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Daiichi takes 130 reps off Merck KgAA's hands

SPOTLIGHT: Daiichi takes 130 reps off German Merck's handsMore evidence that pharma sales is fraught with change: Daiichi Sankyo's German unit has agreed to take over most of Merck KGaA's primary Read more...

Indians ask Ranbaxy CEO who's next

In the investment world, the proposed Daiichi Sankyo-Ranbaxy Laboratories merger is just another big deal. But in India, it's taken on symbolic significance. The family-controlled company Read more...

Erbitux, KRAS gene star at ASCO

As expected, headlines have been spewing from the American Society of Clinical Oncology meeting like ash from a volcano. And as promised, we bring you a roundup of the latest and greatest on using Read more...

ASCO already churning out news

Today marks the start of the annual American Society of Clinical Oncology meeting, always a big news generator in the pharma biz. We'll let our sister pub FierceBiotech keep you up to date on the Read more...

ALSO NOTED: Novartis cuts malaria drug price; India bars Cipla from exporting Tarceva copy;

> Novartis is slashing the public-sector price of its antimalarial med Coartem by 20 percent, to 80 cents from $1, to make the treatment more widely available. Read more...

Stanley: Erbitux outperformed Avastin

Morgan Stanley got a juicy scoop on the Avastin versus Erbitux boxing match: Genentech's Avastin faces news that as-yet-unpublished data shows Erbitux delivering an "unexpected survival Read more...

ALSO NOTED: Merck KGaA has money for deals; Alcon gets FDA OK for hay fever spray;

> Merck KGaA is pursuing acquisitions and licensing deals to shore up growth and has the funding ready to finance any transactions, CEO Karl-Ludwig Kley said. Read more...
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ALSO NOTED: U.S. R&D headcount tumbles in key categories; Paion to buy troubled CeNes;

> Pharmalot has been crunching the numbers for R&D jobs and concludes that the U.S. is seeing a considerable amount of shrinkage in the field. Read more...
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ALSO NOTED: German Merck wants to make pharma buys; Novartis breast-cancer med prevents recurrence;

> Merck KGaA is on the prowl for pharma acquisitions, CEO Ludwig Kley told a German newspaper. Report > Read more...

Press Releases

PRESS RELEASE: Merck Initiates a New Phase III Clinical Trial of Safinamide in Early Parkinson’s Disease

Merck Initiates a New Phase III Clinical Trial of Safinamide in Early Parkinson’s Disease MOTION-Trial Will Evaluate Safety and Efficacy of Two Doses of Safinamide (50 and 100 mg once daily) as Read more...

PRESS RELEASE: ImClone and BMS Announce Joint Agreement with Merck KGaA to Co-Develop and Co-Commercialize ERBITUX in Japan

ImClone Systems and Bristol-Myers Squibb Announce Joint Agreement with Merck KGaA to Co-Develop and Co-Commercialize ERBITUX in Japan NEW YORK, Oct. 17 -- ImClone Systems Incorporated and Read more...

PRESS RELEASE: Gene Logic Establishes Agreement with Merck Serono

Gene Logic Establishes Agreement with Merck Serono to Discover New Development Paths for Multiple Clinical-Stage Drug Candidates GAITHERSBURG, Md. -- Aug 23, 2007 - Gene Logic Inc. Read more...

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