Merck Ups R&D Spend Amid Avelumab Anticipation
This article was originally published in Scrip
Executive Summary
Merck of Germany's R&D spend in immuno-oncology will be €150–200m higher in 2016 than in 2015, it said at its Capital Market Day (Dec. 10). Much of this will be allocated to the antibody avelumab, which Merck is co-developing with Pfizer, as well as to projects in early stages of clinical development. In total, Merck is planning additional investments of around €250m in its pharmaceutical pipeline.