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Under Pressure: Can Merck Show Cubist Is Worth $9.5 Billion Without Cubicin?

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Hours after Merck revealed a merger agreement with Cubist, a court ruled that generic versions of Cubist’s big seller Cubicin can launch in 2016, two years earlier than expected, putting the pressure on Merck to justify the pricey acquisition.

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