Merck News

Pharmaceutical companies are under pressure to reduce expenses while improving results. This is one reason why the sector is looking towards digital technologies. A company down this journey is life science business Merck & Co.

News that pharmaceutical company Merck has halted a clinical trial for a once promising Alzheimer’s treatment (verubecestat) is not only bad news for the patient group, it could signal that the general view as to the cause of Alzheimer's might be wrong.

The company Merck announced strong financial results for the first quarter of 2016, based on increases in sales and earnings. Meanwhile, Boehringer Ingelheim has licensed a cancer drug to Horizon Pharma.

Ebola Virus has resurfaced in the West-African regions — leading to calls for stronger steps to counter the persistent nature of this catastrophic epidemic.

After a long-running court battle, pharmaceutical company Gilead must pay another company, Merck & Co, £200 million for breach of patent. The case has been complicated, and both pharma companies lost some ground.

Major pharmaceutical company Merck has splashed out $8 billion on a smaller company called Cubist Pharmaceuticals. This is related to the search for new antibiotics.

The German drug maker Merck has acquired the U.S.-based science supply company Sigma-Aldrich in a multi-billion-dollar deal. Merck has been growing its laboratory supply side and it has now become one of the biggest companies in the business.

Cambridge - The drug giant Merck is to acquire Cambridge, Massachusetts-based Idenix Pharmaceuticals. Idenix is focused on developing treatments for hepatitis C.

A handful of consumer and healthcare companies including Bayer AG and Novartis are exploring a deal for Merck & Co Inc's consumer healthcare business, as they se...

Brussels - Belgian biotechnology company Ablynx said on Monday it has signed a cancer research cooperation accord with US pharmaceuticals giant Merck & Co. which could be worth up to 1.7 billion euros ($2.3 billion).

The United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) was informed by Merck on Monday that the pharmaceutical company planned to recall one lot of Gardasil [Human Papillomavirus Quadrivalent (types 6, 11, 16, and 18) Vaccine, Recombinant].

Big Pharma firms Merck & Biotest have ceased deliveries of a cancer drug to Greek hospitals because of unpaid bills since June 2012.

Dr. Maurice Hilleman was, the leading vaccine pioneer in the history of vaccines. He developed more than three dozen vaccines—more than any other scientist in history—and was the developer of Merck's vaccine program.

The drugs and life science company Merck has announced a program of cost savings and job losses in order to boost sales. Unions have reacted angrily to the move and will oppose the planned cuts.

Montreal - Following a series of site closures and job losses within the pharmaceutical sector in Quebec, the drug giant Merck has announced a major multi-million dollar investment in the region, which involves partnerships with local universities.

The pharmaceutical giant Merck is being urged to recall a vaccine that is allegedly contaminated with parts of a lethal virus known to infect pigs.

Mounting evidence is suggesting that using Fosamax, a popular drug prescribed to women suffering from osteoporosis, for more than five years may be causing brittle bones that are more susceptible to fractures in some women

Fed's are probing into records of over 8,000 adverse events reported since the 2006 FDA approval of the Merck vaccine touted as an HPV cancer preventative. Side effects reported include paralysis, immune system disorders and a record of 18 possible deaths

The Hib Vaccine, given to infants beginning at the young of two months, is being recalled due to potential contamination. Testing in a Merck plant in Pennsylvania found a sterilization problem, prompting the massive recall. Parents are told not to worry.

Merck & Co. is immediately suspending its lobbying campaign to persuade state legislatures to mandate that adolescent girls get the company's new vaccine against cervical cancer as a requirement for school attendance, the company said late Tuesday.

German drug behemouth Merck will team up with China's Chi-Med, a pharmaceutical firm specializing in alternative cancer cures.