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Which two pharmaceutical companies were founded by Merck's descendants?

  • Merck and Company, Merck KGaA

  • Pfizer, AstraZeneca

  • Novartis, Roche

  • Bayer, Sanofi

Answer

The descendants of Heinrich Emanuel Merck founded two pharmaceutical companies: Merck and Company (known as Merck Sharp & Dohme outside the United States and Canada) and Merck KGaA (operating as EMD Serono in the United States and Canada). Both companies have become major players in the global pharmaceutical industry.
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