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Merck & Co. vs Octapharma

Side by side, from the public record each company was imported from. Where a figure is missing it is because no source we hold states it — not because it is zero.

Merck & Co. is the older of the two, founded in 1891 — 92 years before Octapharma.

Founded
1891
1983
Status
Active
Active
Headquarters
Rahway, United States
Lachen, Switzerland
Industry
pharmaceutical industry
pharmaceutical industry
Employees
68,000
Not recorded
Legal form
Business Corporation
Aktiengesellschaft
Listed on
New York Stock Exchange
Not recorded

Facts on both companies come from the public records named on Merck & Co. and Octapharma.