Merck KGaA drops $1.3B in cash on UK gene-silencing biotech
The all-cash deal adds divesiran, a late-stage-ready rare-disease therapy, to Merck KGaA's pipeline and signals a new wave of RNA therapeutics M&A.

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The all-cash deal adds divesiran, a late-stage-ready rare-disease therapy, to Merck KGaA's pipeline and signals a new wave of RNA therapeutics M&A.
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