Organon ranked seventh among large companies in this year's Best Places to Work in Industry survey - its first year on our charts. Despite being acquired last fall by fifth-ranking Schering-Plough, employees say Organon has so far retained its identity and commitment to high-quality research. Most are optimistic about the change.
With the acquisition, Organon brings nearly 3,000 new research and development employees to Schering-Plough's team of some 4,400. In addition, Organon's line of more than two dozen products will be a strong complement to Schering-Plough's $12 billion in revenue, according to Anja Garritsen, head of target discovery in Organon's office in Oss, the Netherlands.
Some employees think of the acquisition as simply another collaboration that adds to Organon's long history of partnerships. One of the company's strongest initiatives has been to create collaborations with academic teams in both Europe and the United States. In fact, Organon established a US ...
