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To: scaram(o)uche who wrote (473)	8/3/1999 12:29:00 AM
From: tommysdad	Read Replies (2) of 579

What's intriguing to me is: Why SIBI? Why MRK? Merck's first big biotech acquisition is: a dinky little CNS company in La Jolla. Huh, what? A couple of ideas: MRK is looking to open a facility in San Diego (Novartis, JNJ, and WLA all have one at this point) and this is a cheap way to do it. Who's next, and who would they buy? MRK was "infringing" the SIBI patent and found one or more blockbuster drugs doing so. Buying the company outright was judged to be cheaper than paying royalties down the line. What other potential sleeper patents are out there? SIBI pitched one of their programs/advanced compounds that impressed MRK so much they bought the company outright. But those are usually pretty public (see: SUGN & AGPH). PeterSuzman suggested MRK/SIBI in March. What was the hook, Peter? Maybe this belongs on the Munch thread, but this thread will be history soon anyway. Kind of OT: Any guesses how many Merck/Rahway employees are going to be interested in becoming Merck/La Jolla employees?

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