Merck Pays $2.75bn To Access VelosBio’s ROR1-Targeting ADCs
Private Biotech Raised $137m In Venture Capital In July
Executive Summary
Merck continues its cancer deal streak, purchasing a pipeline of antibody-drug conjugates and bispecific antibodies against receptor tyrosine kinase-like orphan receptor 1 (ROR1).
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