MERCK

Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany is the world's oldest pharmaceutical and chemical company, founded in 1668 and headquartered in Darmstadt. With around 60,000 employees operating in 66 countries, the group uniquely combines three innovation-driven businesses — Life Science, Healthcare and Electronics. Its Life Science business (operating as MilliporeSigma in the US and Canada) serves pharmaceutical and biotech customers with bioprocessing solutions, research and lab products, APIs and advanced therapies, supported by a major new Life Science Advanced Research Centre under construction in Darmstadt.