KEYTRUDA® (pembrolizumab) from Merck Awarded Prix Galien USA 2015 Best Biotechnology Product Award
October 28, 2015 8:00 am ET
Merck (NYSE:MRK), known as MSD outside the United States and Canada,
today announced that KEYTRUDA® (pembrolizumab), the company’s anti-PD-1
therapy for the treatment of advanced melanoma and metastatic non-small
cell lung cancer in patients whose disease has progressed after other
therapies, received the Prix Galien USA 2015 Award for Best
Biotechnology Product.
“As a company built on a foundation of scientific excellence, Merck is
honored to again have been chosen as a recipient of this prestigious
award,” said Dr. Roger M. Perlmutter, president, Merck Research
Laboratories. “This achievement is a testament to the remarkable
contributions of everyone at Merck, as well as the many physicians and
patients who participated in our clinical trials, in helping to bring
KEYTRUDA to patients.”
The Prix Galien Award recognizes the pharmaceutical industry’s
outstanding achievement in the development of new medicines. An
internationally recognized award, the Prix Galien was founded in France
in 1969 by French pharmacist Roland Mehl and is considered the highest
accolade for pharmaceutical research and development.
This latest award for KEYTRUDA is Merck’s seventh Prix Galien USA award
in nine years. The company was previously recognized for ZOSTAVAX
(2013), VICTRELIS (2012), ROTATEQ (2010), ISENTRESS (2008) and JANUVIA
and GARDASIL (2007). In total, around the world, Merck has won the Prix
Galien 40 times, making Merck the most-awarded company of all time.
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