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16 September 2020AmericasSarah Morgan

Merck & Co to buy $1bn stake in Seattle Genetics

Merck & Co is set to make a $1 billion investment in biotech company Seattle Genetics, as the companies collaborate to develop and sell Seattle Genetics’ cancer therapy, ladiratuzumab vedotin.

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