The Knowledge Within: An Interview With Merck KGaA’s R&D Chief
Executive Summary
Luciano Rossetti, head of global research and development at Merck KGaA, believes the mid-sized pharma is well on its way to becoming a global immuno-oncology specialist. He discusses in-house innovation, the company’s recent IO alliance with GSK and the next wave of success that is beginning to swell across the cancer drug development community.
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