US drugmaker Merck to boost workforce in India, executive saysMerck, also known as MSD outside the U.S. and Canada, plans to significantly expand its workforce in India, aiming for around 2,700 employe...
26 Feb, 2025, 08.48 PM IST
To keep younger employees happy, India Inc companies are perfecting a new reward playbookCompanies such as Epsilon India, Roche Information Solutions India, Merck India, Thryve Digital, and Allstate India are leading this change...
08 Aug, 2024, 05.31 PM IST
After Covid, return to office, performance pressure keep Gen Z stressedNearly 70% of the people from a sample of over 10,000 seeking counselling support from mental health service provider Amaha in 2023 were yo...
07 Dec, 2023, 04.24 PM IST
Analysts see retail strength, but no synergy in P&G-Merck dealP&G will make a mandatory offer to acquire 26% from public shareholders for up to Rs 648 crore, taking deal size to Rs 1,948 crore. P&G sel...
21 Apr, 2018, 07.34 AM IST
Merck KGaA bets on cancer drugs to revitalise German firmMerck KGaA is betting on its oncology pipeline to revitalise the German drugmaker as it sees falling sales from its best-selling medicine, ...
12 Oct, 2015, 03.49 PM IST
German Pharma firm Merck to shut down Bangalore GeNeiMerck KGaA has decided to close down Bangalore GeNei, a company it had acquired in 2009 to bolster capabilities in design and production of...
24 Aug, 2015, 04.00 AM IST
Global giants like HSBC, Nokia, Barclays plan thousands of job cuts; employees in India largely sparedMulti-national cos have announced job cuts totalling more than 1,35,000 across the world, but the impact on India is estimated to be for le...
31 Oct, 2011, 06.23 PM IST
- Merck scouts for marketing, licensing pacts with Indian cos
Merck & Co, is looking at in-licensing and co-marketing arrangements with Indian pharma cos as it wants to realise its ambitions to become ...
12 Mar, 2011, 04.43 AM IST
- Merck plans to shift India head office to Mumbai
US-based drugmaker Merck plans to relocate headquarter of its India office to Mumbai, making it the third major pharma company to shift key...
10 May, 2010, 01.30 AM IST
- Merck acquires Sanmar biz in Bangalore
The Chennai-based Sanmar Group on Tuesday announced the sale of the closely held Bangalore Genei (India) (BGIP) to Merck Specialities.
13 Oct, 2009, 04.50 PM IST
- Merck KGaA acquires Bangalore-based bioscience company
Merck KGaA today announced the acquisition of Bangalore Genei (India) Private Limited by its wholly-owned subsidiary in India, Merck Specia...
13 Oct, 2009, 02.14 PM IST
MNC arms dole out performance bonusMNCs such as AT&T, LG, Merck, and Standard Chartered are some of the few issuing bonuses to their employees in innovative ways.
12 Apr, 2009, 02.22 AM IST
- Merck buys Schering-Plough in $41.1b cash-&-stock deal
US-based Merck & Co is acquiring Schering-Plough for $41.1 billion in a cash-and-stock deal, to create a $47 billion drug major.
10 Mar, 2009, 10.27 AM IST
- Merck buys Schering-Plough for $41 bn to access new drugs
US-based Merck & Co on Monday said it is acquiring Schering Plough for $41.1 bn in a cash-and-stock deal to create a $42-bn drug major.
10 Mar, 2009, 03.10 AM IST
- Global Pharma Inc on hiring spree here
Global pharma companies may be slashing jobs but their Indian subsidiaries are hiring. US-based Merck, which set shop in India a year ago, ...
20 Nov, 2008, 12.55 AM IST
- Merck to slash 7,200 jobs; Q3 profit falls 28 pc
Pharma major Merck & Co on Wednesday said it will slash 7,200 jobs, which account for more than 12 per cent of the drug maker's global work...
22 Oct, 2008, 10.39 PM IST
- Mylan Labs may use Indian platform for global pharma play
With the acquisition of Merck KGaA’s generic business by Mylan Laboratories, India is set to become a major manufacturing hub for the US dr...
14 May, 2007, 12.27 AM IST