Merck Group
Merck is a leading company for innovative and top-quality high-tech products in healthcare, life science and performance materials. The company has six businesses - Merck Serono, Consumer Health, Allergopharma, Biosimilars, Merck Millipore and Performance Materials - and generated sales of € 11.3 billion in 2014. Around 39,000 Merck employees work in 66 countries to improve the quality of life for patients, to foster the success of customers and to help meet global challenges. Merck is the world's oldest pharmaceutical and chemical company - since 1668, the company has stood for innovation, business success and responsible entrepreneurship. Holding an approximately 70% interest, the founding family remains the majority owner of the company to this day. Merck, Darmstadt, Germany holds the global rights to the Merck name and brand. The only exceptions are Canada and the United States, where the company operates as EMD Serono, EMD Millipore and EMD Performance Materials.
Business & Industry
- AMJEVITA™ (adalimumab-atto), first biosimilar to Humira® now available in the United States
- CHMP recommends Bayer’s darolutamide for the treatment of metastatic hormone-sensitive prostate cancer
- Roche announces the European Commission approval of Xofluza for the treatment and prevention of influenza in children aged one year and above
- Pfizer expands 'An Accord for a Healthier World' product offering to include full portfolio for greater benefit to 1.2 billion people in 45 lower-income countries
- Acquisition of Neogene Therapeutics completed
Research & Development
- Antidepressants used for chronic pain on the rise, but are they effective?
- Keys to making immunotherapy work against pancreatic cancer found in tumor microenvironment
- Discovery of anti-cancer chemistry makes skullcap fit for modern medicine
- Coordination of COVID-19 vaccine clinical trials produces a 'treasure trove' of data and a model for the future
- Power of cancer drugs may see boost by targeting newly ID'd pathway
- A soybean protein blocks LDL cholesterol production, reducing risks of metabolic diseases
- 500,000 missed out on blood pressure lowering drugs during pandemic
Conferences & Events
- SAE Media Group proudly presents the 4th Annual AI in Drug Discovery Conference
- SAE Media Group's 6th annual 3D Cell Culture Conference
- CPHI Frankfurt returns to pre-pandemic strength as pharma industry booms again
- 14th Annual RNA Therapeutics: Investigating the next generation of genetic medicine through RNA based therapies
- CPHI Excellence in Pharma Award Winners 2022
- CPHI Frankfurt Report predicts huge funding overhang to drive contract services growth
- CPHI Frankfurt 2022: Global pharma confidence hits record high in the annual CPHI Pharma Index
Regulatory Affairs
- FDA grants Accelerated Approval for Alzheimer's disease treatment
- FDA approves new HIV drug for adults with limited treatment options
- FDA approves first gene therapy for the treatment of high-risk, non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer
- FDA approves first gene therapy to treat adults with Hemophilia B
- FDA approves first treatment for Acid Sphingomyelinase Deficiency, a rare genetic disease