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Merck on the march in Africa

December 21, 2015
Sales and Marketing Africa, Merck, marketing, sales, strategy

When Merck unveiled its Africa 2020 strategy in November, there was no shortage of ambition.The company announced plans to expand …

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Eisai’s Halaven shown to restrict further cancer metastasis

December 11, 2015
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Eisai, Halaven, Merck, keytruda

New data presented by Eisai supports the previously shown ability of Halaven (eribulin) to reverse epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition, the process by …

News
Merck researcher

Merck/Pfizer Alliance to collaborate on late-stage cancer trials

December 10, 2015
Research and Development Merck, Pfizer, avelumab, collaboration, gastric cancer, oncology, partnership, stomach cancer

Merck and Pfizer are partnering to run two Phase III trials of avelumab, an immuno-oncology treatment the companies hope to …

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Late-stage failure for Merck and Threshold cancer drug

December 7, 2015
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Merck, Pancreatic cancer, Threshold Pharmaceuticals, evofosfamide, late-stage failure, phase III, sarcoma

Merck and its development partner Threshold Pharmaceuticals say they will not pursue regulatory approval for evofosfamide in advanced soft tissue …

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Lilly and Merck extend immuno-oncology collaboration

November 20, 2015
Medical Communications, Research and Development Eli Lilly, Merck

Eli Lilly and Merck have announced the extension of their existing collaboration to evaluate the safety and efficacy of the …

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Merck KGaA completes $17bn Sigma-Aldrich acquisition

November 18, 2015
Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing M&A Sigma Aldridge, Merck, acquisitions, mergers

Merck KGaA has announced the completion of its $17 billion acquisition of Sigma-Aldrich, having cleared the final regulatory hurdle and …

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Merck achieves 7% sales growth in Q3 2015

November 12, 2015
Sales and Marketing Merck, Rebif, financial results

German pharma group Merck has earned a 7% bump in its sales, and a 10% boost in earnings before deductions, …

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Merck and Pfizer begin new Phase III avelumab trial in lung cancer

November 5, 2015
Medical Communications, Research and Development Merck, Pfizer, avelumab, lung cancer, non-small cell lung cancer

Merck and Pfizer have commenced an international Phase III study of the investigational cancer immunotherapy avelumab in patients with non-small …

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Merck appoints Laszlo Radvanyi as head of global immuno-oncology research

November 4, 2015
Research and Development Laszlo Radvanyi, Merck

Dr Laszlo Radvanyi has joined Merck as senior vice president and head of research in immuno-oncology.  The Merck Group says …

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GSK and Merck to study immunotherapy combo in solid tumours

November 3, 2015
Research and Development GSK, Merck, immunooncology, immunotherapy, keytruda, phase I

GSK and Merck will start a Phase I clinical trial in humans to evaluate GSK’s investigational cancer drugs with the …

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Merck R&D

Merck and Selvita form oncology partnership

November 2, 2015
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Merck, Selvita, collaboration, oncology

Merck has entered a three-year agreement with Selvita to validate new therapeutic concepts in the field of oncology. The aim …

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Sales up at MSD while Keytruda hits survival target in late-stage trial

October 28, 2015
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing MSD, Merck, financial results, keytruda, pembrolizumab

Worldwide sales at MSD were $10.1 billion in the third quarter of 2015, a 4% increase after accounting for the …

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COMPANY PROFILE: The secrets of that Merck rebrand

October 23, 2015
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing Merck, branding, communications, corporate logo, reputation

Merck’s recent rebrand may have left many scratching their heads, as the company moved away from the clinical professionalism of …

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Physicians Interactive acquires Univadis portal

October 22, 2015
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing Merck, Physicians Interactive, Univadis

Digital marketing firm Physicians Interactive (PI) has acquired the Univadis medical information platform, in a move which it says creates …

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Ablynx and Merck begin immuno-oncology collaboration

October 15, 2015
Research and Development Ablynx, Merck, immuno-oncology, nanobody, proof of concept

Ablynx has achieved a pre-clinical proof-of-concept with a nanobody construct as part of its immuno-oncology collaboration with Merck – triggering …

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