For $10 billion, Merck is acquiring a promising healthcare company which is in the early stages of its growth. Key to its ...

Pharmaceutical giant Merck is buying Verona Pharma, a company that focuses on respiratory diseases, in an approximately $10 ...

Merck is expanding its pipeline and portfolio of cardio-pulmonary disease treatments by acquiring Verona Pharma plc.

The New Jersey-based pharma has inked one of the biggest deals of the year in pursuit of a promising new way to treat COPD.

Verona Pharma's flagship drug last year became the first new maintenance treatment for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease ...

Merck has pulled off another acquisition which fits in its “sweet spot,” as described by CEO Rob Davis, paying $10 billion ...

Verona Pharma brings to Merck the inhaled drug Ohtuvayre, which is FDA approved as a treatment for chronic obstructive ...

The main patent for Ohtuvayre, the COPD drug at the heart of Verona’s $10 billion sale, expired in 2020. For Merck to make ...

Merck is acquiring Verona Pharma for $10 billion, gaining COPD drug Ohtuvayre as part of its strategy to offset Keytruda's ...

Merck’s recent acquisition announcement sends a strong signal regarding its urgency to tackle the impending Keytruda patent ...

The move bolsters Merck’s lineup as it braces for the 2028 loss of patent exclusivity for blockbuster cancer drug Keytruda.