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352                            <h1 class="custom-heading block fixed-h1"   >Who we are</h1>            
353                            <div class="mco-b2-hero-block-description"><p>We aspire to be the premier research-intensive biopharmaceutical company. We&#8217;re at the forefront of research to deliver innovative health solutions that advance the prevention and treatment of diseases in people and animals.</p>
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367		<div class="mco-title-block-content">
368			
369			<h2 class="custom-heading block mco-title-block-title fixed-h2"   >Our purpose: We use the power of leading-edge science to save and improve lives around the world</h2>							<p class="mco-title-block-description"><p>For more than 130 years, we&#8217;ve brought hope to humanity through the development of important medicines and vaccines. We foster an inclusive global workforce and operate responsibly every day to enable a safe, sustainable and healthy future for all people and communities.</p>
370</p>
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374</div>
375
376    <span id="ourvalues" class="mcc-anchor"></span>
377
378
379
380<p class="has-text-align-center"><a class="secondary btn" href="#ourvalues">Our values </a> |  <a class="secondary btn" href="#DE&amp;I">Diversity and inclusion</a> | <a class="secondary btn" href="#leadership">Leadership</a>  I <a class="secondary btn" href="#patients">Patients</a> </p>
381
382
383
384<h2 class="wp-block-heading has-text-align-left">Our values</h2>
385
386
387
388<p>We hold ourselves to the highest standards of ethics and integrity.</p>
389
390
391<div id="mco-b5-content-block-block_4e1d27fb8e140db24c51ea6356694297"
392     class="mco-b5-content-block mccberg-block mt-2 mb-2 left">
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412								class="lazyload parallax-scroll"
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414                                alt="Employees riding bikes"
415                                loading="lazy"
416                            />
417                                                            </picture>
418				            </div>
419		        <div class="mco-b5-content-block-content-section">
420			
421			                <h3 class="mco-b5-content-block-heading mcc-b5-normal-title">
422                    We&#039;
422re driven by a desire to improve life                </h3 >
423			
424			                <div class="mco-b5-content-block-description"><p>Our values represent the core of our character and guide every decision and action we take.</p>
425<ul>
426<li>Patients first</li>
427<li>Respect for people</li>
428<li>Ethics and integrity</li>
429<li>Innovation and scientific excellence</li>
430</ul>
431</div>
432			
433                        <div class="mco-b5-content-block-content-buttons-container">
434				                    <a class="btn"
435                       href="https://www.msd.com/company-overview/culture-and-values/"
436                       title="Learn more about our culture and values"
437                                              target="">Learn more about our culture and values</a>
438								                    <br/>
439								                                        <a class="btn secondary" href="https://www.msd.com/company-overview/honors-and-awards/"
440                       title="Check out our honors and awards"
441                                              target="">Check out our honors and awards</a>
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454
455
456    <span id="DE&amp;I" class="mcc-anchor"></span>
457
458
459
460<div style="height:25px" aria-hidden="true" class="wp-block-spacer"></div>
461
462
463
464<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Diversity and inclusion</h2>
465
466
467
468<p>We recognize the importance of embedding a culture of inclusion and belonging at every level of our company. We’re committed to fostering an environment of engagement and empowerment.&nbsp;</p>
469
470
471<div id="mco-b5-content-block-block_1534536b98f77519d6565d1a13d0f1a1"
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492								class="lazyload parallax-scroll"
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494                                alt="group of people talking"
495                                loading="lazy"
496                            />
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498				            </div>
499		        <div class="mco-b5-content-block-content-section">
500			
501			                <h3 class="mco-b5-content-block-heading mcc-b5-normal-title">
502                    We strive to provide equal opportunity for all                </h3 >
503			
504			                <div class="mco-b5-content-block-description"><p>An inclusive mindset is central to our business growth and enables us to ensure patients and customers experience ultimate health outcomes.</p>
505<p class="mco-title-block-title">
506</div>
507			
508                        <div class="mco-b5-content-block-content-buttons-container">
509				                    <a class="btn secondary read_more"
510                       href="https://www.msd.com/company-overview/diversity-and-inclusion/"
511                       title="Learn more about our diversity and inclusion efforts"
512                                              target="">Learn more about our diversity and inclusion efforts</a>
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526
527    <span id="leadership" class="mcc-anchor"></span>
528
529
530
531<div style="height:25px" aria-hidden="true" class="wp-block-spacer"></div>
532
533
534
535<h2 class="wp-block-heading has-text-align-left">Leadership</h2>
536
537
538
539<p>Our leaders guide our purpose to use the power of leading-edge science to save and improve lives around the world. This is the foundation of everything we do.</p>
540
541
542<div id="mco-b5-content-block-block_77cfdac9da4d1ab28e0c4b298e63428a"
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544    <div class="wrapper">
545							            <div class="mco-b5-content-block-image-section ">
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562                                                                                                <img
563								class="lazyload parallax-scroll"
564                                data-src="https://www.msd.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2024/01/Leadership-illustration.jpg?resize=650%2C544&#038;quality=70&#038;allow_lossy=1"
565                                alt="illustration of leadership speaking panel"
566                                loading="lazy"
567                            />
568                                                            </picture>
569				            </div>
570		        <div class="mco-b5-content-block-content-section">
571			
572			                <h3 class="mco-b5-content-block-heading mcc-b5-normal-title">
573                    The team that guides our passion                </h3 >
574			
575			                <div class="mco-b5-content-block-description"><p>Our leaders come from all areas of the business to help position us to succeed.</p>
576</div>
577			
578                        <div class="mco-b5-content-block-content-buttons-container">
579				                    <a class="btn secondary read_more"
580                       href="https://www.msd.com/company-overview/leadership/"
581                       title="Meet our leadership team"
582                                              target="">Meet our leadership team</a>
583												            </div>
584        </div>
585    </div>
586</div>
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595
596
597    <span id="patients" class="mcc-anchor"></span>
598
599
600
601<div style="height:25px" aria-hidden="true" class="wp-block-spacer"></div>
602
603
604
605<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Patients and caregivers</h2>
606
607
608
609<p>We work hard to bring you the medications and vaccines that help fight some of the world&#8217;s most serious health concerns.</p>
610
611
612<div id="mco-b5-content-block-block_a0374cb449ff282d856910659716ed13"
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615							            <div class="mco-b5-content-block-image-section ">
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632                                                                                                <img
633								class="lazyload parallax-scroll"
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635                                alt="man holding wife&#039;s face in his hands"
636                                loading="lazy"
637                            />
638                                                            </picture>
639				            </div>
640		        <div class="mco-b5-content-block-content-section">
641			
642			                <h3 class="mco-b5-content-block-heading mcc-b5-normal-title">
643                    Everything that motivates us starts with you                </h3 >
644			
645			                <div class="mco-b5-content-block-description"><p>We’re here to help you get the information you need to guide you on your health journey.</p>
646</div>
647			
648                        <div class="mco-b5-content-block-content-buttons-container">
649				                    <a class="btn secondary read_more"
650                       href="https://www.msd.com/patients/"
651                       title="Learn more about our commitment to patients"
652                                              target="">Learn more about our commitment to patients</a>
653												            </div>
654        </div>
655    </div>
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657<div class="mco-b5-content-block-modal popup" style="display: none;" role="dialog" >
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668<a id="history"></a>
669
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672<div style="height:25px" aria-hidden="true" class="wp-block-spacer"></div>
673
674
675
676<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Learn more about who we are</h2>
677
678
679
680<div id="mco-content-teaser-cards-block-block_0bb649064e9bd6bd176ad1f73e50ff10"
681     class="mco-content-teaser-cards-block wrapper  mccberg-block mb-2 mt-2">
682    <div class="mco-content-teaser-cards-content">
683        <h3 class="mco-content-teaser-card-block-title fixed-h3">Read our stories</h3>		            <p class="mco-content-teaser-card-block-description">Learn about the heartbeat of our company.</p>
684				    </div>
685
686    <div class="mco-content-teaser-cards-cards-container" data-cards-count="4">
687		                <a
688                     class="mco-content-teaser-card-item no-underline"
689                     href="https://www.msd.com/stories/addressing-the-global-shortage-of-oncotice/"
690                                    >
691                    <span
692                            class="mco-content-teaser-card-item-image-content-container"
693                            style=""
694                    >
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699                                />
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703                                />
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707                                />
708                                <img
709                                        data-src="https://www.msd.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2025/05/frame_81463.png?resize=404%2C268&#038;quality=70&#038;allow_lossy=1"
710                                        alt="person in full protective gear working in facility"
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714                            </picture>
715						                    </span>
716                    <div class="mco-content-teaser-card-item-content">
717						                        <h5 class="fixed-h5">Addressing the global shortage of OncoTICE</h5>                        <p >A new facility will support a phased ramp-up, with the goal of tripling our manufacturing capacity, which we anticipate will help better meet the needs of physicians and patients over time</p>
718                    </div>
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1371    var allowedDomains = (["\/mcc",".local\/mcc","-develop.go-vip.net\/mcc","-preprod.go-vip.net\/mcc","vip2-msd.com\/mcc","msd.com","q4cdn.com","cloudfront.net","wpvip-safety-data-sheets.s3.amazonaws.com","google.com\/calendar","outlook.live.com\/calendar","calendar.yahoo.com","msdresponsibility.com","msdprivacy.com","localhost","msdlicensing.com","mailto","tel","javascript:void()","https:\/\/www.msdclinicaltrials.com\/","https:\/\/www.msdformothers.com\/","https:\/\/www.msdmanuals.com\/","https:\/\/www.msd-animal-health.com\/","https:\/\/www.msdaccessibility.com\/","https:\/\/www.msdprivacy.com\/","https:\/\/msdmeetingnotice.com\/","https:\/\/msd.unleashinggrowthpotential.com\/","https:\/\/www.msd.com\/","https:\/\/www.msd.co.jp\/","https:\/\/www.msd.dk\/","https:\/\/www.msd.fi\/","https:\/\/www.msd.no\/","https:\/\/www.msd.se\/","https:\/\/www.msd-australia.com.au\/","https:\/\/www.msd-france.com\/","https:\/\/www.msd-singapore.com\/","https:\/\/www.msd.com.ph\/","https:\/\/www.msd.com.hk\/","https:\/\/www.msd-indonesia.com\/","https:\/\/www.msd-malaysia.com\/","https:\/\/www.msd-newzealand.com\/","https:\/\/www.msd-korea.com\/","https:\/\/www.msd-thailand.com\/en\/","https:\/\/www.msd-vietnam.com\/vietnamese\/","https:\/\/www.msd.de\/","https:\/\/msd.nl\/","https:\/\/www.msd-egypt.com\/","https:\/\/www.msd.co.za\/","https:\/\/www.msd-italia.it\/","https:\/\/www.msd-belgium.be\/en\/","https:\/\/www.msd.ch\/en\/","https:\/\/www.msd-uk.com\/","https:\/\/www.msd.ru\/","https:\/\/www.corporativo.msd.com.co\/","https:\/\/www.msd.es\/","https:\/\/www.corporativo.msdchile.cl\/","https:\/\/www.corporativo.msd.com.ar\/","https:\/\/www.corporativo.msd.com.mx\/","https:\/\/www.msd.ee\/","https:\/\/www.msd.lt\/","https:\/\/www.msd.si\/","https:\/\/www.msd.sk\/","https:\/\/www.msd.rs\/","https:\/\/msd.hu\/","https:\/\/www.msd.ro\/","https:\/\/www.msd.lv\/","https:\/\/www.msd.pl\/","https:\/\/www.msd.cz\/cs\/","https:\/\/www.msd.at\/en\/","https:\/\/www.msd-bulgaria.com\/","https:\/\/www.msd-cyprus.com.cy\/","https:\/\/www.msd.gr\/","https:\/\/msd-ireland.com\/","https:\/\/www.msd-saudi.com\/","https:\/\/www.msd.com.tr\/","https:\/\/www.msd.ua\/","https:\/\/www.msd.hr\/","https:\/\/www.msd.co.il\/","https:\/\/www.corporativo.msd.com.pe\/","https:\/\/corporativo.msd.com.ec\/","https:\/\/www.corporativo.msd.co.cr\/","https:\/\/msd.pt\/","https:\/\/www.msdlicensing.com\/","https:\/\/www.msd.ua\/ru\/","https:\/\/www.msd.com.tw\/","https:\/\/www.msd.com.br\/","https:\/\/www.msd.ch\/fr\/","https:\/\/www.msd.ch\/de\/","https:\/\/www.msd.at\/de\/","https:\/\/msdresponsibility.com\/","https:\/\/www.msd-thailand.com\/th\/","https:\/\/www.msd-thailand.com\/","https:\/\/www.msd.at\/","https:\/\/www.msd.ch\/","https:\/\/www.msd-cyprus.com.cy\/gr\/","https:\/\/www.msd.cz\/en\/","https:\/\/www.msd-belgium.be\/","https:\/\/www.msd-vietnam.com\/","https:\/\/www.msd.cz\/","https:\/\/msd-austria.com\/","https:\/\/www.msd-cyprus.com.cy\/en\/","https:\/\/www.msd-levant.com\/","https:\/\/www.msd.com\/india\/","https:\/\/www.msdindia.in\/","https:\/\/www.msd.co.jp\/","https:\/\/www.msdchina.com.cn\/","https:\/\/www.msd.hu\/","https:\/\/www.msd-ireland.com\/","https:\/\/www.msd.lt\/","https:\/\/www.msd.nl\/","https:\/\/www.msd.com.ar\/"] || []).filter(function(domain) {
1372        return stripHttpsWWW(domain) !== stripHttpsWWW(document.location.hostname) && Boolean(domain);
1373    });
1374    var configuredExternalLinks = ([{"title":"","message":"The link you have selected will take you to a third-party website. We do not review or control the content of any third-party site. We do not endorse and are not responsible for the accuracy, content, practices, or standards of any third-party sources.","cancelBtnText":"","continueBtnText":"","domains":["*"]},{"title":"","message":"The link you have selected will take you to a third-party website. We do not review or control the content of any third-party site. We do not endorse and are not responsible for the accuracy, content, practices, or standards of any third-party sources.","cancelBtnText":"","continueBtnText":"","domains":["msd.versaic.com","https:\/\/msd.versaic.com","www.msd.versaic.com","http:\/\/msd.versaic.com","versaic.com"]}] || []);
1375
1376
1377    /**
1378     * This function processes internal links for the Three Column Content Block.
1379     */
1380    function makeThreeColumnContentClickable(link, href, target) {
1381        if (link.role !== 'link' || !href) {
1382            return;
1383        }
1384
1385        link.addEventListener('click', function(e) {
1386
1387            e.preventDefault();
1388            e.stopPropagation();
1389            e.stopImmediatePropagation();
1390
1391            var win = window.open(href, target);
1392
1393            if (win) {
1394                win.focus();
1395            }
1396        });
1397    }
1398
1399    if (typeof Array.prototype.some !== 'function') {
1400        Array.prototype.some = function(predicate, thisArg) {
1401            if (typeof predicate !== 'function') {
1402                throw TypeError('Array.prototype.some(): predicate must be a function.');
1403            }
1404
1405            for (var i = 0; i < this.length; i++) {
1406                if (predicate.call(thisArg, this[i], i, this)) {
1407                    return true;
1408                }
1409            }
1410
1411            return false;
1412        };
1413    }
1414
1415    function processLink(link) {
1416
1417        if (!link || ! ['A', 'DIV'].includes(link.nodeName) || link.classList.contains('external-link-with-popup')) {
1418            return;
1419        }
1420
1421        var href = link.dataset.href || link.href;
1422
1423        if (!href) {
1424            return;
1425        }
1426
1427        var target = link.dataset.target || link.target || '_self';
1428
1429        if (shouldAllowDomain(href)) {
1430            //process internal links
1431            makeThreeColumnContentClickable(link, href, target);
1432            return;
1433        }
1434
1435        link.addEventListener('click', function(e) {
1436            e.preventDefault();
1437
1438            e.stopPropagation();
1439
1440            e.stopImmediatePropagation();
1441
1442            var modalData = getExternalLinkContent(href);
1443
1444            if (!modalData) {
1445                var win = window.open(href, target);
1446
1447                if (win) {
1448                    win.focus();
1449                }
1450
1451                return;
1452            }
1453
1454            var modal = document.getElementById('externalLinkModal');
1455            var modalTitle = document.getElementById('externalLinkModalTitle');
1456            var modalCancelBtn = document.getElementById('externalLinkCancelBtn');
1457            var modalMessage = document.getElementById('externalLinkModalMessage');
1458            var modalContinueLink = document.getElementById('externalLinkModalBtn');
1459
1460            if (link.dataset.src === 'karma-release' && !true) {
1461                modalData.message = 'This content is not available to residents outside the US and Canada';
1462                modalData.title = '';
1463                modalData.cancelBtnText = 'Ok';
1464                modalContinueLink.style.display = 'none';
1465            }
1466
1467            if (modalTitle) {
1468                modalTitle.textContent = modalData.title;
1469            }
1470
1471            if (modalMessage) {
1472                modalMessage.textContent = modalData.message;
1473            }
1474
1475            if (modalCancelBtn) {
1476                modalCancelBtn.textContent = modalData.cancelBtnText || 'Cancel';
1477            }
1478
1479            if (modalContinueLink) {
1480                modalContinueLink.href = href;
1481                modalContinueLink.target = target;
1482                modalContinueLink.textContent = modalData.continueBtnText || 'Proceed';
1483            }
1484
1485            if (modal) {
1486                if (modal.style.display === 'none') {
1487                    modal.style.display = 'block';
1488                    modalCancelBtn.focus();
1489                } else {
1490                    modal.style.display = 'none';
1491                }
1492            }
1493
1494            // Trap focus within the modal
1495            modal.addEventListener('keydown', (event) => {
1496                const focusableElements = [modalCancelBtn, modalContinueLink];
1497                const firstElement = focusableElements[0];
1498                const lastElement = focusableElements[1];
1499
1500                if (event.key === 'Tab') {
1501                    if (event.shiftKey) { // Shift + Tab
1502                        if (document.activeElement === firstElement) {
1503                            lastElement.focus();
1504                            event.preventDefault();
1505                        }
1506                    } else { // Tab
1507                        if (document.activeElement === lastElement) {
1508                            firstElement.focus();
1509                            event.preventDefault();
1510                        }
1511                    }
1512                }
1513            });
1514
1515            modalCancelBtn.addEventListener('click', () => {
1516                closeExternalLinkModal();
1517                link.focus();
1518            });
1519        });
1520        link.setAttribute('role', 'button');
1521        link.setAttribute('aria-haspopup', 'true');
1522        link.classList.add('external-link-with-popup');
1523    }
1524
1525    for (var i = 0; i < documentLinks.length; i++) {
1526        processLink(documentLinks[i]);
1527    }
1528
1529    function getExternalLinkContent(link) {
1530        var wildCardLinks = [];
1531
1532        for (var i = 0; i < configuredExternalLinks.length; i++) {
1533            var configuredExternalLink = configuredExternalLinks[i];
1534
1535            for (var j = 0; j < configuredExternalLink.domains.length; j++) {
1536                var domain = configuredExternalLink.domains[j];
1537
1538                if (domain === '*') {
1539                    wildCardLinks.push(configuredExternalLink);
1540                }
1541
1542                if (link.indexOf(domain) !== -1) {
1543                    return configuredExternalLink;
1544                }
1545            }
1546        }
1547
1548        if (!wildCardLinks.length) {
1549            return null;
1550        }
1551
1552        return wildCardLinks[0];
1553    }
1554
1555    function stripHttpsWWW(link){
1556        return link.replace(/^(https?:\/\/)?(www\.)?/i, '');
1557    }
1558
1559    function shouldAllowDomain(link) {
1560        //get the domain text without the http or https or www.
1561        var urlParts = stripHttpsWWW(link).split('/');
1562
1563        if (!urlParts.length) {
1564            return false;
1565        }
1566
1567        var domain = urlParts[0];
1568        var currentDomain = stripHttpsWWW(document.location.hostname);
1569
1570        // Allow if the domain matches the current domain
1571        if (domain === currentDomain) {
1572            return true;
1573        }
1574
1575        // Check if the domain is in the allowed domains
1576        if (allowedDomains.some(function(allowedDomain) {
1577
1578            // Check if it's a protocol (e.g., tel:, mailto:, javascript:)
1579            if (link.startsWith(allowedDomain)) {
1580                return true;
1581            }
1582
1583            if (allowedDomain.startsWith('REGEXP:')) {
1584                let allowedDomainRegex = new RegExp(allowedDomain.replace('REGEXP:', ''), 'g');
1585                if (allowedDomainRegex.test(link)) {
1586                    return true
1587                }
1588            }
1589
1590            allowedDomain = stripHttpsWWW(allowedDomain);
1591            return domain === allowedDomain || domain.endsWith(`.${allowedDomain}`);
1592        })) {
1593            return true;
1594        }
1595
1596        return false;
1597    }
1598
1599    function isSubdomain(domain) {
1600        return domain.split('.').length !== 2;
1601    }
1602
1603    function closeExternalLinkModal() {
1604        var modal = document.getElementById('externalLinkModal');
1605
1606        if (modal) {
1607            modal.style.display = 'none';
1608        }
1609    }
1610
1611    try {
1612        // Switching to MutationObserver to apply External Link feature to dynamic DOM.
1613        // Options for the observer (which mutations to observe)
1614        const mcc_el_observer_config = { attributes: false, childList: true, subtree: true };
1615
1616        // Callback function to execute when mutations are observed
1617        const pageMutatedHandler = function(mutationsList) {
1618            for(const mutation of mutationsList) {
1619                mutation?.addedNodes?.forEach(link => processLink(link));
1620            }
1621        };
1622
1623        // Create an observer instance linked to the callback function
1624        const mcc_el_observer = new MutationObserver(pageMutatedHandler);
1625
1626        // Start observing the target node for configured mutations
1627        mcc_el_observer.observe(document.querySelector('#page'), mcc_el_observer_config);
1628    } catch(err) {
1629        console.log(err);
1630    }
1631
1632</script>
1632
1633<div id="ukUserModal" class="popup" style="display: none;">
1634    <div class="popup-wrapper">
1635        <div class="popup-content foward-guide-modal-content">
1636
1637            <h3></h3>
1638
1639            <div class="forward-guidance-content">
1640                <p style="max-width: 31.25rem;"></p>
1641            </div>
1642
1643            <div class="btn-container text-center">
1644                <a target="_blank" class="btn tertiary negative" id="externalLinkModalBtn" onclick="AcceptUKMessage();">
1645                                    </a>
1646            </div>
1647
1648        </div>
1649    </div>
1650</div>
1651
1652<script type="text/javascript">
1653    function AcceptUKMessage() {
1654        try {
1655            let accepted = {
1656                expire: new Date(new Date().getTime() + 60 * 60 * 24 * 1000)
1657            };
1658            sessionStorage.setItem('uk-messaging', JSON.stringify(accepted));
1659            document.getElementById('ukUserModal').style.display = 'none';
1660        } catch (ex) {
1661            console.log(ex);
1662        }
1663    }
1664</script>
1664
1665
1666
1667
1668<script>
1669    removeTopBorderFromSeparatorBlock();
1670
1671    function removeTopBorderFromSeparatorBlock() {
1672        let separatorBlock = document.querySelectorAll('.wp-block-separator.is-style-wide');
1673        for (let i = 0; i < separatorBlock.length; i++) {
1674            separatorBlock[i].style.borderTop = '0px';
1675        }
1676    }
1677    // Set the offset when entering page with hash present in the url
1678    document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', (e) => {
1679        if (location.hash.length !== 0) {
1680            accordionFocus();
1681        }
1682
1683        function accordionFocus() {
1684            const URL = window.location.href;
1685            const splittedURL = URL.split('/');
1686            //accordion id should be at the end
1687            const possibleAccordionID = splittedURL[splittedURL.length - 1];
1688            const RegExp = /#[a-zA-Z-\d]+/gi;
1689            const foundAccordionMatch = RegExp.test(possibleAccordionID);
1690            //Check if param was found
1691            if (foundAccordionMatch) {
1692                setTimeout(function() {
1693                    let accordionName = possibleAccordionID.match(RegExp).toString();
1694                    const accordionId = accordionName.replace('#', '');
1695                    let accordionControl = document.getElementById(accordionId);
1696
1697                    if (accordionControl && accordionControl.closest('.b6-accordion-list-item-details')) {
1698                        allA6Tabs = document.querySelectorAll('.mccberg-tab-content');
1699                        if(allA6Tabs.length > 0){
1700                            openA6tab(allA6Tabs, accordionControl)
1701                        }
1702                        //get the element closest to the collapse handle
1703                        let accordionDetail = accordionControl.closest('.b6-accordion-list-item-details')
1704                        accordionDetail.setAttribute('open', " ");
1705                        accordionDetail.scrollIntoView();
1706                    }
1707                }, 500);
1708            }
1709        }
1710
1711    });
1712
1713    function openA6tab(allA6Tabs, accordionControl)
1714    {
1715    //close all A6tabs and Title
1716    allA6TabsTitle = document.querySelectorAll('.mccberg-tab-title');
1717    for (let i = 0; i < allA6Tabs.length; i++) {
1718        allA6Tabs[i].classList.remove('open');
1719        allA6TabsTitle[i].classList.remove('open');
1720    }
1721    let accordionDetailA6 = accordionControl.closest('.mccberg-tab-content')
1722
1723    // Assuming accordionDetailA6 is the element you are working with
1724    let matchedClass = Array.from(accordionDetailA6.classList).find(className => 
1725    className.startsWith('mccberg-tab-content-')
1726    );
1727    // Extract the number at the end of the matched class
1728    let indexNumber = matchedClass ? matchedClass.split('-').pop() : null;
1729
1730    // Output the number
1731    allA6TabsTitle[indexNumber-1].classList.add('open')
1732    accordionDetailA6.classList.add('open');
1733    }
1734    function idLinkScrollFix(hash) {
1735        setTimeout(function() {
1736
1737            var one_trust_cookie_panel = document.getElementById("onetrust-banner-sdk");
1738            let wp_admin_bar = document.getElementById('wpadminbar');
1739            let admin_bar_offset_height = wp_admin_bar ? wp_admin_bar.offsetHeight : 0;
1740            let cookie_present = one_trust_cookie_panel && !one_trust_cookie_panel.style.visibility;
1741            let cookie_gone = one_trust_cookie_panel && one_trust_cookie_panel.style.visibility === 'hidden';
1742            let cookie_height = cookie_present && !cookie_gone ? one_trust_cookie_panel.offsetHeight : 0;
1743            let mastheadElement = document.getElementById('masthead');
1744            let masthead = mastheadElement ? mastheadElement.offsetHeight : 0;
1745            let brand_headerElement = document.getElementsByClassName('brand-header')[0];
1746            let brand_header = brand_headerElement ? brand_headerElement.offsetHeight : 0;
1747            let height_to_adjust = admin_bar_offset_height + masthead + brand_header + cookie_height + 16;
1748            let el_to_scroll_to = document.getElementById(hash.replace("#", ''));
1749            if (el_to_scroll_to) {
1750                let position = el_to_scroll_to.getBoundingClientRect();
1751                window.scrollTo(position.left, position.top - height_to_adjust + window.scrollY);
1752            }
1753        }, 500);
1754    }
1755</script>
1755
1756</body>
1757
1758</html>

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