October 1, 2020 07:00 AM EDT

Merck's Roger Perlmutter makes a rare move, joining the board of a machine learning startup out to change the R&D world. And he has some thoughts on that

John Carroll

Editor & Founder

Back in 2013, after a stint running R&D at Amgen followed by some independent time roaming the industry, Roger Perlmutter rejoined Merck and dedicated himself …

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John Carroll

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