Following in the footsteps of Gilead Sciences, Merck & Co. | Following in the footsteps of Gilead, Merck has signed voluntary licensing agreements to enable access to its investigational HIV PrEP pill alimatravir ahead of any regulatory submissions.

Merck is striking licensing deals for its experimental HIV prevention pill in hope of getting wide-scale production started quickly.

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