Merck plots drug R&D hub in Bay Area
December 30, 2013 at 02:59 AM EST
Merck & Co. would set up an R&D hub in the Bay Area and other key drug-development hotspots — mimicking strategies pursued by Bayer Pharmaceuticals, Johnson & Johnson and others — as it tries to spark deeper ties outside its own labs, according to a plan outlined in The Wall Street Journal...