Sigma-Aldrich
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Sigma-Aldrich (part of MilliporeSigma) is a brand operating within an American chemical, life science, and biotechnology company owned by the multinational chemical conglomerate Merck Group. The life sciences business of Merck Group operates as MilliporeSigma in the United States.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Sigma-Aldrich is referenced by 740 other articles, and connects out to St. Louis, isotope and Merck KGaA.
Vinony files it under 2015 mergers and acquisitions, American subsidiaries of foreign companies and Biotechnology companies established in 1975.
Its subject is documented across 18 Wikipedia language editions.
Key facts
- Company.name
- Merck / MilliporeSigma
- Company.logo
- 180px|Merck logo
- Company.logo_caption
- The company's logo, designed in 2015
- Company.logo_size
- 200px
- Company.type
- Subsidiary of Merck KGaA
- Company.industry
- chemistry and biotechnology
- Company.location
- Burlington, Massachusetts, United States
- Company.foundation
- August 1975
- Company.key_people
- Jean-Charles Wirth
- Company.num_employees
- more than 20,000
- Company.products
- life science technologies and specialty chemicals
- Company.revenue
- EUR€ 6.86 billion (2020)
- Company.parent
- Merck KGaA (100%)
via Wikipedia infobox
Research organization · ROR
- Type
- Company, Funder
- Location
- St Louis, United States
- Status
- Inactive
GRID grid.277695.8 · ISNI 0000 0001 2349 3563
Wikidata facts
- Country
- United States
- Headquarters
- St. Louis
- Parent organization
- Merck KGaA
- Industry
- biotechnology
- Stock exchange
- Nasdaq
- Legal form
- public company
- Official website
- www.sigmaaldrich.com
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- inception
- 1976-00-00
- Commons category
- Sigma-Aldrich
- social media followers
- 24495
- dissolved, abolished or demolished date
- 2015-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview
12 sectionsContents
- History
- Early history
- Acquisitions
- 1970s
- 1980s
- 1990s
- 2000s
- Key numbers
- Subsidiaries
- Current leadership
- References
- External links
Sigma-Aldrich (part of MilliporeSigma) is a brand operating within an American chemical, life science, and biotechnology company owned by the multinational chemical conglomerate Merck Group. The life sciences business of Merck Group operates as MilliporeSigma in the United States.
Sigma-Aldrich was created in 1975 by the merger of Sigma Chemical Company and Aldrich Chemical Company. It grew through various acquisitions until it had over 9,600 employees and was listed on the Fortune 1000. The company has two United States headquarters, in St. Louis and Burlington, MA and has operations in approximately 40 countries.
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