Merck & Co and Sanofi-Aventis ditch animal health agreement
This article was originally published in Scrip
Executive Summary
Merck & Co and Sanofi-Aventis have announced they will be abandoning their agreement to form a new animal health joint venture by merging their animal health businesses. In March 2010, the firms announced the deal that would see Merck and Sanofi-Aventis combine their two animal health assets and businesses, Intervet/Schering-Plough and Merial, respectively.