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Pharma giant Merck announced it is expanding in both area and headcount with a new Cambridge, MA office. The company’s plan is to add 160,000 square feet and 100 new employees.
Zymeworks increased its stake in the company to 6.9%, slightly under 4 million shares, and options with shares popped 13% after the original bid and are up another 10%.
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The new R&D facility is a product of its new licensing deal with BridgeBio Pharma and will operate under Helsinn Therapeutics.
Shares of Enochian Biosciences plunged more than 36% after the Justice Department announced company cofounder Serhat Gumrukçu was arrested in a sordid 2018 murder-for-hire scheme.