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Merck KGaA Moves MS Hopeful Evobrutinib To Phase III, Plans Pipeline Update

 
• By Sten Stovall

Merck KGaA said its second-quarter performance was boosted by its Life Science lab unit and milestone payments from drug development partners and promised analysts a pipeline update next month.

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German Merck Group Will Hold A Capital Market Day On 11 Sept • Source: Shutterstock

Investors hoping for fresh news on Merck KGaA’s late-stage pipeline were left largely empty-handed when the family-controlled German pharma gave its second-quarter financial update on 8 September, which saw earnings in the period rise slightly more than market forecasts due in part to strong sales growth at the Darmstadt-based group’s Life Science lab supplies unit and milestone payments from drug development partners GlaxoSmithKline PLC and Pfizer Inc..

Within Merck’s Healthcare segment, good performances from the diabetes drug Glucophage (metformin), especially in Asia, and cancer drug Erbitux (cetuximab)...

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