NGM Aims For Three Drugs In Clinical Trials, Padded By Cash From Merck

Privately held NGM Biopharmaceuticals is investing in another dozen preclinical compounds, fueled in part by a rich deal with Merck & Co. that also enables employee expansion, Jeff Jonker explains in interview.

NGM Biopharmaceuticals Inc. is in the midst of a big growth spurt, funded largely by a lucrative deal the privately held drug developer signed with Merck & Co. Inc. last year. The company is adding human resources, with an emphasis on research, planning a move into a new larger headquarters and is on track to have three of its assets in clinical development in 2016.

President Jeff Jonker talked about the firm’s transformation since signing the deal with Merck during an interview at the J

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