{"id":25,"date":"2020-10-19T20:28:45","date_gmt":"2020-10-19T18:28:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.msd.ch\/en\/?page_id=25"},"modified":"2026-03-11T16:55:04","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T15:55:04","slug":"areas-of-focus","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.msd.ch\/en\/home\/about-us\/areas-of-focus\/","title":{"rendered":"Areas of focus"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"text-hero-block mccberg-block\">\n\t<nav class=\"breadcrumbs wrapper text-descriptive\"aria-label=\"Breadcrumbs\"><\/nav>\t    <h1 class=\"heading\">Our therapeutic focus areas<\/h1>\t<p><\/p>\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"mco-three-column-content-block-block_108ba93231700ef2eda768cd6b9213f1\"\n     class=\"mco-three-column-content-block mccberg-block mb-1\">\n\n\t\n    <div class=\"mco-three-column-content-columns-container\">\n\n                <div class=\"mco-three-column-content-column\"\n                    >\n                        <div 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data-src=\"https:\/\/www.msd.ch\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2021\/04\/focus-oncology-e1670592380313.jpg?resize=404,268\"\n                        class=\"lazyload\"\n                        loading=\"lazy\"\n                        alt=\"Oncology\"\n                            \/>\n                <\/picture>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n                            <div class=\"mco-three-column-content-col-content-container\">\n            \n                            <h3>Oncology<\/h3>\n            \n            \n                            <div class=\"mco-three-column-content-col-wysiwyg\"><p>We are working to prevent cancer through vaccination and to provide oncologists with treatment options that give their patients a better quality of life and more time.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.msd.ch\/en\/home\/about-us\/areas-of-focus\/oncology\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Learn more<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                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data-src=\"https:\/\/www.msd.ch\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2020\/10\/vaccines.jpeg?resize=404,268\"\n                        class=\"lazyload\"\n                        loading=\"lazy\"\n                        alt=\"\"\n                            \/>\n                <\/picture>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n                            <div class=\"mco-three-column-content-col-content-container\">\n            \n                            <h3>Vaccines<\/h3>\n            \n            \n                            <div class=\"mco-three-column-content-col-wysiwyg\"><p>Vaccines are one of the greatest public health success stories \u2013 and we\u2019ve been discovering, developing and delivering vaccines to help prevent disease for over 100 years.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.msd.ch\/en\/home\/about-us\/areas-of-focus\/vaccines\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Learn more<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n    \n                <div class=\"mco-three-column-content-column\"\n                    >\n                        <div class=\"mco-three-column-content-col-img-container\">\n            <div class=\"mco-three-column-content-col-img\">\n                <picture>\n                    <source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\"\n                            data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.msd.ch\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2020\/10\/Science-Visuals-Infectious-Disease-Virus-in-infected-organism-72469489-HI_42_high.jpg?resize=767,469\">\n                    <source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1199px)\"\n                            data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.msd.ch\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2020\/10\/Science-Visuals-Infectious-Disease-Virus-in-infected-organism-72469489-HI_42_high.jpg?resize=314,280\">\n                    <source media=\"(min-width: 1200px)\"\n                            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