MSD Worldwide
We invent for a more hopeful future.
We aspire to be the premier research-intensive biopharmaceutical company in the world.
MSD is a research-based pharmaceutical company and is one of the largest healthcare companies in the world by sales. We research, develop and manufacture prescription medicines, vaccines, biologics and animal health products. In the United States and Canada, MSD is known as Merck & Co., Inc., and is headquartered in Rahway, NJ, USA. In Austria and all other countries, we are MSD.
We are a global healthcare company with a history of more than 125 years dedicated to improving patients’ lives. With our $10 billion commitment, we are one of the largest research-based companies in the world.
We demonstrate our commitment to patients and population health by increasing access to health care through far-reaching policies, programs and partnerships.
Today, we continue to be at the forefront of research to prevent and treat diseases that threaten people and animals – including cancer, infectious diseases, such as HIV and Ebola, and emerging animal diseases.
The heart of our mission
We believe corporate responsibility is about our health, social, environmental and economic impact on people and communities around the world.
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Patients first
We are all accountable for delivering high-quality products and services. We aspire to improve the health and wellness of people and animals worldwide and to expand access to our medicines and vaccines. All our actions must be measured against our responsibility to those who use or need our products.
Respect for people
Our ability to excel depends on the integrity, knowledge, imagination, skill, diversity, safety and teamwork of our employees. To this end, we work to create an environment of mutual respect, inclusion and accountability. We reward commitment and performance and are responsive to the needs of our employees and their families.
Ethics and integrity
We are committed to the highest standards of ethics and integrity. We are responsible to our customers, to our competitors, to distributors and suppliers, to shareholders and to the communities we serve worldwide. In discharging our responsibilities, we do not take professional or ethical shortcuts.
Innovation and scientific excellence
We are dedicated to innovation and scientific excellence. Our research is guided by a commitment to improving health and quality of life. We strive to identify the most critical needs of patients and customers, and through continuous innovation, we challenge ourselves to meet those needs.
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