Merck pays $50 million for early-stage Epstein-Barr vaccine

Merck pays $50 million for early-stage Epstein-Barr vaccine

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BioPharma Dive
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Merck & Co. has added another experimental vaccine to its pipeline, paying $50 million to Opko Health for a preclinical candidate aimed at the Epstein-Barr virus, which causes mononucleosis and is linked to multiple sclerosis and some types of cancer.