Monday, May 7, 2012

Seeking Alpha: Roche's Pain May Be Merck's Gain

Swiss drug giant Roche (RHHBY.PK) hasn't had the best run of luck lately. Having moved past significant issues with the Avastin franchise in 2011, the company failed in its efforts to acquire Illumina (ILMN) and now investors have to digest the surprising Phase 3 failure of its cholesterol drug dalcetrapib. Not only does this clinical failure remove a fair bit of the wind from Roche's sails, but it should also improve the outlook for Merck (MRK) and Lilly (LLY).

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Roche's Pain May Be Merck's Gain

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