The Ideal Pharma Country Manager: South Korea (Egon Zehnder)
Examining what it takes to be a country manager of a multinational pharma company in some of the world’s most challenging markets. Here, Eugene Kim, Seoul office leader of executive…
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Merck Republic of Korea, a Republic of Korean subsidiary of Merck KGaA Germany, a global research-driven pharmaceutical company dedicated to putting patients first; Established in 1891, Merck discovers, develops, manufactures and markets vaccines and medicines to address unmet medical needs. Merck Republic of Korea Ltd. was founded in 1989 and established Merck Advanced Technologies Ltd. (MAT) in 2002 to better serve the Republic of Korean display industry. In the same year, an R&D and production center for liquid crystals and a warehouse were opened in Poseung.Earlier in 2009, Merck announced it is investing 14 billion Republic of Korean Won (? 11 million) to establish an Advanced Technology Center in Republic of Korea to improve it’s R&D and manufacturing capacities.
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