AstraZeneca approached Gilead about potential merger - Bloomberg News

Britain's AstraZeneca Plchas approached U.S. rival Gilead Sciences Incabout a possible merger that would form one the world's largest drug companies, Bloomberg News reported on Sunday, citing people familiar with the matter.Any deal would unite two of the companies at the forefront of the industry's efforts to fight the new coronavirus and could be politically sensitive as governments seek control over potential vaccines or treatments.AstraZeneca contacted Gilead last month, but the U.S. firm wa