Merck
Josue Vazquez
University of Phoenix
Management - MGT/ 521
Dr. Hector Torres Perez
February 19, 2014
Merck
The history of Merck Company as one of the first pharmaceutical in the world dates all the way back to 1668 when Friedrich Jacob Merck acquired the Angel Pharmacy, which became the heart of Merck and is still owned by the Merck family today. In 1891 Merck in Germany became Merck KGAA or "German Merck" and a United States subsidiary called Merck & Co., Inc. was established in New Jersey. As a consequence of World War I, Merck lost its subsidiaries abroad in 1917, including its American...