Health Boards
Thu-10-11-2011, 20:30 PM
Merck (NYSE:MRK), known outside the United States and Canada as MSD, today is hosting a R&D and Business Briefing.
"Innovation is the centerpiece of our growth strategy at Merck," said Kenneth C. Frazier, president and chief executive officer. "We continue to make significant progress on our strategy to drive growth from our existing portfolio and to bring forward breakthrough medicines and vaccines that address unmet medical needs and return significant value to our shareholders."
At the meeting, Peter S. Kim, president of Merck Research Laboratories, four of the company's therapeutic area research franchise heads, and the president of Merck BioVentures provided an overview of candidates in development and progress in advancing the company's pipeline. Merck has 19 candidates in Phase III clinical trials targeting a broad range of diseases.
"Merck's strong late-stage pipeline has considerable potential," said Kim. "We continue to advance important, novel candidates both in our late-stage pipeline and in our earlier pipeline to deliver on our goals to provide patients with meaningful improvements over today's treatments and to help advance global health care."
MK-3222 is an anti-interleukin-23 (IL-23) monoclonal antibody candidate being investigated for the treatment of psoriasis. MK-3222 is anticipated to enter Phase III clinical trials in 2012.
Source: merck.com
"Innovation is the centerpiece of our growth strategy at Merck," said Kenneth C. Frazier, president and chief executive officer. "We continue to make significant progress on our strategy to drive growth from our existing portfolio and to bring forward breakthrough medicines and vaccines that address unmet medical needs and return significant value to our shareholders."
At the meeting, Peter S. Kim, president of Merck Research Laboratories, four of the company's therapeutic area research franchise heads, and the president of Merck BioVentures provided an overview of candidates in development and progress in advancing the company's pipeline. Merck has 19 candidates in Phase III clinical trials targeting a broad range of diseases.
"Merck's strong late-stage pipeline has considerable potential," said Kim. "We continue to advance important, novel candidates both in our late-stage pipeline and in our earlier pipeline to deliver on our goals to provide patients with meaningful improvements over today's treatments and to help advance global health care."
MK-3222 is an anti-interleukin-23 (IL-23) monoclonal antibody candidate being investigated for the treatment of psoriasis. MK-3222 is anticipated to enter Phase III clinical trials in 2012.
Source: merck.com