Keyword: Merck & Co.

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Trump Disbands Advisory Panels as More Quit

17.08.2017 - US President Donald Trump disbanded his US Manufacturing Council on Aug. 16, a day after the exodus of US Merck’s CEO Kenneth Frazier in protest over remarks made by the president...

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Sanofi Sues US Merck over Insulin Drug

11.08.2017 - Sanofi has sued US Merck, alleging infringement of two patents related to an insulin drug. The French drugmaker said the action was triggered by a notification received from Merck...

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Sanofi and Ablynx Link on Nanobody Therapeutics

04.08.2017 - French drugmaker Sanofi has signed a research and licensing deal with Belgian biopharmaceutical company Ablynx, initially focusing on the development and commercialization of...

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AstraZeneca and Merck in Global Oncology Pact

01.08.2017 - AstraZeneca has entered into a global collaboration with US drugmaker Merck to develop and commercialize the former’s investigational cancer treatments Lynparza (olaparib) and...

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More Lawsuits Target US Merck’s Shingles Vaccine

26.07.2017 - US Merck’s shingles (herpes zoster) vaccine Zostavax continues to be the target of legal action at a time when the drugmaker is already facing the prospect of competition from...

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FDA Stops US Merck Keytruda Trials

12.07.2017 - The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has placed a clinical hold on three phase 3 multiple myeloma studies testing US drugmaker Merck’s Keytruda (pembrolizumab) in combination...

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Merck Takes Antibody License from Teijin

31.05.2017 - US drugmaker Merck has bought an exclusive global licence from Japan’s Teijin Pharma to develop, manufacture and commercialize an investigational preclinical antibody candidate...

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UK Rejects Keytruda as First Lung Cancer Option

06.03.2017 - Britain's health agency National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), which has responsibility for assessing the cost-effectiveness of medical treatments, has decided...