About MSD
We invent for a more hopeful future.
We aspire to be the premier research-intensive biopharmaceutical company in the world
For over 130 years, MSD has been inventing for life, bringing forward medicines and vaccines for many of the world’s most challenging diseases in pursuit of our mission to save and improve lives.
We demonstrate our commitment to patients and population health by increasing access to health care through far-reaching policies, programs and partnerships.
Today, we continue to be at the forefront of research to prevent and treat diseases that threaten people and animals – including cancer, infectious diseases, such as HIV and Ebola, and emerging animal diseases.
Watch highlights of our discoveries and commitments from the start of our company to today.
The heart of our mission
We believe corporate responsibility is about our health, social, environmental and economic impact on people and communities in Ireland and around the world.
Our company by the numbers
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Culture & Valuesresearch and development investment in 2020 across the globe
Our research
Patients first
We are all accountable for delivering high-quality products and services. We aspire to improve the health and wellness of people and animals in Ireland and across the globe 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.
Respect for people
Our ability to excel depends on the integrity, knowledge, imagination, skill, diversity, safety and teamwork of our employees. To this end, we are committed to creating an environment of mutual respect, inclusion and accountability. We want to bring out the best in our people and empower them to achieve their goals.
Ethics and integrity
We are committed to the highest standards of ethics and integrity. We believe in doing the right thing, because it's the right thing, not just because it makes good business sense. We have a responsibility not just to our shareholders, but to our patients, partners and employees as well as the environment and the communities we serve.
Innovation and scientific excellence
We are dedicated to innovation and scientific excellence. Our research is guided by our commitment to improving health and quality of life. We strive to identify the most critical needs of patients and customers, and through continuous innovation, we challenge ourselves to meet those needs.
Our values are driven by a desire to improve life
We’ve built a culture that embraces scientific excellence, operates with the highest standards of integrity, expands access to our products and employs a diverse workforce that values collaboration.
Our areas of focus
Through innovation and scientific excellence, we deliver vaccines and medicines that may help millions of people around the world.
Oncology
Our mission is to deliver innovations that extend and improve the lives of people with cancer.
Vaccines
Vaccines are one of the greatest public health success stories – and we’ve been discovering, developing and delivering vaccines to help prevent disease for over 100 years.
Infectious diseases
We play an important role in discovering and developing innovative medicines and vaccines to treat and prevent infectious diseases, including HIV and Ebola.
Cardio-metabolic disorders
We are determined to find solutions for the most serious chronic health challenges, such as cardiovascular disease and diabetes.
Discovery & development
We are pushing the boundaries in research where we can make the greatest difference, now and in the future.
COVID-19
As a company dedicated to saving and improving lives, we have a special responsibility to help in the fight against COVID-19. We’ve been fully committed to developing an effective response to the COVID-19 pandemic since it was first recognised.
Get to know MSD Ireland
Learn about the different areas that make up our company.
MSD Ireland - An overview
MSD Ireland - Our sites
MSD Ireland - Human Health
