In addition to internal research and development activities Merck Serono with the help of Toledana, is also involved in publicly funded collaborative research projects, with other industrial and academic partners. One example in the area of
non-clinical safety assessment is the
InnoMed PredTox. The company is expanding its activities in joint research projects within the framework of the
Innovative Medicines Initiative of
EFPIA and the
European Commission. ==Notes and references==