Merck
Investors get green light to continue Merck lawsuit
April 29, 2010Merck, Vioxx
Investors suing Merck over ‘omissions and misstatements’ relating to its arthritis pain drug Vioxx will be allowed to continue with …
Merck to be hit by Cozaar generics
April 9, 2010Merck, Teva, generics
Generic versions of Merck’s hypertension treatments Cozaar and Hyzaar are to be launched in the US for the first time. …
Sanofi and Merck to merge animal health businesses
March 9, 2010Sales and Marketing Merck, Sanofi, animal health
Sanofi-Aventis and Merck have announced a joint venture, bringing together their animal health businesses Merial and Intervet/Schering-Plough. The company’s say …
Merck appoints Bridgette Heller
March 5, 2010Sales and Marketing Merck, appointment, consumer healthcare, sales and marketing
Bridgette Heller has joined Merck & Co as executive vice president and president, consumer health care. She moves to Merck …
Merck shows off expanded pipeline
March 2, 2010Sales and Marketing Merck, Schering-Plough
Merck has put its new pipeline on display for the first time since its October merger with Schering-Plough was completed. …
Merck’s HIV treatment fails in phase III
February 18, 2010Research and Development HIV, Merck
Merck’s HIV treatment vicriviroc has disappointed in phase III trials, and may be dropped by the company. The results failed …
Merger boosts Merck’s revenue
February 17, 2010Sales and Marketing MA, Merck
Merck’s merger with Schering-Plough in October has helped boost the company’s full year sales by 13% to $27.4 billion.The gain …
Dr Julie Gerberding appointed to head up Merck Vaccines
January 6, 2010Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Merck, appoinment, research and development, sales and marketing, vaccines
Merck & Co has put a US public health and infectious diseases expert in charge of its $5 billion global …
New Merck & Co opens for business
November 5, 2009Sales and Marketing MA, Merck, restructure
The new corporate entity formed by the Merck & Co/Schering-Plough merger has at last opened its doors for business.The Schering-Plough …
Januvia helps stabilise Merck sales
October 23, 2009Sales and Marketing Januvia, Merck
Merck has turned in stable figures for the third quarter of the year, with global sales up 2% on the …
Digital Pharma: Byte-sized roundup
October 16, 2009Medical Communications Merck, digi, digital pharma, hcsmeu, iphone
Merck makes Indian bioscience acquisition
October 14, 2009Research and Development Asia, India, Merck
Merck KGaA has bought an Indian company specialising in research products in a deal it says will make it one …
Montreal gets manufacturing boost from Schering-Plough
October 9, 2009Manufacturing and Production Canada, Merck
Schering-Plough says it is planning to invest more than C$30 million ($28 million) to expand a pharmaceutical manufacturing facility in …
Merck wins family business award for excellence
October 5, 2009Sales and Marketing Merck
The oldest global pharma company Merck has received a Family Business Excellence Award, after impressing judges with the 12 generations …
Merck sells Merial share, but retains animal health option
September 21, 2009Sales and Marketing Merck, Merial, Sanofi, animal health
Merck & Co has got rid of its interest in animal health products company Merial prior to the merger with …
