{"id":20180,"date":"2026-03-25T11:23:16","date_gmt":"2026-03-25T11:23:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christiancorner.us\/index.php\/2026\/03\/25\/merck-to-buy-terns-pharmaceuticals-for-6-7-billion-to-boost-cancer-pipeline\/"},"modified":"2026-03-25T11:23:22","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T11:23:22","slug":"merck-to-buy-terns-pharmaceuticals-for-6-7-billion-to-boost-cancer-pipeline","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christiancorner.us\/index.php\/2026\/03\/25\/merck-to-buy-terns-pharmaceuticals-for-6-7-billion-to-boost-cancer-pipeline\/","title":{"rendered":"Merck to buy Terns Pharmaceuticals for $6.7 billion to boost cancer pipeline"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"RegularArticle-ArticleBody-5\" data-module=\"ArticleBody\" data-test=\"articleBody-2\" data-analytics=\"RegularArticle-articleBody-5-2\"><span class=\"HighlightShare-hidden\" style=\"top:0;left:0\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"group\">\n<p>pharma giant <span class=\"QuoteInBody-quoteNameContainer\" data-test=\"QuoteInBody\" id=\"RegularArticle-QuoteInBody-1\">merck<span class=\"QuoteInBody-inlineButton\"><span class=\"AddToWatchlistButton-watchlistContainer\" id=\"-WatchlistDropdown\" data-analytics-id=\"-WatchlistDropdown\"><button class=\"AddToWatchlistButton-watchlistButton\" aria-label=\"Add To Watchlist\" data-testid=\"dropdown-btn\"><span class=\"AddToWatchlistButton-addWatchListFromTag\"\/><\/button><\/span><\/span><\/span>    Buying American biotech firm <span class=\"QuoteInBody-quoteNameContainer\" data-test=\"QuoteInBody\" id=\"RegularArticle-QuoteInBody-2\">Turns Pharmaceuticals<span class=\"QuoteInBody-inlineButton\"><span class=\"AddToWatchlistButton-watchlistContainer\" id=\"-WatchlistDropdown\" data-analytics-id=\"-WatchlistDropdown\"><button class=\"AddToWatchlistButton-watchlistButton\" aria-label=\"Add To Watchlist\" data-testid=\"dropdown-btn\"><span class=\"AddToWatchlistButton-addWatchListFromTag\"\/><\/button><\/span><\/span><\/span>    For $6.7 billion, the company said Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>It is the third multibillion-dollar acquisition for Merck in the past year as the company looks to bulk up its portfolio before it loses patent protection for its best-selling cancer drug, Keytruda, in 2028. <\/p>\n<p>Ternes shares rose 5.3% while Merck stock was largely flat in premarket trading. <\/p>\n<p><em><strong>This is breaking news. 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