Merck KGaA

Merck KGaA is a global science and technology company operating through three business segments: Healthcare, Life Science and Electronics. The Healthcare business covers medicines and healthcare research in oncology, neurology and immunology, fertility and endocrinology. Life Science supplies discovery, advanced and process solutions to research and manufacturing customers. Electronics develops technologies and materials including thin films, optronics, specialty gases and metrology and inspection solutions.

Technical work across the Group spans healthcare research, oncology, neurology, immunology, fertility and endocrinology, life science discovery and process solutions, electronics materials, and metrology and inspection. Staff are drawn from fields including pharmaceuticals, life science and laboratory tools, and semiconductor and advanced materials.

Headquartered in Darmstadt, Germany, where Group functions are based, Merck KGaA conducts operations around the world and serves customers internationally. The company traces its corporate heritage to 1668. It describes its workforce as specialists with a shared interest in science and technology, with an emphasis on innovation and partnerships.