Rossetti Sets A High Bar At Merck Serono
Executive Summary
Once-moribund Merck Serono has hired former Merck R&D exec Luciano Rossetti to re-energize its attempts at an R&D turnaround. A deal with Pfizer for the PD-L1 inhibitor avelumab has the company off to a good re-start.
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