Tag: Merck

Merck looks to acquire Seagen

Pharmaceutical giant Merck is exploring a possible purchase of biotech company Seagen, according to The Wall Street Journal. No deal...

Pfizer’s $11.6 billion purchase of Biohaven could lead to new biotech deals

Pfizer's $11.6 billion deal for migraine specialist Biohaven Pharmaceutical has kindled expectations on Wall Street that it may usher...

BMS, Merck enter into $2.3 billion partnership with Amphista to discover and develop small molecule protein degraders

Amphista Therapeutics, a global leader in the discovery and development of next generation targeted protein degradation (TPD) therapeutics, May...

Congo declares new Ebola outbreak in north-western province

A new case of Ebola has been confirmed in northwestern Democratic Republic of Congo, prompting health authorities to enforce...

Merck’s proposal to combine two top prostate cancer drugs fails

Merck (MSD) on Tuesday announced that it will stop the Phase 3 KEYLYNK-010 trial investigating KEYTRUDA, Merck’s anti-PD-1 therapy,...

U.S FDA approves drug to treat early breast cancer

AstraZeneca and Merck reported today, Lynparza (olaparib) has been approved in the US for the adjuvant treatment of patients...

WHO includes oral antiviral molnupiravir in Covid-19 treatment guidelines

WHO has updated its living guidelines on COVID-19 therapeutics to include a conditional recommendation on molnupiravir, a new antiviral...

FDA Authorizes Use of Oral Antiviral Molnupiravir for Mild to Moderate COVID-19

Merck, known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, and Ridgeback Biotherapeutics today announced that the U.S. Food...

Six-in-One Pediatric Combination Vaccine Now Available in the United States

This Combination Vaccine May Simplify Execution and Reduce Shots Needed to Complete CDC’s Recommended Child and Adolescent Immunization Schedule VAXELIS™...