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Merck Serono is the largest division of Merck. It focuses on specialist therapeutic areas and markets innovative prescription drugs of chemical and biotechnological origin, including monoclonal antibodies and other therapeutic proteins, in more than 150 countries. |
Key therapeutic areas/products
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Key events in 2008
- Return on sales (ROS) rises from 8.0% to 11.9%
- Approvals of Erbitux® in the EU for first-line treatment of head and neck tumors and metastatic colorectal cancer (KRAS wild-type) and in Japan for the treatment of metastatic colorectal cancer after the failure of irinotecan
- Groundbreaking ceremony for the expansion of the production site in Corsier-sur-Vevey (Switzerland) to manufacture biological therapies
- Approval of Kuvan® in the EU for the treatment of hyperphenylalaninemia resulting from phenylketonuria or BH4 deficiency