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Merck to expand cancer vaccine tech portfolio with Immune Design bid

February 21, 2019 11:33 PM UTC

Merck & Co. Inc. (NYSE:MRK) will acquire cancer vaccine company Immune Design Corp. (NASDAQ:IMDZ) to boost its cancer immunotherapy pipeline.

Merck will pay $5.85 per share in cash, or about $300 million. The price is a 312% premium to Immune Design's closing price of $1.42 Wednesday, before the deal was announced. Immune Design gained $4.40 (310%) to $5.82 on Thursday...