Merck

Merck celebrates opening of its reimagined Rahway headquarters.
Jul 29, 2025

Merck moves to cut $3B, jobs in latest restructuring

Along with its financial results for the second quarter of 2025, the Rahway company revealed plans that aim to save $1.7 million annually by the end of 2027.

List: Life Sciences
Jul 17, 2025

NJBIZ list: Pharma companies grow, evolve across New Jersey

From J&J to BMS, New Jersey firms continue to expand and transform through M&A, leadership shifts and regional growth in 2025.

Merck celebrates opening of its reimagined Rahway headquarters.
Jul 9, 2025

Merck to acquire Verona Pharma in $10B COPD drug deal

The Rahway pharma giant will add FDA-approved treatment Ohtuvayre with the acquisition, helping expand its cardio-pulmonary pipeline and portfolio.

Health care technology
Jun 18, 2025

Merck Manuals launches AI search tool for consumers (updated)

The development offers access to trusted – and easy-to-understand – medical information, helping users easily engage with medical information from the Rahway-based company.

Corporate Social Innovation Excellence Awards
May 14, 2025

Rutgers institute honors leaders in corporate social innovation (updated)

Award winners include large companies such as HP and Merck as well as individual changemakers.

Merck's new 470,000-square-foot state-of-the-art biologics center of excellence in Wilmington, Del.
Apr 29, 2025

Merck breaks ground on $1B biotech center in Delaware

The Rahway-based biopharmaceutical giant expects the Wilmington facility to create more than 500 full-time roles and roughly 4,000 construction jobs to support future Keytruda production.

Merck opened its new, $1 billion vaccine manufacturing facility in Durham, N.C., in March 2025. PROVIDED BY MERCK/COPYRIGHT © 2025 MERCK & CO. INC.; RAHWAY, NJ, USA AND ITS AFFILIATES. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
Mar 11, 2025

Merck opens $1B vaccine production facility (updated)

According to the company, the new, 225,000-square-foot expansion is a "crucial component" of a more than $12 billion infusion toward U.S. capital investments it's made since 2018.

Merck celebrates opening of its reimagined Rahway headquarters.
Aug 9, 2024

Merck to acquire Curon cell therapy drug in up to $1.3B deal

CN201 is a novel investigational clinical-stage bispecific antibody with potential applications in B-cell malignancies and autoimmune diseases.

Merck celebrates opening of its reimagined Rahway headquarters.
May 29, 2024

Merck to acquire EyeBio in potential $3B deal

The privately held ophthalmology-focused biotechnology company focuses on the treatment of vision loss associated with retinal vascular leakage.

Betty Larson joins Merck as executive vice president and chief human resources officer. - PROVIDED BY MERCK
Apr 1, 2024

Industry veteran joins Merck as new EVP, chief HR officer

Betty Larson joins the Rahway-based pharmaceutical giant from GE HealthCare, where she served as chief people officer.  

Onyx Equities LLC and Machine Investment Group’s acquisition of the 1.7 million-square-foot former Merck headquarters last year is one of the largest New Jersey office and life sciences transactions in state history.
Mar 18, 2024

Former Merck HQ provides unique opportunity for life sciences

As operators in the industry search for high-end locations with very specific needs, the available 700,000 square feet of space at the Northeast Science and Technology Center is ready for them.

Research lab
Mar 11, 2024

Merck closes $650M Harpoon acquisition

The transaction brings on additional assets to expand the Rahway-based biopharmaceutical's immuno-oncology research and pipeline.