<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><urlset xmlns="http://www.sitemaps.org/schemas/sitemap/0.9" xmlns:news="http://www.google.com/schemas/sitemap-news/0.9"><url><loc>https://www.biotechblueprint.com/p/mercks-13b-eye-drug-loses-to-a-20</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Biotech Blueprint</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-10-16T11:45:44+00:00</news:publication_date><news:title>Merck paid $1.3B for a drug that ties an older rival and looks worse on safety – This Week in Biotech #122</news:title></news:news></url></urlset>