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Merck and Ridgeback’s Molnupiravir, an Oral COVID-19 Antiviral Medicine, Receives First Authorization in the World

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Li, administrative vice chairman and chairman, Merck Research Laboratories. “ Voluntary licenses As part of its commitment to wide global access, Merck preliminarily blazoned that it has entered into a licensing agreement with the Medicines Patent Pool to increase broad access for molnupiravir in low-and middle- income countries.

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Collaboration with the LIBD to Develop Centrally Acting COMT Inhibitors

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In partnering with the Lieber Institute, Boehringer Ingelheim has in-licensed preclinical pipeline candidates, representing a first-in-class approach for targets in neuropsychiatric disorders. The potential of centrally acting COMT inhibitors has not yet been evaluated in the clinic due to the unavailability of such compounds.

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Phase 2/3 Studies of Molnupiravir, an Investigational Oral Antiviral Therapeutic for Mild to Moderate COVID-19.

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“It continues to be critically important to advance potential antiviral treatments to address the devastating impact of COVID-19 globally,” said Dr. Roy Baynes, senior vice president and head of global clinical development, chief medical officer, Merck Research Laboratories. “If in collaboration with Ridgeback Biotherapeutics.

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Preliminary Findings from a Phase 2a Trial of Investigational COVID-19 Therapeutic Molnupiravir

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“We continue to make progress in our Phase 2/3 clinical programs evaluating molnupiravir in both outpatient and hospital settings and plan to provide updates when appropriate,” said Dr. Roy Baynes, senior vice president and head of global clinical development, chief medical officer, Merck Research Laboratories. About Molnupiravir.

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FDA Action Alert: Blueprint, Liquidia, Revance, Rhythm and Merck

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The company has an exclusive collaboration and license deal with CStone Pharmaceuticals for development and commercialization of pralsetinib and specific other drug candidates in Mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan. It holds the rights for the drug in the rest of the world. Revance Therapeutics’ DAXI to Treat Frown Lines.

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Merck and Ridgeback Biotherapeutics Announce Initiation of Pivotal Phase 3.

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Since licensed by Ridgeback, all funds used for the development of molnupiravir have been provided by Wayne and Wendy Holman and Merck. If successful, molnupiravir could provide an important additional option towards reducing the burden of COVID-19 on our communities.”. in collaboration with Ridgeback Biotherapeutics.

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FDA Accepts Application for Merck’s KEYTRUDA® (pembrolizumab) as Single Agent for Certain Patients With MSI-H/dMMR Advanced Endometrial Carcinoma

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The FDA’s acceptance of our application adds to our momentum of advancing new treatment options to address the most challenging cancers facing women,” said Dr. Scot Ebbinghaus, vice president, clinical research, Merck Research Laboratories.

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