{"id":12,"date":"2022-09-25T15:21:00","date_gmt":"2022-09-25T13:21:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.msd.ch\/en\/?page_id=12"},"modified":"2025-03-26T09:43:57","modified_gmt":"2025-03-26T08:43:57","slug":"research","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.msd.ch\/en\/home\/research\/","title":{"rendered":"Research"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div id=\"mco-b2-hero-block-block_429018545bffc232f9e22535ac11fba9\" class=\"mco-b2-hero-block full mccberg-block\">\n    <div class=\"mco-b2-hero-block-wrapper\">\n        <div class=\"mco-b2-hero-block-image-section \">\n\n                            <div class=\"mco-b2-hero-block-image-container \">\n                    <picture >\n\t<source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.msd.ch\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2021\/07\/research-banner-1.jpg?w=768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.msd.ch\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2021\/07\/research-banner-1.jpg?w=768\" >\n<source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1199px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.msd.ch\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2021\/07\/research-banner-1.jpg?h=768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.msd.ch\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2021\/07\/research-banner-1.jpg?h=768\" >\n<source media=\"(min-width: 1200px) and (max-width: 1919px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.msd.ch\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2021\/07\/research-banner-1.jpg?w=1200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.msd.ch\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2021\/07\/research-banner-1.jpg?w=1200\" >\n<source media=\"(min-width: 1920px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.msd.ch\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2021\/07\/research-banner-1.jpg?w=1920\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.msd.ch\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2021\/07\/research-banner-1.jpg?w=1920\" >\n\t<img data-src=\"https:\/\/www.msd.ch\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2021\/07\/research-banner-1.jpg?w=1920\" alt=\"Scientist in the Lab\" class=\"eager \" loading=\"eager\" \/>\n<\/picture>                                    <\/div>\n                        <div class=\"mco-b2-hero-block-image-container-two\">\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"mco-b2-hero-block-content-section\">\n            <nav class=\"breadcrumbs wrapper text-descriptive\"aria-label=\"Breadcrumbs\"><\/nav>            \n                            <h1>Research<\/h1>\n            \n                            <div class=\"mco-b2-hero-block-description\"><p>We run to, not from the world\u2019s biggest health challenges.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n            \n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    \n<\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"mco-title-block-block_a8d46bb460b7b0c94ed667c691e7b1d2\" \n\t class=\"mco-title-block mccberg-block aligncenter\" \n\t \t >\n\t<div class=\"wrapper\">\n\t\t<div class=\"mco-title-block-content\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"mco-title-block-title\">The journey to invention and discovery is guided by science \u2013 and inspired by patients<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"mco-title-block-description\"><p>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\u2019s most difficult health challenges.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div id=\"mco-title-block-block_9bc2f6b83fdbf5bb84d16501fda978f0\" \n\t class=\"mco-title-block mccberg-block pull-up-stats negative mb-2 aligncenter\" \n\t \t >\n\t<div class=\"wrapper\">\n\t\t<div class=\"mco-title-block-content\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"mco-title-block-title\">Our worldwide work in numbers<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group stat-group mb-2\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><div id=\"stat-block-block_cc476f9b3a242b409083896d68cee658\" class=\"stat-block mccberg-block mb-2\">\n    <div class=\"stat-block-content  \">\n\n        \n        <div class=\"stat-block-statistic\">23.5K<\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"stat-block-tablet-wrapper\">\n                        <p class=\"stat-block-description\">people employed in research and development<\/p>\n            \n                    <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div id=\"stat-block-block_e9915b784052f74975b03ac1416b35d3\" class=\"stat-block mccberg-block mb-2\">\n    <div class=\"stat-block-content  \">\n\n        \n        <div class=\"stat-block-statistic\">$17.9B<\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"stat-block-tablet-wrapper\">\n                        <p class=\"stat-block-description\">invested in R&amp;D in 2024<\/p>\n            \n                    <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"mco-b5-content-block-block_e2d159d1d65d790f33a497cd25958da7\"\n     class=\"mco-b5-content-block mccberg-block negative right\">\n    <div class=\"wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t            <div class=\"mco-b5-content-block-image-section \">\n\t\t\t\t                <picture >\n                                                                        <source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\"\n                                    data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.msd.ch\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2021\/07\/entwicklungsprozess.jpg?resize=696,425\" \/>\n                                                                                                <source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1199px)\"\n                                    data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.msd.ch\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2021\/07\/entwicklungsprozess.jpg?resize=384,468\" \/>\n                                                                                                <source media=\"(min-width: 1200px)\"\n                                    data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.msd.ch\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2021\/07\/entwicklungsprozess.jpg?resize=750,650\" \/>\n                                                                                                <source media=\"(min-width: 1600px)\"\n                                    data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.msd.ch\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2021\/07\/entwicklungsprozess.jpg?resize=850,744\" \/>\n                                                                                                <source media=\"(min-width: 1920px)\"\n                                    data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.msd.ch\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2021\/07\/entwicklungsprozess.jpg?resize=980,832\" \/>\n                                                                                                <img\n                                data-src=\"https:\/\/www.msd.ch\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2021\/07\/entwicklungsprozess.jpg?resize=650,544\"\n                                alt=\"\"\n                                class=\"lazyload parallax-scroll\"\n                                loading=\"lazy\"\n                            \/>\n                                                            <\/picture>\n\t\t\t\t            <\/div>\n\t\t        <div class=\"mco-b5-content-block-content-section\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t                <h3 class=\"mco-b5-content-block-heading mcc-b5-normal-title\">\n                    Clinical Trials                <\/h3 >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t                <div class=\"mco-b5-content-block-description\"><p>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.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n                        <div class=\"mco-b5-content-block-content-buttons-container\">\n\t\t\t\t                    <a class=\"btn secondary read_more\"\n                       href=\"https:\/\/www.msd.ch\/en\/home\/research\/clinical-trials\/\"\n                       title=\"Learn more\"\n                                              target=\"_blank\">Learn more<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mco-b5-content-block-modal popup\" style=\"display: none;\" role=\"dialog\" >\n    <div class=\"popup-wrapper\">\n        <div class=\"mco-b5-content-block-modal-content popup-content\">\n            <button class=\"mco-b5-content-block-modal-close popup-close\" >&times;<\/button>\n            <div class=\"mco-b5-content-block-modal-video\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    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