Merck braces for Keytruda patent loss with $6.7 billion Terns betMerck is acquiring Terns Pharma for $6.7 billion to strengthen its cancer drug pipeline, aiming to reduce reliance on its blockbuster Keytr...
26 Mar, 2026, 01.13 AM IST
Merck & Co to create a separate cancer unit as patent cliff loomsMerck & Co is restructuring by splitting its drug division into two separate businesses. The change is designed to spotlight its fastest-gr...
25 Feb, 2026, 12.01 AM IST
Moderna shares up 2% as skin cancer vaccine shows sustained benefit in five-year follow-upModerna and Merck said on Tuesday their experimental personalized vaccine continued to cut the risk of death or recurrence of the most dea...
20 Jan, 2026, 09.32 PM IST
Merck to cut jobs and costs as demand for Gardasil in China remains weakMerck & Co revealed job and cost reductions to save $3 billion annually. This decision followed lower second-quarter results. Weak demand f...
29 Jul, 2025, 04.20 PM IST
Merck nears $10 bn deal for respiratory drugmaker Verona: ReportsMerck is close to buying Verona Pharma, a biotech firm specializing in lung diseases. The deal is valued at around $10 billion. Merck aims ...
09 Jul, 2025, 02.59 PM IST
Dr Reddy’s, Alvotech to co-develop Keytruda biosimilarDr. Reddy's Laboratories and Alvotech are collaborating to develop, manufacture, and commercialize a biosimilar version of Keytruda, a high...
06 Jun, 2025, 10.55 AM IST
Bristol Myers agrees up to $11.1 billion deal with BioNTech to shake up cancer immunotherapyThe deal, which includes $3.5 billion in unconditional payments, underpins BioNTech's ambition to continue a costly long-term focus on expe...
03 Jun, 2025, 12.48 AM IST
You thought only DeepSeek routed American titans? Wait, here's a little-known Chinese biotech company whose lung cancer drug could rattle big pharma; here's all about itChinese biotech company Akeso developed a lung cancer drug Ivonescimab, which outperformed Merck's Keytruda in trials. This breakthrough si...
26 Feb, 2025, 10.45 PM IST
Big chase for a cancer drug: The urgent need for affordable Keytruda alternativesKeytruda, a cancer treatment drug, has achieved $25 billion in global sales. Its mechanism boosts the immune system to fight cancer. In Ind...
26 Oct, 2024, 10.30 PM IST
Daiichi Sankyo, Merck ink $22-billion cancer drug dealThe deal adds promising drug candidates to Merck's oncology portfolio, as its bestselling cancer therapy Keytruda will see its patent expir...
20 Oct, 2023, 11.50 PM IST
mRNA technology-based Cancer vaccine boosts chances of survival: ModernaData revealed that using Merck's immunotherapy drug in combination with high-risk patients decreased their risk of dying.
13 Dec, 2022, 09.16 PM IST
This $5 billion startup made its first Cancer vaccine - for just one personNovel cancer drugs often come with six-figure price tags, so success could be lucrative. Numerous companies are chasing a cancer vaccine. O...
16 Nov, 2017, 09.13 AM IST
MSD launches blockbuster cancer drug Keytruda in IndiaDCGI gave MSD permission to market Keytruda in June 2016, according to minutes of the regulator’s Subject Expert Committee on oncology and ...
13 Sep, 2017, 01.43 PM IST
Breakthrough cancer drugs all set for India launchThe accelerated regulatory clearances cut the time lines for introductions of the two big brands which may be expected to be introduced by ...
03 Aug, 2016, 06.35 AM IST
Merck wants to give products to Indians at affordable prices: Kenneth Frazier, Merck & CO"I see the progress made by the Modi administration towards not only ensuring that India can meet the needs of its people in healthcare, bu...
06 Nov, 2015, 04.00 AM IST
Merck & Co to expand in India, favourable IPR ruling encourages co to invest moreThe Delhi High Court decision on its anti-diabetes drug Januvia is among the factors encouraging Merck to invest in India, global CEO Kenne...
06 Nov, 2015, 01.16 AM IST
New drug approves immunotherapy for Cancer treatmentMerck’s competitors have lined up their own immunotherapy drugs. They include Bristol Myers Squibb (BMS), Roche & Novartis & several smalle...
12 Sep, 2014, 04.00 AM IST