Goldman Sachs recently hosted the "Healthcare CEOs Unscripted" conference, and our health care analyst Max Macaluso was particularly interested in the interview with Merck's (MRK +0.36%) CEO, Kenneth Frazier. Max discusses the three takeaways he thought were most important from the talk -- including Merck's business strategy compared to the high profile spinouts recently engineered by Abbott (ABT +0.35%) and Pfizer (PFE +0.49%) -- and also offers his 2013 outlook for Merck.
Does This Pharma Have Spinout Envy?
By Max Macaluso and Brenton Flynn – Jan 4, 2013 at 6:00PM
NYSE: MRK
Merck
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While other big pharmas are spinning out businesses, Merck stays on course.
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Max is the Technology, Biopharma & Health Care Bureau Chief at Fool.com. Prior to joining the Fool, he completed a PhD in chemistry at the University of Cambridge and an MBA at the College des Ingenieurs.
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