We aspire to be the premier research-intensive biopharmaceutical company in the world
For more than 125 years, MSD has been inventing for life, bringing forward medicines and vaccines for many of the world’s most challenging diseases in pursuit of our mission to save and improve lives.
We demonstrate our commitment to patients and population health by increasing access to health care through far-reaching policies, programs and partnerships.
Today, we continue to be at the forefront of research to prevent and treat diseases that threaten people and animals – including cancer, infectious diseases, such as HIV and Ebola, and emerging animal diseases.
Watch highlights of our discoveries and commitments from the start of our company to today.
Responsibility
The heart of our mission
We believe corporate responsibility is about our health, social, environmental and economic impact on people and communities around the world.
MSD has 2 sites in Belgium: 2 are located in Brussels - Woluwe & Schuman. The MSD site in Grand Duchy of Luxembourg is located in Windhof.
Brussels, Woluwe
Brussels, Schuman
Luxembourg, Windhof
Anchored in Belgium & Luxembourg
At MSD Belgium & Luxembourg, more than 370 people work in national and international positions in various areas (as of 01/19). Belgium is one of more than 50 countries in which MSD conducts clinical research.
Research and Development
Manufacturing, Production and Quality Assurance
Marketing and Distribution
Human Resources, Supply Chain Management, Finance, IT
Serve patients in more than 140 countries
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Our company has been active in Belgium since 1965 and is committed to strengthen health literacy and health economics, among other things. In 2018, MSD Belgium received the “Top Employer” and “Top Employer Europe” certifications for the third time in a row.
Our values
Our values represent the very core of our character. They guide every decision and action we take.
Patients first
Patients first
We are all accountable for delivering high-quality products and services. We aspire to improve the health and wellness of people and animals worldwide and to expand access to our medicines and vaccines. All of our actions must be measured against our responsibility to those who use or need our products.
Respect for people
Respect for people
Our ability to excel depends on the integrity, knowledge, imagination, skill, diversity, safety and teamwork of our employees. To this end, we work to create an environment of mutual respect, inclusion and accountability. We reward commitment and performance and are responsive to the needs of our employees and their families.
Ethics and integrity
Ethics and integrity
We are committed to the highest standards of ethics and integrity. We are responsible to our customers, to our competitors, to distributors and suppliers, to shareholders and to the communities we serve worldwide. In discharging our responsibilities, we do not take professional or ethical shortcuts.
Innovation and scientific excellence
Innovation and scientific excellence
We are dedicated to innovation and scientific excellence. Our research is guided by a commitment to improving health and quality of life. We strive to identify the most critical needs of patients and customers, and through continuous innovation, we challenge ourselves to meet those needs.
We’ve built a culture that embraces scientific excellence, operates with the highest standards of integrity, expands access to our products and employs a diverse workforce that values collaboration.
MSD supports the non-profit organization “Patient Empowerment”, led by Prof. Eeckman
A person who falls ill loses their autonomy and independence. This can give rise to anger and frustration and even make the patient sicker. So, it is important not only to give the care recipient the best care but also to maintain, restore or even reinforce their sense of autonomy. This is done through the […]
Next: MSD supports the non-profit organization “Patient Empowerment”, led by Prof. Eeckman
“Together we know so much more!” – MSD participated in the Patient Empowerment Symposium & Campaign
This symposium kicked off the patient empowerment campaign: “You have more to tell to each other than you think.” How easy or difficult is it to bring these different parties (doctor, patient, hospital, company) together and get them to listen to each other? Care recipients need caregivers, so dependence is inherent in this relationship. However, […]
Next: “Together we know so much more!” – MSD participated in the Patient Empowerment Symposium & Campaign
Patient Engagement at MSD BeLux
How we do this you may ask? We aim at embedding the patient perspective in all cross-functional team plans and by doing so, we make it part of our company DNA. Are we there yet? Definitely not, but with the help of our patient partners we are getting there. We have developed our own local […]
Meet our leaders at MSD BeLux: Thomas Mourait, Vaccines & Primary Care Business Unit Lead
We are starting a series of articles where we would like you to meet our leaders at MSD BeLux. Get to know what drives them in their roles, what it is like to lead at MSD BeLux, and how it is like to be part of a company with such a significant impact in the […]
Next: Meet our leaders at MSD BeLux: Thomas Mourait, Vaccines & Primary Care Business Unit Lead
Meet our leaders at MSD BeLux: Brecht Vanneste, Managing Director at MSD BeLux
We are starting a series of articles where we would like you to meet our leaders at MSD BeLux. Get to know what drives them in their roles, what it is like to lead at MSD BeLux, and how it is like to be part of a company with such a significant impact in the […]
Next: Meet our leaders at MSD BeLux: Brecht Vanneste, Managing Director at MSD BeLux
MSD supports the non-profit organization “Patient Empowerment”, led by Prof. Eeckman
A person who falls ill loses their autonomy and independence. This can give rise to anger and frustration and even make the patient sicker. So, it is important not only to give the care recipient the best care but also to maintain, restore or even reinforce their sense of autonomy. This is done through the […]
Next: MSD supports the non-profit organization “Patient Empowerment”, led by Prof. Eeckman
“Together we know so much more!” – MSD participated in the Patient Empowerment Symposium & Campaign
This symposium kicked off the patient empowerment campaign: “You have more to tell to each other than you think.” How easy or difficult is it to bring these different parties (doctor, patient, hospital, company) together and get them to listen to each other? Care recipients need caregivers, so dependence is inherent in this relationship. However, […]
Next: “Together we know so much more!” – MSD participated in the Patient Empowerment Symposium & Campaign
Patient Engagement at MSD BeLux
How we do this you may ask? We aim at embedding the patient perspective in all cross-functional team plans and by doing so, we make it part of our company DNA. Are we there yet? Definitely not, but with the help of our patient partners we are getting there. We have developed our own local […]
Meet our leaders at MSD BeLux: Thomas Mourait, Vaccines & Primary Care Business Unit Lead
We are starting a series of articles where we would like you to meet our leaders at MSD BeLux. Get to know what drives them in their roles, what it is like to lead at MSD BeLux, and how it is like to be part of a company with such a significant impact in the […]
Next: Meet our leaders at MSD BeLux: Thomas Mourait, Vaccines & Primary Care Business Unit Lead
Meet our leaders at MSD BeLux: Brecht Vanneste, Managing Director at MSD BeLux
We are starting a series of articles where we would like you to meet our leaders at MSD BeLux. Get to know what drives them in their roles, what it is like to lead at MSD BeLux, and how it is like to be part of a company with such a significant impact in the […]
Vaccines are one of the greatest public health success stories – and we’ve been discovering, developing and delivering vaccines to help prevent disease for over 100 years.
We play an important role in discovering and developing innovative medicines and vaccines to treat and prevent infectious diseases, including HIV and Ebola.
As a company dedicated to saving and improving lives, we have a special responsibility to help in the fight against COVID-19. We’ve been fully committed to developing an effective response to the COVID-19 pandemic since it was first recognized.