Dance With Domestic Companies: Pfizer And Merck Look To Broaden Market Access In China Via JVs
This article was originally published in The Pink Sheet Daily
Executive Summary
Merck/Simcere, Pfizer/Hisun launched JVs in China this week to increase sales in outlying cities.
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