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NEWS BRIEF: Exelixis, Merck to Build Small-Molecule Libraries

NEW YORK, May 1 - Exelixis and pharma giant Merck will design and develop small-molecule compound libraries for high-throughput drug screening, Exelixis said today.

 

Both firms will own the libraries, which will be used for internal lead-discovery programs as well as in collaborative research ventures, the partners said.

Exelixis will bring to the table small molecules, analytics, informatics, and formatting.

 

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