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MSD splits pharma business, hiving off oncology

MSD is separating its cancer and non-cancer pharma operations as it prepares for the looming loss of patent protection for $31bn blockbuster Keytruda.

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MSD and Mayo Clinic team up on AI drug discovery

MSD has signed an industry-first deal with the Mayo Clinic that will allow it to use the health system's genomic and clinical data for drug discovery.

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CMS's Medicare price negotiations start round three

The US federal government has named the next 15 big-selling medicines that will be subject to Medicare pricing negotiations.

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MSD said to have pulled back from Revolution Meds deal

Negotiations between MSD and Revolution Medicines over a possible $30bn takeover of Revolution Medicines have reportedly collapsed.

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Data builds behind Moderna's skin cancer vaccine

Data builds behind Moderna's skin cancer vaccine

Five-year results with Moderna/MSD's melanoma jab show a 49% reduction in disease progression or death, boding well for phase 3 data later this year.

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JPM: Illumina launches 'unprecedented' disease biology atlas

Illumina says its new Billion Cell Atlas can be used to identify and validate drug targets and train AI models used in drug discovery.