Data deals: Week 8, 2026 (16 Feb to 22 Feb)

1 deal announced this week. ✓ Reviewed: read and analysed by Gianluca. Others are short summaries of the public record.

• 2026-02-18 · Merck · Mayo Clinic

  Merck and Mayo Clinic announce R&D collaboration for AI-enabled drug discovery and precision medicine

  On 18 February 2026, Merck and Mayo Clinic announced a research and development agreement giving Merck access to Mayo Clinic Platform, including de-identified clinical, genomic and multimodal data, to support AI-enabled drug discovery. Initial focus is on inflammatory bowel disease, atopic dermatitis and multiple sclerosis.