WHITEHOUSE STATION, N.J. & SHENZHEN, China--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Merck (NYSE:MRK), known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, and BGI, the world’s largest genomics center, announced today that they have established a collaboration to focus on the discovery and development of biomarkers and genomic technologies. Under the agreement scientists from Merck and BGI will work closely together to identify and characterize biomarkers with an emphasis on drug discovery, drug development and diagnostics applications across a wide range of therapeutic areas.
