{"id":3646687,"date":"2024-05-29T18:36:42","date_gmt":"2024-05-29T22:36:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vip2-msd.com\/merckcom-migrated\/?page_id=3646687"},"modified":"2025-10-22T09:44:51","modified_gmt":"2025-10-22T13:44:51","slug":"business-development-and-licensing","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/vip2-msd.com\/merckcom-migrated\/research\/business-development-and-licensing\/","title":{"rendered":"Business development and licensing (BD&amp;L)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div id=\"mco-b2-hero-block-block_86ca7c70a2570c40505094ff57a15735\" class=\"mco-b2-hero-block full mccberg-block mb-1\">\n    <div class=\"mco-b2-hero-block-wrapper\">\n        <div class=\"mco-b2-hero-block-image-section \">\n\n                            <div class=\"mco-b2-hero-block-image-container \">\n                    <picture >\n\t<source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/vip2-msd.com\/merckcom-migrated\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/152\/2024\/03\/Header-photo2.png?w=768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vip2-msd.com\/merckcom-migrated\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/152\/2024\/03\/Header-photo2.png?w=768\" >\n<source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1199px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/vip2-msd.com\/merckcom-migrated\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/152\/2024\/03\/Header-photo2.png?h=768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vip2-msd.com\/merckcom-migrated\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/152\/2024\/03\/Header-photo2.png?h=768\" >\n<source media=\"(min-width: 1200px) and (max-width: 1919px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/vip2-msd.com\/merckcom-migrated\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/152\/2024\/03\/Header-photo2.png?w=1200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vip2-msd.com\/merckcom-migrated\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/152\/2024\/03\/Header-photo2.png?w=1200\" >\n<source media=\"(min-width: 1920px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/vip2-msd.com\/merckcom-migrated\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/152\/2024\/03\/Header-photo2.png?w=1920\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vip2-msd.com\/merckcom-migrated\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/152\/2024\/03\/Header-photo2.png?w=1920\" >\n\t<img data-src=\"https:\/\/vip2-msd.com\/merckcom-migrated\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/152\/2024\/03\/Header-photo2.png?w=1920\" alt=\"people in a business meeting\" class=\"eager \" loading=\"eager\" \/>\n<\/picture>                                    <\/div>\n                        <div class=\"mco-b2-hero-block-image-container-two\">\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"mco-b2-hero-block-content-section\">\n            <nav class=\"breadcrumbs wrapper text-descriptive\"aria-label=\"Breadcrumbs\"><\/nav>            \n                            <h1>Business development and licensing (BD&amp;L)<\/h1>\n            \n                            <div class=\"mco-b2-hero-block-description\"><p>We&#8217;re focused on identifying breakthrough science and collaborating together to make the greatest difference for patients, now and in the future.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"btn\" href=\"https:\/\/vip2-msd.com\/merckcom-migrated\/research\/business-development-and-licensing\/collaborate-with-us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Collaborate with us<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n            \n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    \n<\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"mco-title-block-block_7b7cdbbe2b87c08574a7875fc9e66350\" \n\t class=\"mco-title-block mccberg-block mt-2 mb-2 aligncenter\" \n\t \t >\n\t<div class=\"wrapper\">\n\t\t<div class=\"mco-title-block-content\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"mco-title-block-title\">Partner with us<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"mco-title-block-description\"><p>With a robust pipeline and portfolio fueled by both our own discoveries and external innovation, we know that collaborations are critical to advancing bold science. We share your urgency to transform health care for patients and will act decisively when there&#8217;s an opportunity to make a meaningful impact on patients&#8217; lives. We leverage our company&#8217;s strengths, including our global capabilities from discovery research through commercialization, to work with our partners to bring new and life-changing therapies to patients.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a class=\"secondary btn\" href=\"#research\">Areas of research<\/a> | <a class=\"secondary btn\" href=\"#locations\">R&amp;D locations <\/a> | <a class=\"secondary btn\" href=\"#meetourteam\">Meet our team <\/a> | <a class=\"secondary btn\" href=\"#news\">BD&amp;L news<\/a> I <a class=\"secondary btn\" href=\"#careers\">Careers<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Accelerating bold science together<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"article-images-block-block_4956225a51abb4967fe681e23080f835\" class=\"article-images-block-wrapper wrapper-story-narrow mccberg-block mb-2 mt-2\">\n    <section class=\"article-images-block single-article-block\">\n        <!-- Secondary image\/video block -->\n        \n\n        \n        <!-- Primary image\/video block -->\n                    <div class=\"article-images-block-img-wrapper mccberg-play-container\">\n                                                            <picture>\n                            <source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/vip2-msd.com\/merckcom-migrated\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/152\/2025\/01\/B-Roll-FX3.00_22_27_11.Still014.jpg?resize=322\">\n                            <source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1199px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/vip2-msd.com\/merckcom-migrated\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/152\/2025\/01\/B-Roll-FX3.00_22_27_11.Still014.jpg?resize=656\">\n                            <source media=\"(min-width: 1200px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/vip2-msd.com\/merckcom-migrated\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/152\/2025\/01\/B-Roll-FX3.00_22_27_11.Still014.jpg?resize=1076\">\n                            <img\n                                data-src=\"https:\/\/vip2-msd.com\/merckcom-migrated\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/152\/2025\/01\/B-Roll-FX3.00_22_27_11.Still014.jpg?resize=1076\"\n                                alt=\"group of colleagues talking in a conference room\"\n                                class=\"lazyload\"\n                                loading=\"lazy\"\n                            \/>\n                        <\/picture>\n                                                                                                <span class=\"btn-play\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Play video\"><\/span>\n                                        <iframe data-src='https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/ui9pYpaoVdA?autoplay=1' frameborder='0' allowfullscreen ><\/iframe>                            <\/div>\n                            <small class=\"article-images-block-content\">\n                <p> <\/p>\n            <\/small>\n            <\/section>\n<\/div>\n<script>\n\ndocument.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', () => {\n    \/\/ Collect all account IDs first and load their scripts\n    const videoPlayers = document.querySelectorAll(\n        \"#article-images-block-block_4956225a51abb4967fe681e23080f835 .article-images-block .article-images-block-img-wrapper video\"\n    );\n    const accountIds = new Set();\n\n    videoPlayers.forEach(player => {\n        const accountId = player.getAttribute('data-account');\n        if (accountId) {\n            accountIds.add(accountId);\n        }\n    });\n\n    \/\/ Load all required Brightcove scripts\n    accountIds.forEach(accountId => {\n        if (!document.querySelector(`script[src*=\"${accountId}\"]`)) {\n            let script = document.createElement(\"script\");\n            script.src = `https:\/\/players.brightcove.net\/${accountId}\/default_default\/index.min.js`;\n            document.body.appendChild(script);\n        }\n    });\n\n    \/\/ Initialize player controls after scripts are loaded\n    [].slice.call(document.querySelectorAll(\n            \"#article-images-block-block_4956225a51abb4967fe681e23080f835 .article-images-block .article-images-block-img-wrapper\"\n        ))\n        .forEach((block) => {\n            const trigger = block.querySelector('.btn-play');\n            const img = block.querySelector('.lazyload');\n            const videoType = block.querySelector('video, iframe')?.tagName.toLowerCase() === 'video' ? 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Our teams are co-located within our research &amp; development sites in Boston, South San Francisco and London \u2014\u00a0epicenters of scientific innovation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n                        <div class=\"mco-b5-content-block-content-buttons-container\">\n\t\t\t\t                    <a class=\"btn secondary read_more\"\n                       href=\"https:\/\/vip2-msd.com\/merckcom-migrated\/research\/rd-locations\"\n                       title=\"Search locations\"\n                                              target=\"\">Search locations<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mco-b5-content-block-modal popup\" style=\"display: none;\" role=\"dialog\" >\n    <div class=\"popup-wrapper\">\n        <div class=\"mco-b5-content-block-modal-content popup-content\">\n            <button class=\"mco-b5-content-block-modal-close popup-close\" >&times;<\/button>\n            <div class=\"mco-b5-content-block-modal-video\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<a id=\"meetourteam\"><\/a>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns mco-columns-wrapping is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2417\" height=\"1814\" src=\"https:\/\/vip2-msd.com\/merckcom-migrated\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/152\/2024\/11\/W3862636_Sunil-Patel__021_EXT2.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3659627\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&#8220;Our strength is our ability to translate science and develop compounds at scale. We will not be complacent in our pursuit of breakthrough science because patients are waiting.\u201d<br><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Sunil Patel<\/strong><br>Senior vice president, head of corporate development and BD&amp;L<br><a href=\"https:\/\/vip2-msd.com\/merckcom-migrated\/meet-our-scientists\/sunil-a-patel\/\"><strong>Read his bio<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"mco-content-teaser-cards-block-block_ea0187376ae761af10d74788b0beefd0\"\n     class=\"mco-content-teaser-cards-block wrapper  mccberg-block\">\n    <div class=\"mco-content-teaser-cards-content\">\n        <h3 class=\"mco-content-teaser-card-block-title fixed-h3\"> BD&amp;L stories<\/h3>\t\t            <p class=\"mco-content-teaser-card-block-description\"> <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"mco-content-teaser-cards-cards-container\" data-cards-count=\"4\">\n\t\t                <a\n                     class=\"mco-content-teaser-card-item 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See list of select deals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center mt-1 mb-1\"><a class=\"btn\" href=\"https:\/\/vip2-msd.com\/merckcom-migrated\/research\/business-development-and-licensing\/news\/\">BD&amp;L news<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:28px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left\">Recent acquisitions and collaborations<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"mco-three-column-content-block-block_45a0817cd5dfdb0c9ada756387c5c23c\"\n     class=\"mco-three-column-content-block mccberg-block mt-2 mb-2\">\n\n\t\n    <div class=\"mco-three-column-content-columns-container\">\n\n                <div class=\"mco-three-column-content-column\"\n                    >\n                        <div class=\"mco-three-column-content-col-img-container\">\n            <div class=\"mco-three-column-content-col-img\">\n                <picture>\n                    <source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\"\n                            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