Merck, referred to as MSD outside the US and Canada, has obtained FDA approval for Liptruzet tablets as an adjunctive therapy to diet for the treatment of elevated low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol in primary or mixed hyperlipidemia ...
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Abide Therapeutics and Merck, referred to as MSD outside the US and Canada, have collaborated to develop new therapies for type 2 diabetes and metabolic diseases. The collaboration will focus on the discovery, development and ...
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Last fall I flew halfway across the country to go grocery shopping with Everly Macario. We set out from her second-story apartment in Hyde Park near the University of Chicago and walked to the supermarket to buy a couple of?rib?steaks?that ...
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Merck Canada will provide $4m to the Institute for Research in Immunology and Cancer - Commercialization of Research (IRICoR) for future corridor projects, which are developed in association with two other Canadian Centres of Excellence for ...
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Neuroscience biotech company Cerecor has acquired exclusive, worldwide rights to develop and commercialize MK-0657 from Merck, referred to MSD outside the US and Canada. The small molecule NMDA receptor subunit 2B antagonist MK-0657 will ...
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Aeterna Zentaris has transferred manufacturing license for its Cetrotide (cetrorelix acetate for injection) product to German-based Merck Serono. Cetrotide is used in women undergoing infertility treatment for the regulation of hormone ...
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Merck, a global healthcare company, has announced the opening of its new $120m pharma packaging facility in the Hangzhou Economic and Technology Area (HEDA) in China. According to Merck, the new 75,000m2 facility will pack the company's ...
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US-based healthcare company electroCore has raised $40m from Merck's Global Healthcare Innovation Fund. Other participants in the round of financing are private equity groups including Easton Capital and Core Ventures. The company will ...
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Ultrapure water is crucial for many functions in cell culture applications and having a reliable source available is essential. Filtration+Separation describes work undertaken at Sartorius to test the suitability of such an ultrapure water ...
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Canbex Therapeutics has completed a 2.1m ($3.2m) fundraising round to complete early development of drug candidate to treat spasticity in multiple sclerosis (MS). The financing for the round was led by Merck Serono Ventures, the venture ...
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The US FDA has accepted Merck's biologics license application (BLA) for an investigational allergy immunotherapy tablet (AIT), Timothy grass pollen (Phleum pratense). The application includes safety and efficacy data of the ...
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Synta Pharmaceuticals, a US-based biopharmaceutical company, has named Dr Sumant Ramachandra as the new president of research and development (R&D). Dr Ramachandra served as senior vice president, R&D, regulatory and medical affairs, and ...
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Merck, referred to as MSD outside the US and Canada, and Luminex have signed a deal to develop a companion diagnostic device to support patient selection for the clinical development program of investigational drug MK-8931 to treat ...
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Domain Therapeutics SA announced today that Domain Therapeutics grants Prexton Therapeutics an exclusive option to license and develop metabotropic glutamate receptor 4 (mGluR4) Positive Allosteric Modulator (PAM) drugs targeting ...
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Merck has received FDA approval for an over-the-counter (OTC) treatment for overactive bladder (OAB) in women, Oxytrol for women. Various studies demonstrated a woman's ability to recognize OAB symptoms, understand vital safety ...
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