Enlarged Merck & Co keen to sign biotech deals
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Executive Summary
Merck & Co will be increasing its partnering and licensing activity "to feed the bigger beast" resulting from the acquisition of Schering-Plough, its head of licensing and external research Dr Margaret Beer told yesterday's BioFinance and BioInnovate Europe meeting in London.
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