UPDATE 2-FDA staff says Merck’s sleep drug effective, questions dosage

Posted: May 20th, 2013  |  Company/topic: Merck
Website: Reuters: Healthcare
* Designed to help patients fall asleep, stay asleep * Merck's shares fall 1.1 percent to $45.47 By Toni Clarke May 20 (Reuters) - Merck & Co's experimental insomnia drug suvorexant appears genera…
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Quintiles Signs Exclusive Development Deal with Merck Days After $1B IPO

Posted: May 16th, 2013  |  Company/topic: Merck
Website: Outsourcing-Pharma RSS
Just days after raising more than $1B in its IPO, Quintiles announced Wednesday it signed a five-year clinical development agreement with Merck Serono. …
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Merck & Co., Inc. Prices $ 6.5 Billion Debt Offering

Posted: May 16th, 2013  |  Company/topic: Merck
Website: BioSpace.com Featured News
Staying up-to-date has never been simpler. Sign up for the free GenePool newsletter today!WHITEHOUSE STATION, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Merck & Co., Inc. priced today a $6.5 billion public offering…
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Merck KGaA Quintiles sign 5year clinical trial agreement

Posted: May 16th, 2013  |  Company/topic: Quintiles
Website: Bioportfolio Latest News
Merck Serono a division of German's Merck KGaA has announced a new fiveyear clinical development agreement with Quintiles. This strategic collaboration is the firstofitskind between a biopharma compan…
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