Merck to Hold Investor Briefing Following ESMO Virtual Congress 2020
September 16 2020 - 6:45AM
Business Wire
Merck (NYSE:MRK), known as MSD outside the United States and
Canada, today announced that members of management will host a
virtual investor event following the European Society for Medical
Oncology (ESMO) Virtual Congress 2020 where they will highlight
select datasets and give an overview of the company’s broad
oncology portfolio on Sept. 22 at 8:00 am EDT.
Investors, analysts, members of the media and the general public
are invited to listen to a live audio webcast of the presentation
at
https://www.merck.com/investor-relations/events-and-presentations/.
Merck’s Focus on Cancer Our goal is to translate
breakthrough science into innovative oncology medicines to help
people with cancer worldwide. At Merck, the potential to bring new
hope to people with cancer drives our purpose and supporting
accessibility to our cancer medicines is our commitment. As part of
our focus on cancer, Merck is committed to exploring the potential
of immuno-oncology with one of the largest development programs in
the industry across more than 30 tumor types. We also continue to
strengthen our portfolio through strategic acquisitions and are
prioritizing the development of several promising oncology
candidates with the potential to improve the treatment of advanced
cancers. For more information about our oncology clinical trials,
visit www.merck.com/clinicaltrials.
About Merck For more than 125 years, Merck, known as MSD
outside of the United States and Canada, has been inventing for
life, bringing forward medicines and vaccines for many of the
world’s most challenging diseases in pursuit of our mission to save
and improve lives. We demonstrate our commitment to patients and
population health by increasing access to health care through
far-reaching policies, programs and partnerships. Today, Merck
continues to be at the forefront of research to prevent and treat
diseases that threaten people and animals – including cancer,
infectious diseases such as HIV and Ebola, and emerging animal
diseases – as we aspire to be the premier research-intensive
biopharmaceutical company in the world. For more information, visit
www.merck.com and connect with us on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram,
YouTube and LinkedIn.
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Kenilworth, N.J., USA This news release of Merck & Co.,
Inc., Kenilworth, N.J., USA (the “company”) includes
“forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the safe harbor
provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of
1995. These statements are based upon the current beliefs and
expectations of the company’s management and are subject to
significant risks and uncertainties. There can be no guarantees
with respect to pipeline products that the products will receive
the necessary regulatory approvals or that they will prove to be
commercially successful. If underlying assumptions prove inaccurate
or risks or uncertainties materialize, actual results may differ
materially from those set forth in the forward-looking
statements.
Risks and uncertainties include but are not limited to, general
industry conditions and competition; general economic factors,
including interest rate and currency exchange rate fluctuations;
the impact of the global outbreak of novel coronavirus disease
(COVID-19); the impact of pharmaceutical industry regulation and
health care legislation in the United States and internationally;
global trends toward health care cost containment; technological
advances, new products and patents attained by competitors;
challenges inherent in new product development, including obtaining
regulatory approval; the company’s ability to accurately predict
future market conditions; manufacturing difficulties or delays;
financial instability of international economies and sovereign
risk; dependence on the effectiveness of the company’s patents and
other protections for innovative products; and the exposure to
litigation, including patent litigation, and/or regulatory
actions.
The company undertakes no obligation to publicly update any
forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information,
future events or otherwise. Additional factors that could cause
results to differ materially from those described in the
forward-looking statements can be found in the company’s 2019
Annual Report on Form 10-K and the company’s other filings with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) available at the SEC’s
Internet site (www.sec.gov).
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