Merck & Co.

Merck & Co., Inc., often known as Merck Sharp & Dohme (MSD), is a multinational pharmaceutical business based in Kenilworth, New Jersey. The Merck family formed the Merck Group in Germany in 1668, and the corporation is named after them. In 1891, Merck & Co. established a branch in the United States.

Drugs, vaccines, biological therapies, and animal health products are all developed by the company. In 2020, the business had six medications with revenues of more than one billion dollars each: Keytruda (pembrolizumab) is a cloned antibody used in cancer immunotherapy. (sitagliptin), an anti-diabetic medication used to treat type 2 diabetes. Gardasil, an HPV vaccine. Varivax is a chickenpox vaccine that protects against the disease. Pneumovax 23, a pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine, is given in conjunction with Bridion (Sugammadex), a neuromuscular blocking medication, and Pneumovax 24, another pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine.

The company was ranked 69th on the Fortune 500 and 92nd on the Forbes Global 2000 in 2021.

Country: USA

Market Cap Value: $191.67 Billion
Website: https://www.merck.com/

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