Merck KGaA

Also known as Merck Group, EMD, Merck (Germany), EMD Group, E. Merck

German multinational science and technology company

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Merck KGaA is a German company headquartered in Darmstadt. The organization was established in 1668 and has also been associated with the year 1850. It operates under the aliases EMD Group and Merck (Germany). The company is classified as both a company and a funder.

Merck KGaA employs 60,348 people. Its total revenue is 17,534,000,000. The entity has been active since its inception and is currently listed as active. It maintains an official website at merckgroup.com.

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Key facts

Company type: Public company
Traded as: FWB : MRK FWB : MRKC DAX component (MRK)
Industry: Chemicals Pharmaceuticals
Founded: 1668 ; 358 years ago ( 1668 )
Founder: Friedrich Jacob Merck
Headquarters: Darmstadt , Germany
Area served: Worldwide
Key people: Kai Beckmann (CEO and chairman of the executive board ) Michael Kleinemeier (chairman of the supervisory board )
Products: Liquid crystals , life science and performance chemicals, Bioprocessing-Solutions, small molecules and biopharmaceuticals
Revenue: € 21.10 billion (2025)
Operating income: €3.601 billion (2025)
Net income: €2.615 billion (2025)
Total assets: €51.53 billion (2025)
Total equity: €28.66 billion (2025)
Owner: E. Merck KG, (70.3% of capital) Select Equity group LP (3%) Sun Life Financial (3.5%)
Number of employees: 62,461 (2025)
Website: merckgroup .com

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Type: Company, Funder
Founded: 1668
Location: Darmstadt, Germany
Also known as: EMD Group, Merck (Germany)
Status: Active

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GRID grid.39009.33 · ISNI 0000 0001 0672 7022

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Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, a leading science and technology company, operates across Healthcare, Life Science and Electronics., Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, a leading science and technology company, operates across Healthcare, Life Science and Electronics.

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Encyclopedic overview

The Merck Group, branded and commonly known as Merck, is a German multinational science and technology company headquartered in Darmstadt, with about 60,000 employees and a presence in 66 countries. The group includes around 250 companies; the main company is Merck KGaA in Germany. The company is divided into three business lines: Healthcare, Life Sciences and Electronics. Merck was founded in 1668 and is the world's oldest operating chemical and pharmaceutical company, as well as one of the largest pharmaceutical companies globally.

Merck operates in Europe, Africa, Asia, Oceania and the Americas. It has major research and development centres in Darmstadt, Boston, Shizuoka and Beijing, as well as other Research and Development units in Taiwan, France, Israel, South Korea, India, and the UK. Merck pioneered the commercial manufacture of morphine in the 19th century and for a time held a virtual monopoly on cocaine.

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