Tech Transfer Roundup: Inside Merck’s Approach To Academic Partnering
Executive Summary
With later-stage in-licensing assets becoming harder to find, Merck is seeking to work more often and in varied ways with academic and institutional researchers to advance its pipeline. Recent tech transfer deals include Cancer Research UK’s transactions with ProNAi and Artios.
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