0000899243-15-001544.txt : 20150723 0000899243-15-001544.hdr.sgml : 20150723 20150723160527 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000899243-15-001544 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 3 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20150714 FILED AS OF DATE: 20150723 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20150723 ISSUER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: OPGEN INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001293818 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SERVICES-MEDICAL LABORATORIES [8071] IRS NUMBER: 061614015 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 708 QUINCE ORCHARD ROAD CITY: GAITHERSBURG STATE: MD ZIP: 20878 BUSINESS PHONE: 301-869-9683 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 708 QUINCE ORCHARD ROAD CITY: GAITHERSBURG STATE: MD ZIP: 20878 REPORTING-OWNER: OWNER DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Merck Global Health Innovation Fund, LLC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001547132 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 3 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-37367 FILM NUMBER: 151002368 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: ONE MERCK DRIVE CITY: WHITEHOUSE STATION STATE: NJ ZIP: 08889 BUSINESS PHONE: 908-740-4000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: ONE MERCK DRIVE CITY: WHITEHOUSE STATION STATE: NJ ZIP: 08889 REPORTING-OWNER: OWNER DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000942443 STATE OF INCORPORATION: NJ FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 3 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-37367 FILM NUMBER: 151002369 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: ONE MERCK DRIVE CITY: WHITEHOUSE STATION STATE: NJ ZIP: 08889 BUSINESS PHONE: 908-740-4000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: ONE MERCK DRIVE CITY: WHITEHOUSE STATION STATE: NJ ZIP: 08889 FORMER NAME: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: SCHERING CORP DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19950321 REPORTING-OWNER: OWNER DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Merck & Co., Inc. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000310158 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS [2834] STATE OF INCORPORATION: NJ FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 3 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-37367 FILM NUMBER: 151002370 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 2000 GALLOPING HILL ROAD CITY: KENILWORTH STATE: NJ ZIP: 07033 BUSINESS PHONE: 908-740-4000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 2000 GALLOPING HILL ROAD CITY: KENILWORTH STATE: NJ ZIP: 07033 FORMER NAME: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: Merck & Co. Inc. DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20091103 FORMER NAME: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: SCHERING PLOUGH CORP DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920703 3 1 doc3.xml FORM 3 SUBMISSION X0206 3 2015-07-14 0 0001293818 OPGEN INC OPGN 0000310158 Merck & Co., Inc. 2000 GALLOPING HILL ROAD KENILWORTH NJ 07033 0 0 1 0 0000942443 Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp. ONE MERCK DRIVE WHITEHOUSE STATION NJ 08889 0 0 1 0 0001547132 Merck Global Health Innovation Fund, LLC ONE MERCK DRIVE WHITEHOUSE STATION NJ 08889 0 0 1 0 Common Stock 1479022 I See Footnote These shares are owned directly by Merck Global Health Innovation Fund, LLC, which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp. ("MSD"), which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Merck &Co, Inc. ("Merck"). MSD and Merck are indirect beneficial owners of the reported securities. Ms. Katie Fedosz is signing as Attorney-in-Fact pursuant to power of attorney dated July 23, 2015 granted by each Reporting Person, a copy of which is filed as an exhibit and incorporated herein by reference. /s/ Katie Fedosz as Attorney-In-Fact 2015-07-23 EX-24 2 attachment1.htm EX-24 DOCUMENT


                                                                     Exhibit 24


                               POWER OF ATTORNEY

       KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned, hereby
constitute and appoint Katie E. Fedosz and Jon Filderman, and each of  them,
true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents of the undersigned, with full power
of substitution and resubstitution for the undersigned and in its name, place
and stead, to sign any Schedules 13D, reports on Form 3 (Initial Statement of
Beneficial Ownership of Securities), Form 4 (Statement of Changes in Beneficial
Ownership of Securities) and Form 5 (Annual Statement of Beneficial Ownership of
Securities) relating to holdings of and transactions by the undersigned in
securities of OpGen, Inc. and all amendments thereto, and to file the same,
together with this power of attorney, with the Securities and Exchange
Commission and the appropriate securities exchange, granting unto said
attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, or their substitutes, full power
and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite or
necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and
purposes as the undersigned might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and
confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, or
their substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.  This
Power of Attorney shall be effective until such time as the undersigned delivers
a written revocation thereof to the above-named attorneys-in-fact and agents.


Dated: this 23rd day of July, 2015.


                                          MERCK GLOBAL HEALTH
                                          INNOVATION FUND, LLC

                                          By: /s/ William J. Taranto
                                              ----------------------
                                          Name: William J. Taranto
                                          Title: Manager / President


                                          MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORP.

                                          By: /s/ Katie E. Fedosz
                                              -------------------
                                          Name: Katie E. Fedosz
                                          Title: Assistant Secretary


                                          MERCK & CO., INC.

                                          By: /s/ Katie E. Fedosz
                                              -------------------
                                          Name: Katie E. Fedosz
                                          Title: Senior Assistant Secretary