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The best chemical start-up of 2018 Sponsh develops a temperature-sensitive textile which produces water from the air

PRESS RELEASE -- 6, December 2018

EINDHOVEN, 06-Dec-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Sponsh, an Eindhoven University of Technology spin-off that develops a temperature-sensitive textile which produces water from the air, has been voted the best chemical start-up of 2018. It is the third consecutive year that a TU/e … Read the full press release

Merck completes the sale of its Consumer Health business to Procter & Gamble (P&G)

PRESS RELEASE -- 4, December 2018

Closing of sale to Procter & Gamble at a cash purchase price of € 3.4 billion completed Successful completion allows Merck to further focus on innovation driven businesses in Healthcare, Life Science and Performance Materials Transaction successfully closed within an ambitious timeframe … Read the full press release

Merck to establish an innovation hub in Guangzhou, China

PRESS RELEASE -- 14, November 2018

Merck today (12 NOV 2018) signed an agreement with the Guangzhou Development District on innovation development in Southern China. DARMSTADT, Germany / GUANGZHOU, China, 14-Nov-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Merck, the vibrant science and technology company, today signed an agreement with the … Read the full press release

AstraZeneca and Merck & Co., Inc. announce positive results from the randomised, double-blinded, placebo-controlled, Phase III SOLO-1 trial of Lynparza (olaparib) tablets

PRESS RELEASE -- 28, June 2018

Lynparza met primary endpoint of progression-free survival in women with BRCA-mutated advanced ovarian cancer and showed a safety profile consistent with previous trials AstraZeneca and MSD’s Lynparza is the only PARP inhibitor to demonstrate significant activity in the 1st-line maintenance … Read the full press release

Chinese Patent Office issued patent for Merck’s CRISPR technology used in a genomic-integration method for eukaryotic cells

PRESS RELEASE -- 25, April 2018

Merck today (23 APR 2018) announced that the Chinese Patent Office has issued a notice granting Merck’s patent application for the company’s CRISPR technology used in a genomic-integration method for eukaryotic cells. Patent in China covers integration of an external … Read the full press release

H. Lundbeck A/S to acquire Prexton Therapeutics BV for EUR 100 million upfront and up to EUR 805 million in development and sales milestones paid later

PRESS RELEASE -- 20, March 2018

Lundbeck will make an upfront payment of EUR 100 million and the deal terms also include up to EUR 805 million in development, regulatory and sales milestones Foliglurax is a first-in-class treatment which entered clinical phase II testing in Parkinson’s … Read the full press release

Merck: EMD Serono, Pfizer Canada receive approval for BAVENCIO™ from Health Canada

PRESS RELEASE -- 26, February 2018

First Health Canada approved treatment for rare and aggressive type of skin cancer MISSISSAUGA, ON, 26-Feb-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Merck, which operates as EMD Serono in the US and Canada, and Pfizer Canada Inc. announced that Health Canada has approved BAVENCIO™ … Read the full press release

Merck appoints Dirk Toepfer as new Chief Information Officer

PRESS RELEASE -- 26, January 2018

Toepfer joins from Metro Group, where he served as Head of the IT service company Metro Systems DARMSTADT, 26-Jan-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Merck, a leading science and technology company, today announced that Dirk Toepfer will join the Group as the new … Read the full press release

AstraZeneca: Japan approval for Lynparza (olaparib) tablets for use as a maintenance therapy for patients with platinum-sensitive relapsed ovarian cancer

PRESS RELEASE -- 22, January 2018

Lynparza is the first PARP inhibitor approved in Japan Lynparza tablets approved as maintenance treatment for women with platinum-sensitive relapsed ovarian cancer regardless of BRCA mutation status CAMBRIDGE, 22-Jan-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — AstraZeneca and Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, NJ, … Read the full press release

Merck: Grant for Growth Innovation (GGI) for 2017 winners announced in Washington, U.S.

PRESS RELEASE -- 19, September 2017

Not intended for US/Canada based media The presentation of the grants coincides with the 10th International Meeting of Pediatric Endocrinology The awards program supports advancements in the field of growth and growth disorders DARMSTADT, 19-Sep-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Merck, a leading … Read the full press release

Sanofi files patent infringement suit against Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp. in US

PRESS RELEASE -- 10, August 2017

PARIS, 10-Aug-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Sanofi announced today that it filed a patent infringement suit against Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp. (“Merck”) on August 8, 2017 in the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey. In its suit Sanofi … Read the full press release

Merck invests EUR 90 million in four sites in Germany, Switzerland and France

PRESS RELEASE -- 14, July 2017

Relocations to drive focus on sites in Darmstadt, Schnelldorf (Germany), Buchs (Switzerland) and Molsheim (France) Sequential implementation until the end of 2022 € 90 million investment. Net impact of approximately minus 200 positions over 5 years DARMSTADT, 13-Jul-2017 — /EuropaWire/ … Read the full press release

Merck Ventures forms immuno-oncology spin-out company Onctura SA in Geneva, Switzerland

PRESS RELEASE -- 21, June 2017

iOnctura is set up to develop a pipeline of assets targeting immunosuppression in the tumour microenvironment The company will progress its portfolio of assets seamlessly into clinical evaluation, in collaboration with one of its shareholders Cancer Research Technology (CRT) The … Read the full press release

World MS Day 2017: Merck launches multiple sclerosis (MS) care partner survey with IACO

PRESS RELEASE -- 31, May 2017

Preliminary research indicates most MS carers are between the ages of 18-34, the prime of their lives Largest global MS carer survey with International Alliance of Carer Organizations (IACO) to help identify unmet needs and social impact Darmstadt, Germany, 31-May-2017 … Read the full press release

Merck presented new data on efficacy and safety for investigational Cladribine Tablets at the American Academy of Neurology (AAN)

PRESS RELEASE -- 2, May 2017

Subgroup analysis shows >80% reduction in the risk of disability progression with Cladribine Tablets vs placebo DARMSTADT, 02-May-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Merck, a leading science and technology company, announced the presentation of new analyses of efficacy and safety data for … Read the full press release

Chr. Hansen welcomes Vilson Simon as SVP, Animal Health

PRESS RELEASE -- 14, March 2017

Hoersholm, Danmark, 14-Mar-2017 — /EuropaWire/ —Vilson Simon has joined Chr. Hansen as Senior Vice President (SVP) to Animal Health, reporting to Christian Barker – Executive Vice President to Health & Nutrition. Chr. Hansen is a global leader in the development … Read the full press release

Report: commitment to Ebola vaccine development must continue

PRESS RELEASE -- 20, January 2017

LONDON, 20-Jan-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — A panel of international experts has called for continued commitment to Ebola vaccine development to fully prepare for the next outbreak. The Ebola vaccine developed during the West African epidemic is the first to be shown … Read the full press release

Sanofi Pasteur and MSD to separately pursue their own vaccine strategies in Europe

PRESS RELEASE -- 3, January 2017

PARIS, 03-Jan-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Sanofi and its vaccines global business unit Sanofi Pasteur confirmed today the end of their vaccine joint-venture with MSD (known as Merck & Co. Inc., in the United States and Canada), Sanofi Pasteur MSD (SPMSD). … Read the full press release

Merck: Results of the ADDRESS II Phase IIb multicenter study on atacicept in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus

PRESS RELEASE -- 15, November 2016

Data presented at the 2016 American College of Rheumatology/Association of Rheumatology Health Professionals (ACR/ARHP) Annual Meeting (Abstract Number: 12L) DARMSTADT, 15-Nov-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Merck, a leading science and technology company, today announced the results of the ADDRESS II Phase IIb, … Read the full press release

New research: Acquisitions, buybacks and shareholder-driven manoeuvre threaten public access to breakthrough drugs

PRESS RELEASE -- 28, July 2016

CAMBRIDGE, 28-Jul-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — An analysis of a new drug’s journey to market, published today in the BMJ, shines a light on financial practices that see some major pharmaceutical companies relying on a cycle of acquisitions, profits from high … Read the full press release