Merck
Neuphoria Scraps Social Anxiety Drug After Trial Failure; Minerva Doubles Down on Schizophrenia Therapy
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
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
Winrevair; Merck; HYPERION study; PAH; sotatercept; clinical worsening; early disease; activin signaling; FDA approval; Phase 3 trial
Merck Wins FDA Approval for Subcutaneous Keytruda as Exclusivity Challenges Approach
Merck; Keytruda; subcutaneous injection; FDA approval; Keytruda Qlex; patent expiration; biosimilars; checkpoint inhibitors; solid tumors; cancer immunotherapy
A Concerning Pattern: Pharma Mulls UK Divestments as Government Action Lags in Life Sciences
UK life sciences; pharmaceutical divestment; Merck; AstraZeneca; Sanofi; Eli Lilly; R&D investment; drug pricing; government policy; NHS drug spending
Merck Moves All R&D Operations Out of UK, Citing Unfavorable Environment
Merck; MSD; R&D relocation; UK life sciences; drug discovery; Brexit impact; London Bioscience Innovation Centre; Francis Crick Institute; government investment; layoffs
Merck’s Oral PCSK9 Inhibitor Enlicitide Decanoate Achieves Third Consecutive Phase 3 Success
Merck; oral PCSK9 inhibitor; enlicitide decanoate; Phase 3 trials; CORALreef Lipids; hypercholesterolemia; lowering LDL cholesterol; statin therapy; first oral PCSK9; clinical trial results
Merck to Lay Off 6,000 Employees, Reduce Workforce by 8% in $3B Cost-Cutting Move
Merck; layoffs; cost-cutting; restructuring; pharmaceuticals; job cuts; Keytruda; Gardasil; workforce reduction
Merck Terminates Midstage Asset from $1.9B Pandion Acquisition over Lack of Clinical Benefit
Merck; Pandion Therapeutics; asset termination; clinical trial; lack of benefit; biotech acquisition
Merck Announces $3 Billion Cost-Cutting and Restructuring Plan
Merck; cost cutting; restructuring; job cuts; real estate reduction; Keytruda; pharmaceutical industry; Q2 2025 financials