AstraZeneca gets cozy with bloggers; Deborah Dunsire new CEO at EnVivo;
@FiercePharma: Pharma, FDA still lag in post-marketing safety studies. Getting better, but large % unfinished--or not begun. Yesterday's story | Follow @FiercePharma
@CarlyHFierce: NICE says 'no' to Celgene's Revlimid. Article | Follow @CarlyHFierce
Regulators in Sweden have questioned why the European Medicines Agency would permit doctors to again use Bayer's Trasylol, which was suspended several years ago. Story
Indian drugmakers Sun Pharma and Lupin have hit trading highs in India. Story
Tris Pharma has launched dextroamphetamine sulfate oral solution, the first generic of the ADHD drug ProCentra. Release
Deborah Dunsire, who just two months ago left Takeda's Millennium, has been tapped as the new CEO at EnVivo Pharmaceuticals. Story
Medical Device News
@FierceMedDev: ICYM this week's M&A feature - Blockbusters and bloodlettings: A look at 2013's hot start. Special report | Follow @FierceMedDev
@MarkHFierce: Only a few weeks left to nominate a company for this year's FMD Fierce 15. Submit your nomination | Follow @MarkHFierce
@DamianFierce: Device outfit CVRx has raised $29.6M in a round led by NEA and J&J. Article | Follow @DamianFierce
Report: Baxter's $4B bid for Gambro to win EU approval. More
Stentys' self-apposing cardiac stent gains expanded CE mark indications. Item
VisionCare discloses CMS coverage plan for implantable miniature telescope. Story
Myriad targets Gene By Gene in second BRCA patent suit. Report
Biotech News
@FierceBiotech: 2013 Biotech IPOs: The biotech IPO scene turns red hot. Special report | Follow @FierceBiotech
@JohnCFierce: Deborah Dunsire makes quick leap from Millennium to fast-growing EnVivo. News | Follow @JohnCFierce
@RyanMFierce: Alnylam Pharma spotlights more upbeat human data or gene-silencing drugs. Story | Follow @RyanMFierce
@EmilyMFierce: Anti-leukemia compound could also treat common breast cancers. Story | Follow @EmilyMFierce
Rockwell Medical shares spike on positive PhIII data. Item
EU, pharma industry pledge $4.4B for R&D projects. Story
Booming China poised to take a top position in global drug R&D. Article
Pharma Manufacturing News
@EricPFierce: BioPlan says China, India losing luster for outsourced biopharmaceutical manufacturing. More | Follow @EricPFierce
Wockhardt faces 2nd import alert. Report
Sanofi's ImmuCyst available in next year, Alliance Pharma says. More
Pfizer to invest $130M in 2 plants in Ireland. News
Contract manufacturer Piramal also into development, cellphones. Story
Vaccines News
Manufacturers prepare for resurgence of H7N9. News
Robot eases kids' vaccination distress in study. More
Novartis inks typhoid vax licensing deal with Biological E. Story
U.K. mumps outbreak linked to waning MMR protection. Report
And Finally... AstraZeneca ($AZN) hosted what it labeled the "Inaugural Breast Cancer Blogger Summit," in which it invited a contingent of breast cancer bloggers to its offices in Fairfax, DE, to talk about what it is doing with breast cancer treatments, among other things. Report
Summary
@FiercePharma: Pharma, FDA still lag in post-marketing safety studies. Getting better, but large % unfinished--or not begun. Yesterday's story | Follow @FiercePharma @CarlyHFierce: NICE says...