Medtronic resolves FDA warnings over 2 factories
The Associated Press The Associated Press WASHINGTON Medtronic Inc., the world's largest medical device story, says it has resolved two warning letters from the Food and Drug Administration over lax oversight at two manufacturing plants, clearing the way for new product approvals. The FDA cited the company in November 2009 and June 2009 over problems at facilities in Mounds View, Minn., and ...

R&D Productivity Measures Consistently Under-Scored and Under-Valued, EvaluatePharma Data Reveals
LONDON , March 14, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- - Major Biologic Approvals Worth $4.5bn in 2015 Omitted From Most FDA Approval Counts Last Year - Provenge and Prevnar 13 Overlooked in Majority of 2010 Tallies - 65 new Biologics Have Largely Gone Uncounted in the Last 12 Years - Overall Picture of Declining R&D Productivity Unchanged - Cost of Developing New Drugs Remains Unsustainably High ...