Merck Creates $250M VC Fund; Pfizer Cuts Hundreds of Jobs - Sept. 16, 2011

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Learn more.   •  Merck & Co., Inc. (MRK) Creates $250 Million Venture Capital Fund More... •  Pfizer Inc. (PFE) Cuts Hundreds of Jobs More... •  Vertex Pharmaceuticals (MA) (VRTX) Gears Up Sales Force for CF Drug Launch, 150 Jobs Available Now, 500 by 2015 More... •  Novartis AG Plans More Cuts and Consolidation More... •  GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) Anti-Nausea Drug Linked to Arrhthymias More... •  FDA Declines to Approve Pfizer Inc. (PFE)'s Pristiq for Post-Menopausal Symptoms More... •  Qualitest Pharmaceuticals Pharma Recalls Oral Contraceptives More... •  GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), McLaren Strike Alliance to Turbocharge R&D; New Jobs to be Created More... 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