(Corrects to add RIC in first bullet) Bionomics Ltd BNO.AX :
* Merck (NYSE:MRK) MRK.N investment and pain partnership extended BNO.AX
* Merck &co., inc. to make US$9 million investment in Bionomics
* Says extended its strategic collaboration with Merck & co., inc., Kenilworth NJ
* Says separately, Merck & co., will also purchase 21.7 million ordinary shares at A$0.5938, a 29% premium to bionomics' closing price on 7 October 2015
* Says collaboration the discovery and development of drug candidates for the treatment of chronic and neuropathic pain
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