Roche (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY) announced today that new data from the OCREVUS™ (ocrelizumab) clinical trial programmes will be presented during the 69th American Academy of Neurology (AAN) Annual Meeting in Boston, Massachusetts. The presentations will highlight new efficacy and safety analyses from the OCREVUS Phase II and Phase III trials, as well as from the open-label extensions.

Merck, a leading science and technology company, has announced the divestment of its Biosimilars business to Fresenius. The decision to divest Biosimilars is aligned with Merck’s strategy for its Healthcare business sector to focus on its pipeline of innovative medicines.

Novartis today announced data from the Phase IV Multiple Sclerosis and clinical outcome and MRI in the US (MS-MRIUS) study, which confirmed the effectiveness of Gilenya® (fingolimod) in the real-world setting, supporting previous findings from Phase III trials[1],[2].

Pfizer Inc. today announced the launch of the company's Antimicrobial Testing Leadership and Surveillance (ATLAS) website, which is designed to provide physicians and the global health community with easy access to critical data on the efficacy of various antibiotic treatments and emerging resistance patterns across more than 60 countries.

Merck, a leading science and technology company, today announced that it has agreed with the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) to share compounds under the WIPO Re:Search open innovation umbrella, thereby deepening its efforts in the fight against Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) to identify potential cures for leishmaniasis, Chagas disease (American trypanosomiasis) and human African trypanosomiasis (HAT, sleeping sickness).

Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY) will highlight Phase 2 data evaluating galcanezumab for the prevention of migraine at the American Academy of Neurology (AAN) annual meeting, which will take place April 22-28, 2017, in Boston.

Novartis announced today that it has entered into a clinical trial agreement with Allergan plc to conduct a Phase IIb study, involving the combination of a Novartis FXR agonist and Allergan's cenicriviroc (CVC) for the treatment of non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH). The financial details of this transaction are not disclosed.