FDA approves Merck’s KEYTRUDA for advanced cervical cancer treatment

Pallavi Madhiraju- January 14, 2024 0

Merck, known as MSD outside of the United States and Canada, has received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for KEYTRUDA, its ... Read More

Merck to acquire Harpoon Therapeutics for $680m to strengthen oncology pipeline

Pallavi Madhiraju- January 9, 2024 0

Merck (NYSE: MRK), known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, and Harpoon Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: HARP) have entered a definitive agreement where Merck ... Read More

Merck, Inspirna join forces to develop first-in-class oral cancer inhibitor

Pallavi Madhiraju- January 6, 2024 0

Merck, a renowned science and technology company, has reached a significant milestone in its efforts to combat cancer. The company announced a strategic licensing agreement ... Read More

Moderna, Merck announce promising results for mRNA-4157 and Keytruda in melanoma

Pallavi Madhiraju- December 15, 2023 0

Moderna, Inc. (NASDAQ: MRNA) and Merck (NYSE: MRK), also known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, today revealed follow-up data from their collaborative ... Read More

Merck to acquire Caraway Therapeutics in $610m deal for neurodegenerative disease treatments

Pallavi Madhiraju- November 22, 2023 0

Merck and Caraway Therapeutics, Inc. have announced a definitive agreement in which Merck, through a subsidiary, will acquire Caraway Therapeutics. The total potential consideration for ... Read More

Merck strikes €1.4bn deal with Hengrui Pharmaceuticals for next-gen oncology treatments

Pallavi Madhiraju- October 31, 2023 0

In a major advancement in cancer treatment, Merck, a frontrunner in science and technology, has declared a strategic collaboration with Jiangsu Hengrui Pharmaceuticals Co. Ltd. ... Read More

Merck launches Phase 3 CORALreef program for PCSK9 inhibitor MK-0616

Pallavi Madhiraju- August 25, 2023 0

Pharmaceutical giant Merck has announced the initiation of its groundbreaking Phase 3 clinical program, CORALreef, focusing on MK-0616—a novel, oral proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 ... Read More

Merck’s WELIREG meets primary endpoint of PFS in Phase 3 RCC trial

Pallavi Madhiraju- August 20, 2023 0

Global pharmaceutical leader Merck has announced that WELIREG (belzutifan), its pioneering oral HIF-2α inhibitor, has achieved a critical milestone in its Phase 3 trial LITESPARK-005. ... Read More

CHMP endorses Merck’s gefapixant for EU approval for chronic cough treatment

Pallavi Madhiraju- July 22, 2023 0

The European Medicines Agency's (EMA) Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) has recommended approval for gefapixant, an investigational, non-narcotic, oral selective P2X3 receptor ... Read More

ENB Therapeutics completes Phase 1 trial enrollment for ENB-003

Pallavi Madhiraju- July 19, 2023 0

ENB Therapeutics, a biotechnology firm working on therapeutics targeting the endothelin B receptor (ETBR), announced the completion of its international Phase 1 ENBOLDEN-101 trial enrollment. ... Read More