Monday, May 12, 2008

Ranbaxy inks pact with Merck for anti-infective drug discovery

Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd. and Merck & Co., Inc have signed a strategic Product Development Agreement for a drug discovery and clinical development collaboration for new products, in the anti-infective field.

Ranbaxy and Merck will work together to develop clinically validated anti-bacterial and anti-fungal drug candidates. Ranbaxy will carry-out drug discovery and clinical development through phase IIa clinical trials, with Merck conducting development and commercialization of drug candidates thereafter.

The details can be read here.

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