i look forward to your question questions. >> thank you very much, mr. duato. our next what this will be robert davis, chairman and ceo of merck. mr. davis has served as chairman since december 2020 ceo since 2021. thank you very much, mr. davis, for mr. davis, for being here. .. >> based in new jersey, our company is one of the world's most advanced research intensive biopharmaceutical companies, an organization at the forefront of providing innovative health solutions in advanced diseases in people and animals. i joined merck 10 years ago they were on the precipice for an oncology treatment. at the time people close to me were battling cancer and unfortunately were not able to benefit from this amazing discovery. following that first approval, merck has demonstrated the efficacy of katruda and reached many americans. the impact is difficult to overstate. with the recent american cancer society report finding cancer mortality in the united states has fallen 33%, representing an estimated four million americans whose deaths have been averted and our work contin