Merck Serono and ZymoGenetics restructure atacicept deal
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Executive Summary
Merck Serono, the biopharmaceutical division ofMerck KGaA, and ZymoGenetics have restructured their agreement covering the development of atacicept for the treatment of various autoimmune and B-cell malignancies.
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