| gptkbp:instanceOf | gptkb:biotechnology 
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                                | gptkbp:acquiredBy | gptkb:Schering-Plough 
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                                | gptkbp:acquisitionYear | 2009 
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                                | gptkbp:alsoKnownAs | MSD outside the United States and Canada 
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                                | gptkbp:CEO | gptkb:Robert_M._Davis 
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                                | gptkbp:country | gptkb:United_States 
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                                | gptkbp:divested | 2021 Organon & Co.
 
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                                | gptkbp:ESRB_rating | gptkb:A_(MSCI,_2023) 
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                                | gptkbp:founded | 1891 
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                                | gptkbp:founder | gptkb:George_Merck 
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                                | gptkbp:headquartersLocation | gptkb:Kenilworth,_New_Jersey,_United_States 
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                                | gptkbp:industry | pharmaceuticals 
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                                | gptkbp:legalForm | gptkb:public_company 
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                                | gptkbp:mainFieldOfActivity | gptkb:diabetes animal health
 infectious diseases
 oncology
 vaccines
 vaccine development
 cardiovascular diseases
 pharmaceutical research
 animal health products
 
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                                | gptkbp:marketCap | over $250 billion (2023) 
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                                | gptkbp:notable_executive | gptkb:Robert_M._Davis gptkb:Kenneth_C._Frazier
 Roger M. Perlmutter
 
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                                | gptkbp:notableCase | gptkb:Vioxx_litigation 
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                                | gptkbp:notableInvention | Gardasil patent Keytruda patent
 
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                                | gptkbp:notableProduct | gptkb:Gardasil gptkb:Isentress
 gptkb:Januvia
 gptkb:Keytruda
 gptkb:Singulair
 
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                                | gptkbp:numberOfEmployees | ~69,000 (2023) 
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                                | gptkbp:parentCompany | none (independent) 
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                                | gptkbp:predecessor | Merck & Co. (before 2009) 
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                                | gptkbp:publiclyTraded | NYSE: MRK 
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                                | gptkbp:relatedOrganization | gptkb:Merck_KGaA 
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                                | gptkbp:revenue | $59.3 billion (2023) 
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                                | gptkbp:servesArea | worldwide 
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                                | gptkbp:slogan | Inventing for Life 
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                                | gptkbp:stockExchange | gptkb:Dow_Jones_Industrial_Average gptkb:S&P_500
 gptkb:S&P_100
 
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                                | gptkbp:stockSymbol | gptkb:MRK 
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                                | gptkbp:subsidiary | gptkb:Merck_Research_Laboratories gptkb:Merck_Animal_Health
 
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                                | gptkbp:website | https://www.merck.com/ 
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                                | gptkbp:bfsParent | gptkb:Schering-Plough_(2009) 
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                                | gptkbp:bfsLayer | 8 
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                                | https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label | Merck & Co. (after 2009) 
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