Merck – Talk Bio

Edgewise Therapeutics Appoints Christopher Martin to its Board of Directors

5 hours ago talkbio0Tagged Acquisition, Becker Muscular Dystrophy, board of directors, cardiovascular asset, Christopher Martin, commercial, Edgewise Therapeutics, executives, Leadership, Merck, Verona Pharma

Edgewise Therapeutics; Christopher Martin; Board of Directors; biotech executive; commercial leadership; Becker muscular dystrophy; cardiovascular asset; Verona Pharma; Merck acquisition

Merck Continues Cuts: 204 Employees Laid Off in New Jersey

3 days ago talkbio0Tagged Biopharma Industry, Cautionary Warning, cost-cutting, Dosage Forms, Gardasil, global workforce reduction, Keytruda, layoffs, Merck, New Jersey, Rahway, restructuring

Merck; layoffs; New Jersey; Rahway; pharmaceutical; cost-cutting; restructuring; WARN notice; global workforce reduction; Keytruda; Gardasil; biopharma industry

Solve Therapeutics Raises $120M to Advance Next-Generation ADCs for Solid Tumors

3 days ago talkbio0Tagged Antibody-Drug Conjugates, Clinical Trials, CloakLink linker technology, Merck, Neoplasms, SLV-154, SLV-324, Solid Neoplasm, Solve Therapeutics, therapeutic autologous dendritic cells, venture capital, Yosemite

Solve Therapeutics; antibody-drug conjugates; ADC; CloakLink linker technology; solid tumors; oncology; SLV-154; SLV-324; clinical trials; venture capital; Yosemite; Merck

Merck Again Brings Out Big Bucks, Buys Cidara in $9.2B Antiviral Push

7 days ago talkbio0Tagged Acquisition, Antiviral Agents, Breakthrough Therapy, CD388, Cidara Therapeutics, Influenza, J&J, Merck, Phase 3, sanofi, United States Food and Drug Administration

Merck; Cidara Therapeutics; CD388; antiviral; acquisition; influenza; phase 3; FDA Breakthrough Therapy; J&J; Sanofi; Keytruda

Merck Q3 2025: Solid Organic Growth Across All Sectors

1 week ago talkbio0Tagged Acquisition, Animal Health, Gross margin, Keytruda, Merck, Neoplasms, new product, organic growth, Pharma, Q3 2025, Verona

Merck; Q3 2025; Organic growth; KEYTRUDA; Oncology; Animal Health; Verona Pharma acquisition; Gross margin; Revenue; New product launches

Merck Reports Pivotal PCSK9 Pill Data in Race to Beat AstraZeneca to Market

2 weeks ago talkbio0Tagged Approved, AstraZeneca, Autoimmune hemolytic anemia, Cardiovascular Diseases, CORALreef trial, enlicitide, LDL-C, Merck, oral cholesterol pill, PCSK9 inhibitor, United States Food and Drug Administration

Merck; PCSK9 inhibitor; enlicitide; oral cholesterol pill; AstraZeneca; CORALreef trial; LDL-C reduction; AHA 2025; FDA approval; cardiovascular disease

Blackstone Pays Merck $700M to Fund Development of Antibody-Drug Conjugate

2 weeks ago talkbio0Tagged Antibody-Drug Conjugates, Blackstone, cancer drug development, funding agreement, Merck, Neoplasms, royalties, sacituzumab tirumotecan

Blackstone; Merck; sacituzumab tirumotecan; antibody-drug conjugate; cancer drug development; funding agreement; oncology; royalties

Neuphoria Scraps Social Anxiety Drug After Trial Failure; Minerva Doubles Down on Schizophrenia Therapy

1 month ago talkbio0Tagged AFFIRM-1 phase 3 trial, BNC210, Clinical trial failure, Discontinuation (procedure), Merck, Neuphoria, Neuroscience discipline, Partnership, Phobia, Social, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Programs - Publication Format, Schizophrenia

Neuphoria Therapeutics; BNC210; social anxiety disorder; AFFIRM-1 phase 3 trial; clinical trial failure; program discontinuation; PTSD; Merck partnership; Minerva Neurosciences; schizophrenia therapy

Merck & Co. Announces Keytruda Achieves First Overall Survival Benefit in Resistant Ovarian Cancer

1 month ago talkbio0Tagged checkpoint inhibitor, Co., KEYNOTE-B96 trial, Keytruda, Merck, ovarian neoplasm, Overall Survival, PD-L1, pembrolizumab, platinum-resistant, Progression-Free Survival

Merck & Co.; Keytruda; pembrolizumab; ovarian cancer; platinum-resistant; overall survival; checkpoint inhibitor; KEYNOTE-B96 trial; progression-free survival; PD-L1

Merck Makes Strong Case for Winrevair in Earlier-Stage Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH) Patients After Positive Phase 3 HYPERION Results

2 months ago talkbio0Tagged activin signaling, AKAP9 protein, human, Approved, Clinical Research, clinical worsening, early disease, Merck, PAH, Phase 3 trial, Sotatercept, United States Food and Drug Administration, Winrevair

Winrevair; Merck; HYPERION study; PAH; sotatercept; clinical worsening; early disease; activin signaling; FDA approval; Phase 3 trial