patients at 9 European sites. Release
Biotech News
@FierceBiotech: Still trending: FDA OKs 5 blockbusters in slow start to 2013 drug approvals. Report | Follow @FierceBiotech
@JohnCFierce: How can you highlight Irish takeover targets and not mention Shire in the lead? Jazz, Alkermes on top. Bloomberg story | Follow @JohnCFierce
@RyanMFierce: Medicines Co. wraps $240M deal to buy ProFibrix following PhIII success. Story | Follow @RyanMFierce
> Novartis grabs lead IL-17 program as Ensemble adds another marquee deal. Report
> Apexigen lands $20M round as China biotech partners advance antibodies. News
> Oncobiologics allies with inVentiv on biosimilars development. Item
Pharma News
@FiercePharma: From FierceVaccines.com: GSK adding 2-D barcode to 4-in-1 flu vaccine packaging. Story | Follow @FiercePharma
@CarlyHFierce: Bayer says Eylea meets goal in diabetic macular edema trials. Release | Follow @CarlyHFierce
> U.K. cost watchdogs nix Roche's new breast cancer drug Perjeta. Article
> Study: Pharma payments do sway doctors' prescribing habits. Story
> Despite India's Herceptin patent moves, biosimilar rival isn't imminent. More
Pharma Manufacturing News
@EricPFierce: Thermo Fisher has opened what it says is the first DPM plant in Singapore to tap growing biologics market. Article | Follow @EricPFierce
> Merck New Jersey plant to close in October. Story
> GSK adding 2-D barcodes to vaccine containers. Report
> Sanofi to make API for Vivus ED drug Stendra. Item
> Manufacturers' policies put hurt on execution drug supplies. Article
Biotech Research News
> Opioid receptor research could help shape drug development for addiction. More
> Plant-based inhibitor could halt HIV infection. Item
> NIH team sees diabetes drug as a possible tool for extending life. Story
> New hep C model could pave way for novel treatments. Article
> La Jolla, Kyowa Hakko Kirin partner on autoimmune disease drug discovery. More