Switzerland is a crucial country for MSD’s global network, employing over 1000 people in local, regional, and global functions across four sites in Lucerne and a newly opened site in Zurich specialising in R&D, data management, and commercialisation. With 25 ongoing clinical trials per year, Switzerland is an important country for clinical research with a focus on oncology, immuno-oncology, and infectious diseases and the MSD R&D and manufacturing facility in Schachen plays a crucial role in manufacturing clinical supply for studies worldwide. AVP Managing Director of MSD Switzerland Ans Heirman outlines the challenges and opportunities inherent in the Swiss market; her key priorities in terms of talent development, stakeholder interaction, and building a strong company base; and MSD’s enduring commitment to launching innovative medicines and vaccines.
The world is changing very rapidly, COVID or not, and we need to constantly adapt, whether to a changing portfolio, a new business environment, or the next challenges related to access or digital transformation. There is a lot of learning and adaptation to do, and we need to do it better and faster than anybody else
