Merck Research chief Roger Perlmutter to step down
Dean Li, who joined Merck's R & D team in 2017, will take over from Perlmutter.;
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New Jersey: Merck & Co Inc's Roger Perlmutter, a force behind the success of blockbuster cancer drug Keytruda, will retire after seven years at the helm of the company's research and development division, the U.S. drugmaker said on Friday.
The 68-year-old pharma veteran, who steps down on Jan. 1, 2021, is currently president of Merck Research Labs and, under his watch, Keytruda has received approvals to treat newly diagnosed forms of advanced lung cancer, while eclipsing the sales of Bristol Myers Squibb Co's rival drug, Opdivo.
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