US FDA Accepts for Review a Biologics License Application for Merck and Sanofi Pasteur’s Investigational Pediatric Hexavalent Vaccine

Dateline City: WHITEHOUSE STATION, N.J. & SWIFTWATER, Pa. Phase III clinical study data presented at IDWeek in Philadelphia WHITEHOUSE STATION, N.J. & SWIFTWATER, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Merck (NYSE:MRK), known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, and Sanofi Pasteur, the vaccines division of Sanofi (EURONEXT:SAN and NYSE:SNY), announced today that the Biologics License Application (BLA) filed for the companies’ investigational pediatric hexavalent vaccine, DTaP5-IPV-Hib-HepB1, has been accepted for review by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Language: English Contact: MerckMedia:Deb Wambold, (215) 652-2913orInvestors:Justin Holko, (908) 423-5088orSanofi PasteurMedia:Susan Watkins, (570) 957-2563susan.watkins@sanofipasteur.comorInvestors:George Grofik, (908) 981-5560IR@sanofi.com Ticker Slug: Ticker: MRK Exchange: NYSE Ticker: SAN Exchange: BOURSE Ticker: SNY Exchange: NYSE read more
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