Interview: John Markels – Managing Director, MSD Mexico
The managing director of MSD in Mexico explains why the Mexican pharmaceutical market is an attractive market in which to compete, but not one that will deliver 12 to 15…
Address: Avenida San Jeronimo No.369, Tizapan San Angel, Mexico D.F.
,Mexico
Tel: +52 55 5481 9600
Web: http://www.corporativo.msd.com.mx/
MSD in Mexico is the local subsidiary of Merck & Co., Inc., a leading research-driven pharmaceutical company that discovers, develops, manufactures and markets a broad range of innovative health care products. As the leading research-based pharmaceutical company in Mexico, MSD is committed to maintaining and improving the quality of human life above all else.
MSD Mexico participates in the preservation and extension of human life, creating a culture that promotes the commitment and passion in everything that is done. MSD Mexico offers value-added drugs and dominates all therapeutic classes in which it competes, most notably: cardiovascular, diabetes, neuroscience, osteoporosis, oncology and hepatitis C.
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