EMD Canada Recognized as a Top GTA Employer for Fourth Year

MISSISSAUGA, ON, Nov. 20, 2012 /CNW/ - EMD Inc., Canada, an Affiliate of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, has been recognized as a Greater Toronto Top Employer for 2013 by Mediacorp Canada Inc., as featured in the Globe and Mail. This is the fourth year in a row that EMD Canada has been named a top GTA employer.

"Our employees are at the heart of why EMD Canada is a great place to work. They're deeply committed to developing new and unique solutions to support the unmet needs of our patients," said EMD Inc., Canada, President Deborah Brown. "Committed and engaged, our employees know that their contributions to the organization positively impact not just one another but also the patients and customers we work to serve every day."

Managed by Mediacorp Canada Inc., the Greater Toronto Top Employers award recognizes GTA employers that lead their industries in offering exceptional places to work. Organizations are selected based on physical workplace; work and social atmosphere; financial and family benefits; vacation and time-off; employee communications; performance management; training and skills development; and community involvement. Employers are compared to others in their field to determine which offers the most progressive and forward-thinking programs.

"I'm inspired to work in an organization that not only explores new and innovative ways to support our patients, but sees the value in supporting employee development," says Stephen Li, Manager, Regulatory Affairs. "I value the focus our company places on offering educational and development opportunities at every level within the organization."

EMD Canada was recognized as a Top Employer based on several programs that make it an excellent place to work. For example, it provides parental leave top-up payments for employees who are new birth or adoptive parents; it supports employees' continuous career development by covering the full cost of course tuition, and it offers a wellness subsidy for employees and their families alike.

About EMD Serono, Canada

EMD Serono is a Division of EMD Inc., Canada, an affiliate of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany. In Canada, EMD Serono provides innovative drug therapies that address unmet medical needs in the areas of neurodegenerative diseases, fertility and endocrinology. EMD Serono employs approximately 150 people across Canada and is headquartered in Mississauga, Ontario.  For more information, please visit to www.emdserono.ca.

About Merck Serono

Merck Serono is the biopharmaceutical division of Merck KGaA. With headquarters in Darmstadt, Germany, Merck Serono offers leading brands in 150 countries to help patients with cancer, multiple sclerosis, infertility, endocrine and metabolic disorders as well as cardiovascular diseases. In the United States and Canada, EMD Serono operates as a separately incorporated subsidiary of Merck Serono.

Merck Serono discovers, develops, manufactures and markets prescription medicines of both chemical and biological origin in specialist indications. We have an enduring commitment to deliver novel therapies in our core focus areas of neurodegenerative diseases, oncology and rheumatology.

About Merck

Merck is a global pharmaceutical and chemical company with total revenues of €10.3 billion in 2011, a history that began in 1668, and a future shaped by more than 40,000 employees in 67 countries. Its success is characterized by innovations from entrepreneurial employees. Merck's operating activities come under the umbrella of Merck KGaA, in which the Merck family holds an approximately 70% interest and free shareholders own the remaining approximately 30%. In 1917 the U.S. subsidiary Merck & Co. was expropriated and has been an independent company ever since.

For more information, please visit www.merckserono.com or www.merckgroup.com 

SOURCE: EMD Inc.

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