Through the Line Podcast: Digital Display Labels

How can two competitors like Merck and Johnson & Johnson form a partnership? The companies are collaborating to modernize the pharmaceutical sector using digital display labels.

Anne Marie Mohan
Apr 11, 2025

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Johnson & Johnson
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