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The war over Lipitor: Indian generics maker Ranbaxy was expected to be the first generic manufacturer of Pfizer’s wildly successful cholesterol-fighting drug Lipitor. Now it’s not a sure thing. After the FDA accused the company of “fraudulent conduct,” generic drugmakers “are now feuding like greedy relatives at Lipitor’s graveside as they wait to see whether Ranbaxy will maintain its status as front-runner.”
The dirty little secret of biotech IPOs: It’s that insiders such as VCs are having to buy into biotech IPOs in order to get the deals priced, something far less common in tech IPOs. The trend is yet another affirmation that biotech IPOs are just financing events, and tough ones at that, Forbes says.
The Top EAP Companies for Mental Health Support
Employee assistance programs have become essential tools for organizations aiming to address mental health challenges, reduce burnout and foster healthier workplaces.
Artificial pancreas update: A team led by researchers from University of Cambridge showed that closed loop insulin delivery was effective in controlling overnight blood glucose levels in patients with type 1 diabetes.
Good days for health nonprofits: After a recession-caused drop, donations to healthcare nonprofits are headed back up again, according to two new reports.
Taller is better: Is the growth in human height over the last couple hundred years “the most significant development in humanity’s long history”? A Nobel-prize-winning economist thinks so.
A little regulatory humor from the Onion: “Pfizer Breaks Psychological Need To Always Seek FDA’s Approval“