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Merck

Merck refers primarily to the German Merck family and three companies founded by the family, including:the Merck Group, a German chemical, pharmaceutical and life sciences company founded in 1668 Merck Serono, a pharmaceutical company headquartered in Darmstadt, Germany, and a brand and division of Merck focused on biopharmaceuticals Merck & Co., Inc., an American pharmaceutical company and a former subsidiary of the German Merck company, as founded in 1891/1917 H. J. Merck & Co., a German bank founded in 1799

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Merck refers primarily to the German Merck family and three companies founded by the family, including:

  • the Merck Group, a German chemical, pharmaceutical and life sciences company founded in 1668
    • Merck Serono (known as EMD Serono in the United States and Canada), a pharmaceutical company headquartered in Darmstadt, Germany, and a brand and division of Merck focused on biopharmaceuticals
  • Merck & Co., Inc. (known as MSD (Merck Sharp & Dohme) outside North America), an American pharmaceutical company and a former subsidiary of the German Merck company, as founded in 1891/1917
  • H. J. Merck & Co., a German bank founded in 1799

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