News Novartis pens $5.2bn cardiovascular partnership with Argo Novartis is paying $160m upfront to activate an expanded R&D alliance with China's Argo Biopharma covering multiple cardiovascular disease drugs.
News Merck names new R&D chief for healthcare business Industry veteran David Weinreich will step into the top healthcare R&D role at Merck KGaA, following Danny Bar-Zohar's move to lead the division.
News MSD, Ionis trumpet lipid-lowering drug data MSD's enlicitide scores in hypercholesterolaemia, as Ionis lines up broader use for recent approval Tryngolza in severe hypertriglyceridaemia.
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