ROCKLAND, Mass. and HOUSTON, Aug. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- EMD Serono, Inc. and The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center today announced a strategic alliance designed to provide M. D. Anderson with early insight into potential cancer treatments and to accelerate EMD Serono’s preclinical and early clinical research to ultimately bring new drugs to patients faster. The agreement is set for three years with the potential to renew the alliance. Both parties decided not to disclose financial details.