Watch out, Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk. Merck (NYSE: MRK) is hungrily looking to take a bite out of the weight-loss drugs ...

The weight-loss biotech Viking Therapeutics ( VKTX 1.83%) saw its stock get absolutely slammed on Dec. 18, falling 18% as a ...

News of a fresh licensing deal by a well-capitalized rival sent Viking Therapeutics ( VKTX 1.83%) stock into something of a tailspin this week. According to data compiled by S&P Global Market ...

Merck has entered into a global licensing agreement with Chinese biopharmaceutical company Hansoh Pharma to develop an oral small molecule GLP-1 receptor agonist, HS-10535.

Merck & Co. snagged a potential drug in the burgeoning market for obesity medications in a deal worth as much as $2 billion.

Merck announced a weight loss drug deal Wednesday with China-based Hansoh worth up to $2 billion for the pill code-named ...

News of Merck’s licensing of Hansoh’s preclinical medicine pressured shares in Viking and other obesity drug developers seen ...

Merck partners with Hansoh Pharma for GLP-1 drug development, while analysts highlight Viking's obesity assets as key for ...

Merck & Co. has secured a licensing agreement with Chinese drugmaker Hansoh Pharma for an experimental oral weight-loss drug, ...

Other weight loss drug developers, Altimmune (ALT), MetaVia (MTVA), and Terns Pharmaceuticals (TERN), have also come under ...

The Hansoh deal will let Merck compete in the crowded oral GLP-1 space alongside fellow pharma giants Eli Lilly, Novo Nordisk ...

U.S. drugmaker Merck on Wednesday signed a deal worth up to $2 billion with Hansoh Pharmaceuticals to develop and ...