Research
We run to, not from the world’s biggest health challenges.
The journey to invention and discovery is guided by science – and inspired by patients
We use the power of leading-edge science to save and improve lives around the world. The path to discovery is often unclear, but we are tireless in seeking solutions for some of the world’s most difficult health challenges.
Our worldwide work in numbers
people employed in research and development
people reached through our major programs and partnerships
invested in R&D in 2021
Clinical Trials
Switzerland is one of more than fifty countries in which MSD conducts clinical research. The active substances discovered in the global MSD Research Laboratories are tested in Switzerland in all phases of clinical research.
Production and testing of new biological medicines
At our site in Schachen near Lucerne, we develop new biotechnological active ingredients and supply study drugs for our clinical tests all over the world.
Our Pipeline
Our pipeline shows our relentless pursuit of the next breakthrough.
Our commitment to patients is unwavering
As long as there are still patients in hospitals, doctors and nurses desperate to add years to the lives of their patients, and a world where treatments aren’t accessible to all, we will be here, fighting with all we have to deliver more, sooner.
We address the world’s most difficult health challenges, following leading-edge science.
CH-NON-00881, 04/2022
