MERCK SHARP & DOHME RESEARCH GMBH
Summary
MERCK SHARP & DOHME RESEARCH GMBH is registered in Switzerland and entered in the “Commercial Register” under number CHE-105.802.935. Its legal form is Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung (GmbH) – private limited company (Switzerland). According to GLEIF, its ultimate parent is MERCK & CO., INC. (United States), and its direct parent is MSD INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS GMBH (Switzerland). That group has 23 subsidiaries with LEIs in 8 countries, 3 of them in Switzerland. It has 1 direct subsidiary in GLEIF data; 1 of them has a lapsed LEI. The LEI was first issued on 3 Apr 2013 and the record was last updated on 28 Sep 2026; the next renewal is due by 20 Oct 2027.
Written from GLEIF data using fixed, reviewed sentence templates.
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Company details
| Legal form | Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung (GmbH) private limited company (Switzerland) |
|---|---|
| Register | Commercial Register · Register website |
| Registration number | CHE-105.802.935 |
| Registration authority | Ministry of Justice |
| Jurisdiction | Switzerland |
| Registered address | Burgenstrasse 8, 6005 Luzern, Switzerland |
| Category | company or other legal entity |
| Status | active |
| Founded (per GLEIF) | 16 Apr 1963 |
| LEI | 549300ZW03RWMCLJUC52 |
| LEI status | active |
| LEI first issued | 3 Apr 2013 |
| LEI record last updated | 28 Sep 2026 |
| Next LEI renewal | 20 Oct 2027 |
| Corroboration of the LEI record | fully corroborated |
Group membership
Relationship to the parent
| Direct parent | Ultimate parent | |
|---|---|---|
| Parent | MSD INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS GMBH | MERCK & CO., INC. |
| Accounting period | 1 Jan 2025 to 31 Dec 2025 | 1 Jan 2025 to 31 Dec 2025 |
| Evidence | other official documents | other official documents |
| Corroboration | supplied by the entity only | supplied by the entity only |
| Relationship start | 16 Apr 1963 | 15 Dec 2017 |
| Recorded at GLEIF since | 28 Sep 2026 | 20 Nov 2023 |
| Last updated | 28 Sep 2026 | 28 Sep 2026 |
| Record status | current | current |
Direct subsidiaries (1)
- MSD FINANCE 2 LLC United States lapsed · WILMINGTON
Other names
- ESSEX CHEMIE AG · previous name