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Merck and Google Cloud Ink AI Deal to Overhaul Pharmaceutical Operations

The multi-year partnership, valued at up to $1 billion, will integrate Google's Gemini Enterprise AI across Merck's core functions to accelerate drug development and enhance productivity.

Apr 28, 2026

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In a significant move to accelerate technology adoption within the biopharmaceutical sector, Merck and Google Cloud announced a partnership to embed artificial intelligence across the company's enterprise operations. The collaboration aims to create an AI-enabled ecosystem to boost efficiency for Merck's 75,000 employees and accelerate the delivery of new medicines.

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