Tag: Merck
CHMP endorses Merck’s gefapixant for EU approval for chronic cough treatment
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
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
Endo International introduces Noxafil generic version in US
Endo International has revealed that its Par Sterile Products division is now shipping posaconazole injection (18 mg/mL) in the United States. This marks the first ... Read More
Merck to acquire biotech company Prometheus Biosciences for $10.8bn
Merck has agreed to acquire Prometheus Biosciences, a Nasdaq-listed clinical-stage biotechnology company, in an all-cash deal worth around $10.8 billion, in a move to bolster ... Read More
Bristol Myers Squibb gets Reblozyl EC approval for anemia associated with NTD beta thalassemia
Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) has secured full marketing authorization for Reblozyl (luspatercept) from the European Commission (EC) for treating anemia associated with non-transfusion-dependent (NTD) beta ... Read More
Moderna, Merck get FDA breakthrough status for mRNA-4157/V940, KEYTRUDA combo in melanoma
Moderna and Merck announced that the investigational personalized mRNA cancer vaccine mRNA-4157/V940 in combination with the latter’s lung cancer drug KEYTRUDA (pembrolizumab) has been given ... Read More
Seagen gets FDA accelerated approval for tucatinib, trastuzumab combo for colorectal cancer
American biotechnology company Seagen (formerly Seattle Genetics) has received accelerated approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the company’s oral drug Tukysa ... Read More
Merck acquires M Chemicals from Mecaro for €110m
Merck, an American multinational science and technology company, has acquired M Chemicals, a chemical business of South Korea-based Mecaro, for up to €110 million. The ... Read More
Merck and Mersana Therapeutics to co-develop new immunostimulatory ADCs
Merck has announced a collaboration with US-based Mersana Therapeutics to discover new antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs) by leveraging the latter’s proprietary Immunosynthen STING-agonist ADC platform. The ... Read More
Eagle Pharmaceuticals gets Pemfexy FDA approval for NSCLC
Eagle Pharmaceuticals has secured an additional indication for Pemfexy (pemetrexed injection) in the US, marking the fifth indication for the intravenous medication. Pemfexy in combination ... Read More