Weekly Industry News – Pharma & Healthcare

Pharma & Healthcare – the latest on the FDA quality requirements, J&J $12.5M gamble and more.

FDA alerts drive quality requirements upwards in pharma industry: Albert Stevens, IMCD Group by Rakesh Rao  Published on BusinessStandards.com

The Euro 1.3-billion Dutch company, IMCD Group BV, is one of the leading distributors of speciality chemicals, representing major global producers and offering solutions for customers’ problems utilising its comprehensive and complementary product portfolio… [ Read More

 J&J gambles $12.5M in rare Big Pharma bet on a stem cell therapy by John Carroll Published on FiercePharma.com

Later this week a little biotech named Capricor Therapeutics is set to begin a Phase II study of its new stem cell therapy with about $20 million in support from the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM). And this morning Johnson & Johnson ($JNJ) is stepping up with a $12.5 million upfront to buy itself an option and a front-row seat on the program–marking a rare Big Pharma gamble on a field that is trying hard to mount a comeback… [ Read More ]  

Whistleblower Lawsuits and False Claims Act Recoveries For Health Care Fraud Net $2.6 Billion For Federal Government in 2013! by Audet & Partners, LLP Published on jdsupra.com

In its continuing effort to safeguard expenditures of taxpayer dollars, the United States Justice Department has reported a 2013 recovery of $3.8 billion in settlements and judgments resolving a myriad of whistleblower lawsuits and False Claims Act cases. Cases involving health care fraud comprised more than one-half of the total reported recovery, or $2.6 million…. [ Read More ]  

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