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Flexibility helps
When you’re suddenly diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS), how does it affect your working life? The disease is not that uncommon: Statistically speaking, in a company with about 750 employees, one person will be affected by MS. Despite typical symptoms such as chronic fatigue, many people are still able to continue working. Openness and consideration can be a huge help.
Cooperating for faster results
In the pharmaceutical industry, cooperating with partners can reduce the time needed to develop drugs, which means faster, more efficient help for patients. Such collaboration requires ideas — not only for the development of technologies, but also for cooperation involving very different partners. Here are some examples of Merck Serono’s experiences.
Back to the Roots
Meat consumption is considered an indicator of prosperity — the more, the better. However, gourmet chef Michael Hoffmann has dedicated himself to making new discoveries in the realm of vegetarian cuisine. He's moving fennel, Jerusalem artichoke, and celeriac from the edges to the middle of the plate. His recipes are the result of many experiments in the kitchen as well as the garden.
Life and Quality
Ideas from the incubator
Innovation and inspiration are the main forces driving the Innospire process that Merck uses to promote the extraordinary project ideas that its employees have come up with. At the Innospire bootcamp in October 2011, the participating teams turned their ideas into business plans and worked on refining their presentations to the program’s grand jury.
Protection against Legionella
Water is the most important nutrient. The water utilities in almost all industrialized countries make huge efforts to supply their consumers with drinking water that does not pose any health risks. But what happens inside the home? New regulations from the European Union will increase safety in this area — for example, by testing for the presence of Legionella bacteria.
Three years in three minutes
An occupation is not only for earning a living — it should also be a good fit. Nonetheless, many young people choose apprenticeships that don’t really suit them. Merck is now putting video clips on the Internet to help young people make the right decisions about their vocational future.
Life and Responsibility
Networking for the future
It still makes headlines today when a woman is appointed to a top-level position in the business world. That's an indication that women in senior management positions are still the exception to the rule. The Healthcare Businesswomen’s Association is working to change that. Merck is a corporate sponsor supporting this initiative, which already has more than 6,000 highly qualified members.
Detectives in the lab
Counterfeited, adulterated, stolen — criminals are taking aim at the products of global pharmaceutical manufacturers. And by doing so, they are putting patients at considerable risk. Merck is helping to ward off this threat with the "Merck Anti-Counterfeiting Operational Network," or MACON. One key component of this network is highly specialized analytical chemistry.
What people can do, and what they should do
For individuals and companies alike, situations that present two or more different options require a decision. The task of ethics is to provide the foundation for a just decision. It has served mankind as a source of support for thousands of years. But increasing progress, especially in the field of research, requires ethical behavior from companies as well.
Life and Style
Built of stone and light
The inhabitants of the german city Ulm are a persistent lot. No less than 513 years after its foundation stone was laid, their church was finally completed — with the highest spire in the world. Soon after that, conservation measures were started, and they will continue to preserve this majestic Gothic minster in the future.
From 45 to 55 in ten minutes
The Joint Age Calculator is an online tool for determining the true age of the body’s joints — and it offers a training program for strengthening tired bones.
Good ideas pay off for everyone
New products result from the creativity of individuals and teams, as well as from suitable framework conditions. That is why Merck systematically fosters a culture of innovation. The annual Merck Innovation Award is just one of many honors and incentives.
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