Merck KGaA

Corporate Details

ISIN(s):

DE0006599905 (+71 more)

LEI:

4YV9Y5M8S0BRK1RP0397

Country:

United States of America

Address:

126 East Lincoln Avenue, 07065-1310 Rahway

Website:

https://www.merckgroup.com/en

Sector:

Health Care

Industry:

Biotechnology

Description

The Merck Group, branded and commonly known as Merck, is a German multinational science and technology company headquartered in Darmstadt. 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 in the world. Merck operates in Europe, Africa, Asia, Oceania and the Americas. It has major research and development centres in Darmstadt, Boston, Tokyo and Beijing, as well as other Research and Development units in Taiwan, France, Israel, South Korea, India and in the UK. Merck pioneered the commercial manufacture of morphine in the 19th century and for a time held a virtual monopoly on cocaine.