Merz relies on its network of strong partners with a clear focus for the worldwide development and marketing of its products.
Together with its partners, Merz aims to achieve a long-term value-added effect for all those involved. The focus in these efforts is on similar corporate values and a mutual understanding in research and development. The goals and strategies of each partner match. Merz always works towards a partnership among equals with each partner maintaining its independence.
Merz Pharma has concluded a partnership agreement with the pharmaceutical company Allergan Inc., USA, for the development and marketing of the substance Memantine for the treatment of glaucoma. Allergan is a global specialty pharmaceutical company that develops and commercializes innovative products for the eye care, neuromodulator, skin care and other specialty markets with more than 6,000 employees worldwide.
In 2000, Merz signed a license and partnership agreement with the Forest Laboratories, Inc. for the development and marketing of the Merz substances Memantine and Neramexane. Memantine shall be developed mutually for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease, neuropathic pain, and other diseases of the central nervous system (CNS). Neramexane is being studied for the treatment of serious neurological and psychiatric diseases.
Since August 2000, Merz has a license and partnership agreement with the pharmaceutical company Lundbeck for the continued development and marketing of the Memantine for Alzheimer's dementia and neuropathic pain for Europe and other important international markets. Lundbeck develops innovative pharmaceuticals for psychiatry and neurology and markets them internationally.
In 1997, Merz awarded an exclusive license for the development and marketing of Memantine for the treatment of dementia in Japan to Daiichi Asubio (formerly Suntory Ltd). Since 1979, the company is specialized in the development of new drugs that satisfy the needs of the increasingly aging population especially for CNS diseases. Daiichi Asubio Pharma Co Ltd. is a pharmaceutical company based in Tokyo.
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