Keyword: Pfizer

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Merck-Pfizer Avelumab gets FDA Breakthrough Therapy Status

19.11.2015 - A further regulatory milestone has been achieved by Merck KGaA and Pfizer after the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) designated their potential skin cancer treatment avelumab...

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Pfizer and Allergan in Merger Talks

30.10.2015 - US pharmaceutical giant Pfizer and Ireland-domiciled former US drugmaker Allergan (in its current incarnation a combined Allergan and Actavis) have confirmed they are in “friendly”...

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Drugmakers Launch UK Dementia Fund

22.10.2015 - Six international drugmakers, led by GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) and including Johnson & Johnson, Biogen, Eli Lilly, Pfizer and Takeda, have joined forces with the UK Department of...

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Merck-Pfizer Avelumab on FDA Fast Track

08.10.2015 - After previously receiving Orphan Drug status for avelumab, an investigational fully human anti-PD-L1 IgG1 monoclonal antibody to treat the rare and aggressive skin cancer Merkel...

Plant Construction & Process Technology

Chances and Hurdles for Biosimilars

07.10.2015 - With biosimilars the pharmaceutical industry and health-care business move into a relatively young discipline with high sales potential. The follow-up drugs of biopharmaceuticals...

Markets & Companies

Pharma Players Mostly Lift 2015 Guidance

07.10.2015 - After a challenging second quarter and first half 2015 – once again marked by foreign exchange turbulence and the impact of acquisitions and divestments – the international...

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The Marriage of Library and Legal

06.10.2015 - Join RightsDirect for a free webinar on the October 27 at 14:00 CET to learn how the library and legal departments can work together to accelerate information access for staff and...

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Merck and Pfizer Get FDA Orphan Drug Status

30.09.2015 - An alliance of Germany’s Merck KGaA and US pharmaceuticals giant Pfizer has been granted US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) orphan drug status for its investigational cancer...