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Merck & Co. (NYSE: MRK) operates as a healthcare company specializing in prescription medicines, vaccines, biologic therapies, and animal health products. It provides a wide range of products such as Antivenin, Bridion, Crixivan, Delstrigo, Follistim, and more. It was formerly known as Schering Plough. It was founded in 1891 and is based in Rahway, New Jersey.
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Merck & Co Investments
28 Investments
Merck & Co has made 28 investments. Their latest investment was in Therini Bio as part of their Series A on April 27, 2023.

Merck & Co Investments Activity

Date | Round | Company | Amount | New? | Co-Investors | Sources |
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4/27/2023 | Series A | Therini Bio | $36M | Yes | 3 | |
12/29/2022 | Series B | Kelun Biotech | $196.1M | Yes | 2 | |
12/14/2022 | Corporate Minority | Gesund.ai | Yes | 1 | ||
11/17/2022 | Series C | |||||
8/25/2022 | Series A - II |
Date | 4/27/2023 | 12/29/2022 | 12/14/2022 | 11/17/2022 | 8/25/2022 |
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Round | Series A | Series B | Corporate Minority | Series C | Series A - II |
Company | Therini Bio | Kelun Biotech | Gesund.ai | ||
Amount | $36M | $196.1M | |||
New? | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
Co-Investors | |||||
Sources | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Merck & Co Portfolio Exits
28 Portfolio Exits
Merck & Co has 28 portfolio exits. Their latest portfolio exit was Kelun Biotech on July 11, 2023.
Date | Exit | Companies | Valuation Valuations are submitted by companies, mined from state filings or news, provided by VentureSource, or based on a comparables valuation model. | Acquirer | Sources |
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7/11/2023 | IPO | Public | 2 | ||
10/25/2021 | Reverse Merger | 3 | |||
8/18/2021 | Acquired | 36 | |||
Date | 7/11/2023 | 10/25/2021 | 8/18/2021 | ||
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Exit | IPO | Reverse Merger | Acquired | ||
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Acquirer | Public | ||||
Sources | 2 | 3 | 36 |
Merck & Co Acquisitions
40 Acquisitions
Merck & Co acquired 40 companies. Their latest acquisition was EyeBio on May 29, 2024.
Date | Investment Stage | Companies | Valuation Valuations are submitted by companies, mined from state filings or news, provided by VentureSource, or based on a comparables valuation model. | Total Funding | Note | Sources |
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5/29/2024 | Series A | $130M | Acquired | 3 | ||
4/5/2024 | Grant | $0.16M | Acquired | 3 | ||
3/11/2024 | Series C | $115M | Acq - P2P | 5 | ||
11/21/2023 | Grant | |||||
6/16/2023 | Series D |
Date | 5/29/2024 | 4/5/2024 | 3/11/2024 | 11/21/2023 | 6/16/2023 |
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Investment Stage | Series A | Grant | Series C | Grant | Series D |
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Valuation | |||||
Total Funding | $130M | $0.16M | $115M | ||
Note | Acquired | Acquired | Acq - P2P | ||
Sources | 3 | 3 | 5 |
Merck & Co Partners & Customers
10 Partners and customers
Merck & Co has 10 strategic partners and customers. Merck & Co recently partnered with Daiichi Sankyo on August 8, 2024.
Date | Type | Business Partner | Country | News Snippet | Sources |
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8/6/2024 | Licensee | Japan | Daiichi Sankyo and Merck Enter into Global Development and Commercialization Agreement for MK-6070 Daiichi Sankyo and Merck & Co. , Inc. , known as MSD outside of the United States and Canada , have expanded their existing global co-development and co-commercialization agreement for three investigational DXd antibody drug conjugates to include Merck & Co. , Inc. 's MK-6070 , an investigational delta-like ligand 3 targeting T-cell engager . | 2 | |
8/6/2024 | Licensor | Japan | Merck: agreement extended with Daiichi Sankyo Merck announces that it has extended its worldwide agreement with Daiichi Sankyo to include MK-6070 . | 2 | |
7/24/2024 | Partner | United States | Should Merck Buy Out Moderna on Keytruda–Cancer Vaccine Partnership? When it comes to Moderna 's 50/50 partnership with Merck , it 's looking at potentially having `` to invest billion in the run-up to - and post-approval for INT , '' Singh said , raising the question of whether the company `` might just be better -LSB- off -RSB- selling the asset to MRK for significant upfront and royalties . '' | 1 | |
7/2/2024 | Partner | ||||
7/1/2024 | Licensor |
Date | 8/6/2024 | 8/6/2024 | 7/24/2024 | 7/2/2024 | 7/1/2024 |
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Type | Licensee | Licensor | Partner | Partner | Licensor |
Business Partner | |||||
Country | Japan | Japan | United States | ||
News Snippet | Daiichi Sankyo and Merck Enter into Global Development and Commercialization Agreement for MK-6070 Daiichi Sankyo and Merck & Co. , Inc. , known as MSD outside of the United States and Canada , have expanded their existing global co-development and co-commercialization agreement for three investigational DXd antibody drug conjugates to include Merck & Co. , Inc. 's MK-6070 , an investigational delta-like ligand 3 targeting T-cell engager . | Merck: agreement extended with Daiichi Sankyo Merck announces that it has extended its worldwide agreement with Daiichi Sankyo to include MK-6070 . | Should Merck Buy Out Moderna on Keytruda–Cancer Vaccine Partnership? When it comes to Moderna 's 50/50 partnership with Merck , it 's looking at potentially having `` to invest billion in the run-up to - and post-approval for INT , '' Singh said , raising the question of whether the company `` might just be better -LSB- off -RSB- selling the asset to MRK for significant upfront and royalties . '' | ||
Sources | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Merck & Co Service Providers
2 Service Providers
Merck & Co has 2 service provider relationships
Service Provider | Associated Rounds | Provider Type | Service Type |
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Acq - P2P | Counsel | General Counsel | |
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Associated Rounds | Acq - P2P | |
Provider Type | Counsel | |
Service Type | General Counsel |
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