Merck withdraws from UK research, cancels London £1bn facility

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Merck is halting its research operations in the UK and abandoning a new London research center due to frustrations with the UK's medicine pricing and support policies, highlighting concerns from the pharma industry about the country's attractiveness for research investment.
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- Merck scraps plans for $1.3B London lab as pharma continues to divest from the UK Endpoints News
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