MERCK & COMPANY INC. overview

Surpasses its goal of reaching 25 million women by 2025 RAHWAY, NJ / ACCESSWIRE / May 8, 2024 / Merck (NYSE:MRK), known as MSD outside of the United States and Canada, announced today that Merck for Mothers, the company's global maternal health initiative, has reached more than 30 million women through programs promoting safe, high-quality, respectful care, surpassing its goal of reaching 25 million women by 2025. Merck for Mothers supports the company's work in expanding access to health and...

Two Merck leaders share how their company is working to help protect communities from vaccine-preventable illnesses NORTHAMPTON, MA / ACCESSWIRE / March 28, 2024 / Vaccines are one of the most significant public health achievements in modern history, playing a vital role in helping to prevent certain infectious diseases and protect communities across the globe. Unfortunately, the COVID-19 pandemic brought forth a new set of challenges in sustaining vaccination efforts for other preventable...

RAHWAY, NJ / ACCESSWIRE / March 26, 2024 / The Merck Foundation, a private charitable organization funded by Merck (NYSE:MRK), known as MSD outside of the United States and Canada, has made an $11 million, six-year (2023 - 2028) commitment to University of New Mexico Health (UNM Health) in support of its new initiative to bring high-quality care to an estimated 11 million people living with cancer in underserved communities throughout India, Indonesia, Malaysia and Vietnam. The new initiative...

When we bring together people from different backgrounds, the possibilities for invention are endless NORTHAMPTON, MA / ACCESSWIRE / February 13, 2024 / A diverse and inclusive workforce inspires innovation and is fundamental to our company's success. Having an environment composed of people from different dimensions of diversity also helps us better understand the unique needs of the customers, health care providers and patients we serve. Below are some of the ways we celebrate our diverse...

We're proud to be recognized for our strong performance and unwavering commitment to patients NORTHAMPTON, MA / ACCESSWIRE / January 29, 2024 / Our company has been recognized for our leadership and strong performance powering the work we do for patients and everyone who depends on us. We were named No. 10 on The Wall Street Journal's list of the 250 best-managed publicly traded U.S. companies in 2023, advancing 78 places from the previous year. "This recognition reaffirms our strategic focus,...

NORTHAMPTON, MA / ACCESSWIRE / January 26, 2024 / Inspiration for a greener world can come from unexpected places. For Merck scientist François Lévesque , it came from the pet store. This is the amazing story of how creativity and Green Chemistry made drug development more sustainable. https://www.3blmedia.com/sites/default/files/2024-01/Merck%20on%20LinkedIn_%20%23greenchemistry.mp4 About Merck At Merck, known as MSD outside of the United States and Canada, we are unified around our purpose:...

RAHWAY, N.J. / ACCESSWIRE / December 13, 2023 / Merck (NYSE:MRK), known as MSD outside of the United States and Canada, has earned the top spot on Newsweek's annual list of America's Most Responsible Companies , ranking No. 1 overall for the first time and establishing itself as an industry leader for the second consecutive year. Notably, Merck has also received the unique distinction of being the only company on the 2024 list to score 100/100 in corporate governance, which, in addition to...