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EMA committee recommends five drugs for approval

March 30, 2015
Sales and Marketing Boehringer, CHMP, EMA, Eisai, Europe, Gardasil, Lenvima, Merck, akynzio, jardiance, lilly

Cancer and diabetes treatments are among those given the go ahead in the latest round of approvals by the EMA. …

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Merck’s Keytruda trial stopped early after beating BMS’ Yervoy on survival

March 25, 2015
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing BMS, Merck, Yervoy, ipilimumab, keytruda, pembrolizumab

A trial comparing two potential blockbuster cancer treatments has been stopped early, after Merck’s Keytruda beat BMS’ Yervoy in a …

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Chief executive promotion at Merck KGaA

March 24, 2015
Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Karl-Ludwig Kley, Merck, Merck KGaA, Merck Serono, Stefan Oschmann, chief executive

Merck KGaA is to promote its deputy chief executive Stefan Oschmann to replace Karl-Ludwig Kley in the top job next …

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GSK and Theravance see FDA nod for asthma indication

March 20, 2015
Sales and Marketing Advair, AstraZeneca, Dulera, FDA, Foradil, GSK, Merck, Symbicort, Theravance, asthma, breo, budesonide/formoterol fumarate dihydratem, ellipta, fluticasone propionate, formoterol fumarate, mometasone/formoterol

An FDA panel has recommended the approval of asthma treatment Breo Ellipta in adults – but voted against supporting its …

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Merck’s cancer drug sees first ever early access nod

March 11, 2015
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Merck’s skin cancer drug Keytruda has become the first drug to be approved through the new Early Access to Medicines …

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Merck and NewLink Ebola vaccine trial begins

March 6, 2015
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Merck and US-based biopharma firm NewLink Genetics’ investigational Ebola vaccine is being used in Phase III trials in West Africa. …

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Merck and Eisai partner on cancer therapy trial

March 6, 2015
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Bayer, Cancer, FDA, Halaven, Lenvima, Merck, Stivarga, keytruda, oncology, pd1

Merck and Eisai are teaming up for collaborative trials to test the effects of using combinations of each company’s oncology …

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NICE recommends hep C and bowel treatments

February 26, 2015
Sales and Marketing AbbVie, Humira, J&J, JJ, Janssen, Merck, Remicade, Simponi, olysio

Three drugs to treat chronic bowel condition ulcerative colitis and one for hepatitis C will be funded by the NHS …

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Merck puts HIV drug in shared patent pool

February 24, 2015
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing AbbVie, Gilead, HIV, Merck, Raltegravir, Roche, isentress

Merck is teaming up with the Medicines Patent Pool (MPP) to license its paediatric HIV treatment in developing countries. The …

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Merck invests $450m in NGM Biopharma

February 23, 2015
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Merck is to collaborate on drug development with biotech firm NGM Pharmaceuticals in a $450 million deal. The collaboration will …

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Hospira launches biosimilar monoclonal antibody

February 16, 2015
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Hospira has won the race to become the first company to launch a biosimilar version of an anti-TNF biologic, after …

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Merck releases insomnia drug in US

February 4, 2015
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Merck’s insomnia drug Belsomra is now available in the US to treat patients who have difficulty falling asleep or staying …

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BMS Opdivo trial scores early goal

January 14, 2015
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing BMS, Merck, cancer nsclc, keytruda, nivolumab, opdivo

A late-stage trial of Bristol-Myers Squibb’s lung cancer drug Opdivo has been stopped early after showing promising results – but …

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Lilly, BMS and Merck unite for cancer trials

January 13, 2015
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing BMS, Cancer, Galunisertib, Merck, NSCLC, keytruda, lilly, oncology, opdivo

Lilly will test some of its compounds in combination with rival cancer drugs from Bristol-Myers Squibb and Merck, the companies …

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Merck acquires Swiss firm OncoEthix

December 19, 2014
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Hot on the heals of its Cubist buyout Merck has confirmed the acquisition of OncoEthix, a Swiss based firm which …

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