Merck and Merck, who separated a hundred years ago, how are they now?

Merck msdon, can't you tell? German Merck is often seen in news reports In English reports, Merck in the United States will be mentioned Then, outside the United States, Merck's name will be heard Some people will ask if there are two Merck and one MSD in the world? Xiaobian first combs out the relationship among the three Founded in 1668 in Germany, Merck KGaA has a history of about 350 years and is known as the evergreen tree of the industry Due to its successful export business in the United States, Merck has set up a branch in New York In 1891, Merck & Co was officially established At this time, the relationship between Merck in Germany and Merck in the United States is the relationship between the headquarters and branches However, the fate of Merck family broke down During the first World War, Merck group lost many overseas subsidiaries, including Merck & Co Merck & Co was taken over as an independent company by the US, and has since cut off relations with Merck in Germany Merck & Co merged with sharp & Dohme in 1953, which is the origin of the name of Merck & Dohme After that, Merck & Co in the United States continued to expand its overseas business and prospered; while Merck KGaA in Germany benefited from Germany's "economic miracle" and flourished after World War II For "Merck" this gold signboard, naturally become two competing for the sweet cake After a fierce fight, the two sides agreed that Merck group, as the founder of Merck brand, has the right to use the name and trademark of "Merck" all over the world (except North America) In North America, Merck uses the name "EMD." Merck & Co has the right to use the name "Merck" only in North America, and must use "MSD" or "msdsharp & Dohme", "mercksharp & Dohme" outside North America That's why Merck has a variety of names At least it should be clear that Merck Ka a in Germany and Merck & Co in the United States are two independent companies So, it has been more than 100 years since the separation of brothers and relatives What is the strength of today's competitors? According to pharmexec's list of the top 50 global pharmaceutical companies in 2019, Merck Kaa ranked 27th in the world, with prescription drug sales of $7.001 billion and R & D investment of $1.928 billion Compared with 2018, the ranking remained stable Merck & Co., Merck & Co., ranked fifth in the world, with prescription drug sales of $37.353 billion and R & D investment of $7.908 billion Compared with ranking fourth in 2018, Merck & Co., dropped one place to fifth, with sales up 6% According to the data of pharmaceutical intelligence (table below), the annual sales of Merck KGaA from 2012 to 2018 remain within the range of 25 billion to 40 billion; the annual average sales of Merck & Co from 2012 to 2018 are more than 200 billion, about 10 times of the gap! According to the data of drug intelligence (see the figure below), the treatment field of Merck & Co's annual sales of R & D drugs is mainly aimed at anti-tumor and immune regulation drugs, accounting for more than 50% Merck & Co has a wide range of research and development fields, mainly including systemic anti infective drugs, gastrointestinal and metabolic drugs, anti-tumor drugs, immune function regulating drugs, respiratory system drugs, etc Merck & Co, as a younger brother, has accumulated a lot of strength and has surpassed the elder brother in the field of Merck KGaA treatment Statement: this opinion only represents the author, not the position of yaozhi.com, welcome to exchange and supplement in the message area; if you need to reprint, please be sure to indicate the author and source of the article.