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Merck Makes Big Bet On Flu Protection With Cidara Buyout

Merck Co. Inc. (NYSE:MRK) on Friday agreed to acquire Cidara Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:CDTX) for $221.50 per share in cash, for a total transaction value of approximately $9.2 billion.

Benzinga

‘Patients will suffer’: tales from the frontline of the UK pharma crisis

The pricing standoff between government and industry has stalled research and put thousands of jobs at risk

The Guardian - UK

Merck's New Cancer Therapy Combo Shows Significant Edge Over Rivals In Renal Cancer

On Tuesday, Merck Co. Inc. (NYSE:MRK) and Eisai shared topline data from the Phase 3 LITESPARK-011 trial of the dual oral regimen of Welireg (belzutifan) plus Lenvima (lenvatinib).

Benzinga

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Invo Fertility Stock Is Plunging After White House Announcement

INVO Fertility Inc (NASDAQ:IVF) shares are trading lower on Thursday as investors book profits following White House announcements aimed at making fertility treatments more affordable and accessible.

Benzinga

Merck's Keytruda Plus Chemo Regimen Shows Overall Survival Benefit In Recurrent Ovarian Cancer Patients

Merck Co. Inc. (NYSE:MRK) announced data from the Phase 3 KEYNOTE-B96 trial (ENGOT-ov65) of Keytruda (pembrolizumab) in combination with chemotherapy (paclitaxel) with or without Roche Holdings AG’s (OTC:RHHBY) Avastin (bevacizumab).

Benzinga

Merck's New HIV Treatment Works As Well As Top Drug In Late Trials

The relentless pursuit of innovative treatments in the pharmaceutical industry continues to reshape the landscape of chronic disease management. Merck Co. Inc. (NYSE:MRK) on Wednesday announced additional data from two Phase 3 studies of a two-drug regimen of doravirine/islatravir (DOR/ISL) in adults with virologically suppressed HIV-1 infection.

Benzinga

Merck & Co. Earnings Preview: What to Expect

Healthcare giant Merck & Co. is gearing up to unveil its third-quarter results by the end of October, and analysts expect a massive surge in earnings.

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2 Reasons Absci Could Be the Future of AI Biotech, and 1 Risk

Absci's AI drug development platform is compelling, and its pipeline is promising...but can the company overcome execution hurdles to live up to analyst hype?

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Over 150 unvaccinated students stuck in three-week quarantine for measles exposure

Two South Carolina schools forced to tell 153 kids to stay home for 21 days to allow for virus’s transmission period to expire in order to protect their peers and teachers

The Independent UK

5 Healthcare Plays Powering the Sector’s Big Comeback

After years of lagging, the healthcare sector is showing signs of a turnaround driven by lower rates, policy clarity, and renewed investor interest.

MarketBeat

Merck, Doctors Reject Proposal To Break Up Combined MMR Vaccine

A top U.S. health official's call to split the measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine into separate shots sparked strong pushback from Merck Co., Inc. (NYSE:MRK) and medical experts, who said such a move lacks scientific justification and could undermine immunization efforts.

Benzinga

Merck's Winrevair Cuts Clinical Worsening Risk By 76% Among Hypertension Patients

Merck Co. Inc. (NYSE:MRK) announced results Tuesday from its Phase 3 HYPERION trial evaluating Winrevair (sotatercept-csrk) versus placebo (both in combination with background therapy) in recently diagnosed adults with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH, WHO Group 1) functional class (FC) II or III at intermediate or high risk of disease progression.

Benzinga

The UK must invest in medicines – but not at any price

The UK’s science minister, Sir Patrick Vallance, has sounded the alarm over the country’s declining investment in medicines. He warned that the NHS risks losing out on important treatments and the country could lose its place at the cutting edge of medical research if spending does not recover. It comes…

The Conversation

NHS facing ‘critical threat’ after Trump pressure to hike drug prices

NEWS ANALYSIS: Drug prices in the UK could rise amid 100 per cent tariffs on branded medicines and pressure from US President Donald Trump to stop ‘global freeloading’, Alicja Hagopian reports

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Mounjaro manufacturer blasts UK as ‘worst country in Europe’ for drug prices

The boss of Eli Lilly, Dave Ricks, warns that Britain will miss out on new drugs as a result of pricing issues

Benzinga

FDA Clears Merck's One-Minute Cancer Shot

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Friday approved Merck Co. Inc.’s (NYSE:MRK) Keytruda Qlex (pembrolizumab and berahyaluronidase alfa-pmph) injection for subcutaneous administration in adults across most solid tumor indications for Keytruda.

Benzinga

Merck Scores Positive Feedback From EU Agency Regarding Blockbuster Cancer Drug

On Friday, a European agency adopted two positive opinions for Merck Co. Inc.’s (NYSE:MRK) Keytruda (pembrolizumab).

Evening Standard

UK ‘difficult’ operating environment says Merck boss after £1bn London site axed

Last week, Merck’s business in the UK and Europe, MSD, said it will move its life sciences operation to the US, impacting around 125 British jobs.

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The Guardian - UK

Big pharma firms have paused nearly £2bn in UK investments this year

Government’s plans in disarray before Trump talks as MSD, Eli Lilly and AstraZeneca moves prompt job fears

Benzinga

Robert Kennedy Jr. Packs CDC Panel With Vaccine Skeptics Ahead of Key Vote On COVID-19 Shots

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has added five new members to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, just days before it reconvenes to vote on COVID-19 shots and other routine pediatric vaccine recommendations.

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on Merck’s exit: Britain’s biopharma strategy stalls in the face of China’s rise

Editorial: The industry’s retreat from the UK reflects a deeper shift about how Beijing is rewriting the rules of innovation

Benzinga

Merck's Exit Highlights UK Risks Losing Pharma Investment Amid Rising Costs

The U.K. faces a growing risk of losing pharmaceutical investment. That’s according to Oxford professor John Bell, a scientist who was involved in coordinating government and industry efforts during the COVID-19 vaccine rollout.

The Guardian - UK

UK must heed Sir John Bell’s big pharma investment warning

Instead of making silly statements the government needs to look at why Merck has scrapped its £1bn research centre

Benzinga

Merck Advances Childhood Pneumococcal Care With Promising Vaccine Data

Merck Co. Inc. (NYSE:MRK) on Thursday released results from the Phase 3 STRIDE-13 trial evaluating Capvaxive (Pneumococcal 21-valent Conjugate Vaccine) at the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ESCMID) Conference.

The Independent UK

Merck scraps 125 jobs as it cans £1bn London research hub

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