{"id":46,"date":"2024-12-09T15:41:00","date_gmt":"2024-12-09T14:41:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.msd.ch\/en\/?page_id=46"},"modified":"2026-03-11T16:56:11","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T15:56:11","slug":"our-values","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.msd.ch\/en\/home\/about-us\/our-values\/","title":{"rendered":"Our values"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div id=\"mco-b2-hero-block-block_85b6a666445cba6c001d50b7df10b934\" 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\/06\/our-values-banner-1.png?w=768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.msd.ch\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2021\/06\/our-values-banner-1.png?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\/06\/our-values-banner-1.png?h=768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.msd.ch\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2021\/06\/our-values-banner-1.png?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\/06\/our-values-banner-1.png?w=1200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.msd.ch\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2021\/06\/our-values-banner-1.png?w=1200\" >\n<source media=\"(min-width: 1920px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.msd.ch\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2021\/06\/our-values-banner-1.png?w=1920\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.msd.ch\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2021\/06\/our-values-banner-1.png?w=1920\" >\n\t<img data-src=\"https:\/\/www.msd.ch\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2021\/06\/our-values-banner-1.png?w=1920\" alt=\"\" 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>Our values<\/h1>\n            \n                            <div class=\"mco-b2-hero-block-description\"><p>Our values represent the very core of our character. They guide every decision and action we take.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n            \n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    \n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Patients first<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">We are all accountable for delivering high quality products and services. We aspire to improve the health and wellness of people and animals worldwide and to expand access to our medicines and vaccines. All of our actions must be measured against our responsibility to those who use or need our products.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Respect for people<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Our ability to excel depends on the integrity, knowledge, imagination, skill, diversity, safety and teamwork of our employees. To this end, we work to create an environment of mutual respect, inclusion and accountability. We reward commitment and performance and are responsive to the needs of our employees and their families.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Ethics and Integrity<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">The effort to provide the highest possible degree of transparency shapes all of our activities. We follow the highest standards for reporting and support the efforts of the European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations (EFPIA) to increase transparency in the pharmaceutical industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.msd.ch\/en\/home\/about-us\/responsibility\/transparency\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"38\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Learn more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Innovation and scientific excellence<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">We are dedicated to innovation and scientific excellence. Our research is guided by a commitment to improving health and the quality of life. 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