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Merck & Co. found itself with two new approvals this week. The FDA approved Lynparza (codeveloped by AstraZeneca and Merck) and also approved Merck’s Keytruda. Both of these drugs were approved for new indications.
With the holidays upon us, along with the end of 2018 and the beginning of 2019, the FDA squeezed some target action dates into the last weeks and beginning of the new year. As it turned out, these appear to be a mixed bag of extensions, resubmissions and supplemental applications, some of which are still pending while others have been approved earlier. Here’s a look.
In writing literally hundreds of stories this year, two BioSpace writers, Alex Keown and Mark Terry, found certain stories particularly intriguing or impactful. Some of those were such big topics that they were covered over a series of stories. Looking back at 2018, here are their Top 10.
U.S.-based Merck and Co. has made a deal to acquire French company Antelliq Group for about $2.4 billion. Antelliq is a digital technology company focused on services for veterinarians, farmers and pet owners.
Merck and Co. inked a research collaboration deal with Instituto Butantan, based in Sao Paulo, Brazil, to develop vaccines against dengue virus disease.
With the closure of another year just weeks ahead, this time of year is one that many people use to take a look behind and see what lessons were learned over the past 12 months. For the world of biopharma, it’s also important to see what lessons have been learned.
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