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100
Keytruda was approved in 2014 for the following indication.
Metastatic Melanoma
100
This leader enjoys watching the LA Dodgers when they're not able to root for the Giants.
Takayuki
100
The speed limit when driving at the West Point site.
15 mph
100
A bioreversible derivative of a drug molecule that must undergo a change in vivo to release the parent drug
Prodrug
100
The acronym for Office of Scientific and Technical Information Clearance.
OSTIC
200
In 2024, this Merck PAH molecule was approved in the EU.
Winrevair/sotatercept
200
This LT member recently visited Machu Picchu.
Ray
200
This Merck site has living walls.
MRL Boston Longwood
200
This "quad"rivalent Merck vaccine is given to children for the prevention of measles, mumps, rubella and varicella.
ProQuad
200
An acronym for chemistry, manufacturing and controls.
CMC
300
The name of Merck’s first HIV treatment that was approved in a record of 43 days by FDA.
CRIXIVAN/indinavir sulfate
300
This leader has a daughter who is a fashion designer in NYC.
Michael S.
300
An apiary is found on this West Coast US MRL site.
San Francisco
300
Often referred to as an SSNRP.
Study Specific non-routine "pro"cedure
300
This committee is required by federal law and is responsible for the oversight and monitoring of our animal care and use program.
IACUC
400
The first large-scale public vaccination program for PNEUMOVAX took place in what city.
Boston
400
This leader was a foreign exchange student in high school.
Alema
400
This site just opened a newly constructed laboratory facility at "The Crick".
London
400
At approximately 11 billion Dollars, Merck acquired this Immunology focused company in June 2023.
Prometheus
400
A MRL document outlining a fully integrated, stage-appropriate, early development strategy for programs prior to proof-of-concept (POC).
RDP
500
This drug received Merck's first-ever approval from FDA for a new formulation type (oral pellets).
Prevymis/letermovir
500
This LT member enjoys baking!
Chris Regan
500
This urban PA site was named after the AppleTV series We Crashed and founders, Adam and Rebekah Neuman.
WeWork Philadelphia: 1100 Ludlow Building
500
What two Merck marketed drugs for male pattern baldness contain the active ingredient Finasteride.
Propecia, Proscar
500
This acronym associated with laboratory GDP was first used by Stan W. Woollen of the FDA’s Office of Enforcement in the 1990s.
ALCOA