In late October, Hengrui and Merck agreed on a €1.4 billion transaction, with a first payment of €160 million. The deal mainly involves Hengrui's self-developed PARP1 inhibitor HRS-1167 and Claudin-18.2 ADC SHR-A1904.
Merck Company published an article in the Journal of Medicinal Chemistry (JMC) on the 20th of this month, reporting on the discovery process of LRRK2 inhibitor MK1468.