Merck Enters Exclusive License Agreement for HRS-5346, an Investigational Oral Lipoprotein(a) Inhibitor, for Cardiovascular Disease from Jiangsu Hengrui Pharmaceuticals Co., Ltd.

Merck, known as MSD outside of the United States and Canada, and Jiangsu Hengrui Pharmaceuticals Co., Ltd. (“Hengrui Pharma”), a global pharmaceutical company focused on scientific and technological innovation, today announced that the companies have entered into an exclusive license agreement for HRS-5346, an investigational oral small molecule Lipoprotein(a), or Lp(a), inhibitor currently being evaluated in a Phase 2 clinical trial in China. Read more