Merck Signs Up to $1 Billion Google Cloud Partnership for Agentic AI Across R&D, Manufacturing, and Commercial Operations

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Merck and Google Cloud announced a multi-year partnership valued at up to $1 billion on April 22, deploying Gemini Enterprise agentic AI across Merck's entire enterprise — R&D workflows, manufacturing predictive analytics, and commercial patient engagement — for 75,000 employees worldwide. This is the largest single-company agentic AI deployment deal announced at Cloud Next 2026.