MSD (Merck & Co.)

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:biotechnology
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Merck_Sharp_&_Dohme
gptkb:Merck_&_Co.
gptkbp:CEO gptkb:Robert_M._Davis
gptkbp:competitor gptkb:Pfizer
gptkb:AstraZeneca
gptkb:Eli_Lilly_and_Company
gptkb:Johnson_&_Johnson
gptkb:Sanofi
gptkb:AbbVie
gptkb:Novartis
gptkb:Roche
gptkb:Bristol_Myers_Squibb
GlaxoSmithKline
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:founded 1891
gptkbp:founder gptkb:George_Merck
gptkbp:headquartersLocation gptkb:Kenilworth,_New_Jersey,_United_States
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label MSD (Merck & Co.)
gptkbp:industry pharmaceuticals
gptkbp:legalForm gptkb:public_company
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:Pharmaceutical_Research_and_Manufacturers_of_America_(PhRMA)
gptkb:International_Federation_of_Pharmaceutical_Manufacturers_&_Associations_(IFPMA)
gptkbp:notableContributor gptkb:diabetes
antibiotics
infectious diseases
oncology
vaccines
gptkbp:notableEvent acquired Schering-Plough in 2009
developed first HPV vaccine
developed first hepatitis B vaccine
developed first measles vaccine
developed first mumps vaccine
developed first rubella vaccine
involved in Vioxx litigation
developed ivermectin (Mectizan)
spun off Organon & Co. in 2021
gptkbp:numberOfEmployees ~69,000 (2023)
gptkbp:parentCompany Merck Group (historically, in Germany only)
gptkbp:products gptkb:Lynparza
gptkb:Bridion
gptkb:Cubicin
gptkb:Gardasil
gptkb:Isentress
gptkb:Januvia
gptkb:Keytruda
gptkb:Propecia
gptkb:Simponi
gptkb:Singulair
gptkb:Zetia
gptkbp:publiclyTraded yes
gptkbp:rank gptkb:Fortune_500
gptkbp:revenue $59.3 billion (2022)
gptkbp:servesArea worldwide
gptkbp:stockExchange gptkb:NYSE
gptkbp:stockSymbol gptkb:MRK
gptkbp:subsidiary Organon & Co. (spun off 2021)
gptkbp:website https://www.merck.com/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Diosynth
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7