
Our Culture and Values
We share one vision and one mission: to save and improve lives.
It all comes back to inventing for life
We are all inventors here, no matter the role or title. We rise to any challenge in pursuit of better health outcomes.
Everything we do, in and out of the laboratory, is based on our deep appreciation for life. That’s the reason we come together across the business with one goal – to invent for life.
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
The effort to provide the highest possible degree of transparency shapes all of our activities. We follow the highest standards for reporting and support the efforts of the European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations (EFPIA) to increase transparency in the pharmaceutical industry.
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 the 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 walk the talk
If you want to learn about our culture, start with our inventors.

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 […]
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“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, […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
Read moreNext: 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 […]
Read moreNext: 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, […]
Read moreNext: “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 […]
Read moreNext: Patient Engagement at MSD BeLux

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 […]
Read moreNext: 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 […]
Read moreNext: Meet our leaders at MSD BeLux: Brecht Vanneste, Managing Director at MSD BeLux

Our values represent the very core of our character. They guide every decision and action we take. 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.

Code of conduct & compliance
We represent many cultures but are united in our drive to deliver breakthrough medicines with honesty and integrity.