STAT+: Former Merck employee arrested for stealing trade secrets on cancer research

A former Merck ( MRK ) cancer researcher was arrested and charged with stealing a raft of trade secrets just before taking a job with a competitor, according to the Department of Justice.
In a criminal complaint filed in a federal court in New Jersey, officials allege that Shafat Quadri, who was employed as a director of medical and scientific affairs for immuno-oncology, allegedly copied and removed thousands of files containing proprietary information on   various projects researching treatment for different cancers . Continue to STAT+ to read the full story…