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Chemistry & Life Sciences

Chemspec Europe 2017: Register now for the International Exhibition for Fine and Speciality Chemicals

12.04.2017 - Less than two months to go until the international experts of the fine and speciality chemicals industry meet in Munich. From 31 May – 1 June 2017, about 350 exhibitors from 24...

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Merck and Avillion in Psoriasis Pact

04.04.2017 - Germany’s Merck KGaA has entered a collaboration agreement with UK drug development company Avillion to develop its anti IL-17 A/F Nanobody as a treatment for plaque psoriasis, a...

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US Court Reopens 5,000 Fosamax Lawsuits

29.03.2017 - The US Third Circuit Court of Appeals in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, has ruled that 5,000 lawsuits brought by patients taking Merck & Co.’s osteoporosis drug Fosamax (alendronate)...

Chemistry & Life Sciences

Chemspec Europe 2017

17.03.2017 - Chemspec Europe, the International Exhibition for Fine and Speciality Chemicals, makes a return to Munich for its 32nd edition. From 31 May – 1 June 2017, manufacturers, suppliers...

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FDA Accepts Merck-Pfizer Biologics Application

01.03.2017 - In the course of only a week, the US Food and Drug Administration FDA) has accepted the second Biologics License Application (BLA) for priority review. In the latest case, the...

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Merck Opens Excipients Plant in Spain

19.01.2017 - German pharmaceuticals, chemicals and life sciences company Merck KGaA has opened a new plant in Mollet des Vallès, Spain dedicated solely to the manufacture of meglumine, an FDA...

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Merck KGaA Buys Food Safety Firm BioControl

10.01.2017 - German pharmaceuticals and chemicals producer Merck KGaA has acquired US-based BioControl Systems, a leading player in food safety testing. Merck said the acquisition, for which...

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Sanofi and MSD End Vaccines JV

04.01.2017 - Sanofi Pasteur, the global vaccines business unit of French drugmaker Sanofi, and Merck, Sharp and Dohme, international arm of US drugmaker Merck. have ended their vaccine joint...