MSD opens its new corporate website.

Madrid, October 2011.- MSD, known in United States and Canada as Merck & co., Inc. (NYSE:MRK), launches the new corporate website of the company in Spanish www.msd.es. It’s a communication space and a source of consultation aimed at the population in general; not only to professional health care such as doctors, pharmacists, biologists and chemical, among others; If no to patients, students, communication professionals, parents and mothers … goal is to provide a space more current, practical, useful and, above all, the ideal environment where to offer the best service to users and customers.

Presented a new window where to transmit our values and philosophy of working to bring to the people the latest news of the company as well as to report on the areas in which we work and jobs in the company. This release being one hallmark of MSD identity after the recent merger with Schering Plough is very important for us and hopefully continue to grow and positioning ourselves as a reference for socio-health information ”, explained Carmen Lavid, Director of communications at MSD.

For his part, David Laws, Director of strategy and business development of MSD, believes that the new version in Spanish of the company’s website boasts a design aligned corporate international image of merck. “We have improved both the navigability and accessibility through the different sections and are confident in having achieved even more closer to the user both in content and design.”

In relation to the previous version, www.msd.es includes many new features and improvements both in design and navigation, content and technology. this new version was created after several months of work and research oriented to meet the increasingly demanding needs and expectations of our users and customers ”, concluded David Laws.

With regard to the content can be accessed with the ethical principles and transparency which governs the company; projects in the area of Corporate Social responsibility; information on diseases, where stresses the importance of the prevention and treatment of diseases to achieve a better quality of life; information on the current lines of research and other aspects that concern the citizen.

For its part, the health professionals also have a specific area where to consult scientific information related to our therapeutic areas and products.

About MSD

currently, MSD is a leader in global health who works to contribute to global health. MSD is known as Merck & Co., Inc. in United States and Canada. Through our medicines, vaccines, biological therapies, consumer products and veterinarians, work with our clients operating in more than 140 countries to deliver innovative health solutions. We also demonstrate our commitment to increase access to health services through wide-ranging policies, programs and collaborations.