AstraZeneca, Merck Strike Key Cancer Drugs Partnership

July 27, 2017 by

Pharmaceutical giants AstraZeneca and Merck said on Thursday they had agreed a multi-billion-dollar deal to jointly develop key cancer drugs. “The strategic collaboration is expected to further increase the number of treatment options available to patients,” British company AstraZeneca and its US peer said in a statement. Merck will pay AstraZeneca up to $8.5 billion … Read more

The Politics and Economics of the Ebola Outbreak

September 3, 2014 by

Foreign policy strategies in many western nations is built on mutual benefit. “You scratch my back, I scratch your back” principle, and America is not an exception. Underlining most American foreign policy initiatives are huge security and economy interests. Many impoverished nations, especially in Africa have paid the ultimate price as a result of some … Read more