The grant will be used to develop the Dile a tu amigo-Puerto Rico program, which aims to advance access to health with a focus on youth and women. #NewsismyBusiness
Sarah Aiosa visits the island and meets with officials to discuss HPV vaccination efforts and cancer eradication. #NewsismyBusiness
This edition of Climbing the Corporate Ladder includes executive appointments and new boards at two Puerto Rican professional associations. #NewsismyBusiness
Medical research company Merck Puerto Rico announced the inauguration of its new offices in Metro Office Park in Guaynabo that “promote interaction, learning, experimentation, and empowerment among its employees as part of the transformation of its work culture to adjust to the times and face the future.” The new sustainable space was designed under the […]
This edition of Climbing the Corporate Ladder includes new appointments and re-shufflings at the top positions of a cross-section of industries in Puerto Rico. Expanded responsibilities for Triple-S Management senior leadershipRoberto García- Rodríguez, CEO of Triple-S Management, announced organizational changes in the senior leadership team to support the company’s integrated health care strategy. “During 2021, […]
Direct Relief, Merck, AT&T, Softbox and Volans-i are testing drone flights and the coordinated processes needed to provide medical supplies by drone in a temperature-controlled environment with real-time monitoring.
Avara Pharmaceutical Services in Arecibo and Merck in Las Piedras were two of 93 manufacturing plants that earned the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Energy Star certification for their superior energy performance in 2017, the government regulator announced.
High-ranking executives from AIAC, better known as the American Industrial Acquisition Company, arrived to Puerto Rico on Monday to make the company’s official debut in the island’s pharmaceutical industry, following its acquisition of the former Merck plant in Arecibo earlier this year.
Two pharmaceutical giants, Bayer AG and Merck, announced this morning a deal through which the first has agreed to pay $14.2 billion for the latter’s Consumer Care Unit, picking up global trademark and prescription rights for a number of recognized brands, including Claritin and Afrin.
As part of a global effort to better align manufacturing capacity with the future needs of its business, Pfizer announced Wednesday the phased shutdown of its Barceloneta manufacturing plant by the end of 2017.
Merck’s pharmaceutical operations in Puerto Rico are ramping up their production capacity with the recent addition of Liptruzet cholesterol inhibiting tablets, which are being manufactured in Las Piedras, Andrew Wirths, general manager of the company on the island, said Wednesday.
Promoting healthy habits and providing access to basic and specialized medical services to children in vulnerable communities is the mission of “Proyecto Creceré,” an initiative unveiled Tuesday by the Extra Bases Foundation — established by famed Puerto Rican baseballer Carlos Delgado — Merck, the University of Puerto Rico’s School of Pharmacy and the Association of Pediatricians of the West.
Merck Puerto Rico announced it will invest some $80 million over the next year to expand production capabilities at its Las Piedras manufacturing plant.
Looking to foster Puerto Rico’s potential in pharmaceutical innovation, drug developer Merck has partnered with the Yale School of Medicine and the Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Puerto Rico to launch a drug discovery and development teaching program.
The Association of Marketing and Communications Professionals recently bestowed its Platinum Award to The Big Think Group a local public relations, communications and marketing firm, for its work with pharmaceutical Merck.
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