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Merck & Co. will acquire UK-based Verona Pharma Plc for about $10 billion to gain access to a respiratory drug approved by the US regulator, according to a statement from Merck.
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Merck to acquire Verona Pharma for $10 billion to net respiratory drug 

HQ Team July 9, 2025: Merck & Co. will acquire UK-based Verona Pharma Plc for about $10 billion and gain access to a.

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A new and faster method of detecting and measuring radioactivity of tiny amounts of radioactive material has been developed by researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), America’s national measurement institute.
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NIST invents new technology to measure tiny radioactive material

HQ Team July 9, 2025: A new and faster method of detecting and measuring radioactivity of tiny amounts of radioactive material has been.

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Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.’s drug for a type of blood cancer in patients who have received four treatments before, and the disease has recurred, has received the US regulator’s green light.
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Regenron’s drug to treat a type of blood cancer gets US regulator’s nod

HQ Team June 3, 2025: Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.’s drug for a type of blood cancer in patients who have received four treatments before,.

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World leaders have pledged $9 billion to support Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, for the next five years after the US administration terminated its funding, arguing the organisation did not take vaccine safety seriously.
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Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, secures $9 billion funding from global donors

HQ Team June 28, 2025: World leaders have pledged $9 billion to support Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, for the next five years after.

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Illumina, Inc. will acquire California-based SomaLogic, a company that is involved in identifying and quantifying proteins within a cell, for $425 million, according to a company statement.
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Illumina to acquire proteomics company SomaLogic in $425 million all cash deal

HQ Team June 23, 2025: Illumina, Inc. will acquire California-based SomaLogic, a company that is involved in identifying and quantifying proteins within a.

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Danish drugmaker Novo Nordisk will terminate its agreement with a US-based telehealth company, Hims & Hers Health Inc., to sell its weight-loss drug, Wegovy.
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Novo terminates agreement with Hims & Hers to sell weight-loss drug

HQ Team June 23, 2025: Danish drugmaker Novo Nordisk will terminate its agreement with a US-based telehealth company, Hims & Hers Health Inc.,.

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Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. will acquire Sage Therapeutics, Inc. for a total consideration of up to $795 million, to gain access to a medicine to treat postpartum depression.
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Supernus Pharma to acquire Sage Therapeutics for $795 million all cash

HQ Team June 22, 2025: Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. will acquire Sage Therapeutics, Inc. for a total consideration of up to $795 million, as.

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Novo Nordisk’s medicine Wegovy, at a higher dose, resulted in an average weight loss of 21% during trials in people with obesity compared to a dummy drug, the company stated.
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Wegovy’s weight-loss efficacy improves with higher dosage

HQ Team June 21, 2025: Novo Nordisk’s medicine Wegovy, at a higher dose, resulted in an average weight loss of 21% during trials.

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Gilead Sciences, Inc.’s twice-yearly injectable drug for the prevention of HIV in adults and adolescents got approval from the US regulator.
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Gilead’s Yeztugo drug for HIV prevention in adults gets FDA nod

HQ Team June 19, 2025: Gilead Sciences, Inc.’s twice-yearly injectable drug for the prevention of HIV in adults and adolescents got approval from.

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The US drug regulator has announced an immediate review of new clinical trials that involve sending American citizens’ living cells to China and other “hostile countries” for the fear of genetic data misuse.
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US to review trials to stop genetic data misuse by China, ‘hostile’ nations

HQ Team June 19, 2025: The US drug regulator has announced an immediate review of new clinical trials that involve sending American citizens’.

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