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Central Scientific Licensing Contact

Greg Wiederrecht, PhD, CLP
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Merck's scientific scouts are stationed around the globe and easily within reach to discuss new opportunities. As part of the same biomedical community, they speak your language. Our scientific scouts work with you to determine if your discovery aligns with our areas of interests. If it does, they'll help channel your discovery through to the next step, where it is reviewed by our internal experts. Together, we can combine our expertise and technological abilities to bring your discovery from bench to bedside. We encourage you to click on the scientific scout in your region to begin a conversation, by email, about how we might work together.

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New England

Reid J. Leonard, PhD

Executive Director, External Scientific Affairs
Managing Director, Merck Ventures Fund
Worldwide Licensing & Acquisitions
Merck Research Laboratories
33 Avenue Louis Pasteur, BMB2-406
Boston, MA, USA 02115

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Mid-Atlantic and Midwest United States


Susan Rohrer, PhD

Executive Director, External Scientific Affairs
Worldwide Licensing & Acquisitions
Merck Research Laboratories
PO Box 2000
Rahway, NJ, USA 07065

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Southeast United States

Sanjeev Munshi, PhD, MBA

Director, External Scientific Affairs
Worldwide Licensing & Acquisitions
Merck Research Laboratories
PO Box 2000
Rahway, NJ 07065

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Southwest United States

James Schaeffer, PhD

Executive Director, External Scientific Affairs
Worldwide Licensing & Acquisitions
Merck Research Laboratories
7825 Fay Avenue, Suite 320
La Jolla, CA, USA 92037

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Northwest United States

Steven Bartz, PhD

Director, External Scientific Affairs
Worldwide Licensing & Acquisitions
Merck Research Laboratories
901 South California Ave
Palo Alto, CA USA 94304

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Canada

Steven Xanthoudakis, PhD

Director, External Scientific Affairs
Worldwide Licensing & Acquisitions
Merck Research Laboratories
9-2-446A, Research Building 9
16711 Trans Canada Highway
Kirkland, Quebec
H9H 3L1, Canada

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Latin America

Steven Xanthoudakis, PhD

Director, External Scientific Affairs
Worldwide Licensing & Acquisitions
Merck Research Laboratories
9-2-446A, Research Building 9
16711 Trans Canada Highway
Kirkland, Quebec
H9H 3L1, Canada

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South Africa and Israel

Jeroen Tonnaer, PhD

Executive Director, External Scientific Affairs
Worldwide Licensing & Acquisitions
MSD
Molenstraat 110, 5342 CC Oss
PO Box 20, 5340 BH Oss
The Netherlands

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Russia

Jeroen Tonnaer, PhD

Executive Director, External Scientific Affairs
Worldwide Licensing & Acquisitions
MSD
Molenstraat 110, 5342 CC Oss
PO Box 20, 5340 BH Oss
The Netherlands

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India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Vietnam and Singapore

Phil Kearney, PhD, MBA

Director, External Scientific Affairs
Worldwide Licensing & Acquisitions
MSD
54–68 Ferndell Street
South Granville, New South Wales
Australia, 2142

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Korea

Kuchan Kimm, MD, PhD

Director, External Scientific Affairs
Worldwide Licensing & Acquisitions
MSD
168 Gongduk-dong, Mapo-gu
9F Mirae Asset Life Insurance Building
Seoul 121-705, Korea

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Japan

Tomoko Satoh, PhD

Executive Director, External Scientific Affairs
Worldwide Licensing & Acquisitions
MSD K.K.
Kitanomaru Square
1-13-12, Kudan-kita
Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-8667, Japan

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Jun Suzuki, DVM , PhD

Director, External Scientific Affairs
Worldwide Licensing & Acquisitions
MSD K.K.
Kitanomaru Square,
1-13-12, Kudan-kita
Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-8667, Japan

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China

Yongkui Sun, PhD

Executive Director, External Scientific Affairs
Worldwide Licensing & Acquisitions
MSD
20F Park Place
1601 Nanjing Road (West)
Jingan District, Shanghai 200040, China

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Jimmy Z. Zhang, PhD, MBA

Managing Director, MSD Early Investments Greater China
External Scientific Affairs
Worldwide Licensing & Acquisitions
MSD R&D (China), Ltd.
2F Building 22, Universal Business Park,
10 Jiu-Xian-Qiao Road,
Chao-Yang District, Beijing 100015, China

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Scandinavia, Austria, Baltic States, The Balkans, Central Europe, Greece, and Turkey

Erik Lund, PhD, CLP

Director, External Scientific Affairs
Worldwide Licensing & Acquisitions
MSD
Rotebergsvägen 3, Box 7125
192 07 Sollentuna, Sweden

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France, Germany, Italy, and Switzerland

Manfred Horst, MD, PhD, MBA

Director, External Scientific Affairs
Worldwide Licensing & Acquisitions
MSD
34, Avenue Léonard de Vinci
92418 Courbevoie Cedex, France

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United Kingdom, Ireland, Portugal, and Spain

Rob Pinnock, BSc, PhD

Director, External Scientific Affairs
Worldwide Licensing & Acquisitions
MSD
Hertford Road
Hoddesdon, Herts
EN11 9BU, United Kingdom

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Benelux

Jeroen Tonnaer, PhD

Executive Director, External Scientific Affairs
Worldwide Licensing & Acquisitions
MSD
Molenstraat 110, 5342 CC Oss
PO Box 20, 5340 BH Oss
The Netherlands

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Australia and New Zealand

Phil Kearney, PhD, MBA

Director, External Scientific Affairs
Worldwide Licensing & Acquisitions
MSD
54–68 Ferndell Street
South Granville, New South Wales
Australia, 2142

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