Merck - Company Overview

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Merck helps those who are hooked on hamburgers. Drugs treating ailments associated with bad eating habits -- high cholesterol, hypertension, and...

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Headquarters:

1 Merck Dr.
Whitehouse Station, NJ 08889-0100
United States (Map)

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Key Merck Financials

Company Type	Public - NYSE: MRK Main Headquarters
Fiscal Year-End	December
2007 Sales (mil.)	$24,197.7
2007 Employees	59,800

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Rankings

#101 in FORTUNE 500
S&P 500
Dow Jones Industrials
#79 in FT Global 500

Competition

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The industry is marked by rapid advances in scientific knowledge that produce ever-more effective medicines. Profitability is determined mainly by the ability to discover new drugs. The industry is...

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Merck Executives

Title	Name & Bio	Contact
Chairman, President, and CEO	Richard T. (Dick) Clark	Network \| E-mail
Chief Marketing Officer	Wendy L. Yarno	Network \| E-mail
EVP Global Services, and Chief Information Officer	J. Chris Scalet	Network \| E-mail

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