Mer­ck is hir­ing as it shows off new Bay Area cam­pus plans; Lil­ly, though, is re­port­ed­ly lay­ing off sales staff

Here’s a glimpse of Mer­ck’s blue­print for its new South San Fran­cis­co re­search hub. In keep­ing with the style of the day, the phar­ma gi­ant will stick with an open lay­out which ar­chi­tects in­sist fos­ters great col­lab­o­ra­tion. (Staffers are not al­ways so ex­cit­ed.) Mer­ck will take some time to con­struct these new quar­ters, but it’s al­ready beef­ing up in the Bay Area as it builds its lo­cal R&D op­er­a­tions in one of the world’s biggest biotech hubs.

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