Private company

Schering-Plough

Pharmaceutical company

Schering-Plough Corporation was an American pharmaceutical company. It was originally the U.S. subsidiary of the German company Schering AG, which was founded in 1851 by Ernst Christian Friedrich Schering.2 From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 16, 2026.

Overview

1849Founded1

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The story

Founded by Ernst Christian Friedrich Schering in 1849.1

Leadership

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Subsidiaries and ownership

Subsidiaries

Also owns

  • Dr. Scholl's

From Wikidata.1

Acquisitions

  1. Nov 2007Acquired Organon & Co.1

Timeline

  1. 2009Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. 1849Founded Founded1

Sources

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