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Merck’s Keytruda Nabs More US Approvals

18.06.2018 - The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted two more approvals for US Merck’s Keytruda, an anti-PD-1 therapy. In the first, the drug gained its first regulatory clearance...

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Merck Boosts Immuno-oncology with Viralytics Buy

22.02.2018 - US drugmakerMerck & Co. has agreed to buy Australia’s Viralytics for $394 million, in a deal that will boost its immuno-oncology portfolio. Through the acquisition, which will see...

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US Merck Discontinues Alzheimer’s Drug Trial

16.02.2018 - US drugmaker Merck & Co. has said it will halt its APECS randomized, placebo-controlled, parallel-group, double-blind Phase 3 clinical trial evaluating the efficacy and safety of...

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UK Life Science Boom despite Brexit?

05.12.2017 - As a UK Parliament-select committee prepared for a public evidence session on Dec. 5, examining scenarios for trading arrangements with the UK post-Brexit, reports were circulating...

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Sanofi Charges Mylan With Lantus Breach

07.11.2017 - Sanofi is pursuing another US competitor for alleged breach of the patent for its top-selling diabetes drug insulin glargine (branded as Lantus and Lantus SoloStar), which together...

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US and Canada Approve GSK Shingles Vaccine

24.10.2017 - The US Food and Drug Administration on Oct. 20 approved Shingrix, the long awaited recombinant, adjuvant new shingles vaccine manufactured by UK drugmaker Glaxo SmithKline (GSK)...

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Merck Gains Rights to KalVista’s Ocular Therapy

12.10.2017 - US drugmaker Merck has agreed to pay KalVista Pharmaceuticals more than $750 million to gain the rights to KVD001, an investigational treatment for diabetic macular edema (DME), as...

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US Merck to Acquire German Biotech Rigontec

14.09.2017 - US drugmaker Merck has announced plans to acquire Germany-based Rigontec, regarded as a pioneer in accessing the retinoic acid-inducible gene I (RIG-I) pathway as a novel and...