Germany
· Delayed Price · Currency is EUR Merck KGaA Company Description
Merck KGaA operates as a science and technology company in Germany.
It operates through Life Science, Healthcare, and Electronics segments. The company’s Life Science segment offers tools, chemicals, and equipment for academic labs, biotech, and pharmaceutical manufacturers, as well as industrial sector.
This segment provides drug manufacturers with process development expertise and technologies, such as continuous bioprocessing; testing kits and services; reagents and services; testing solutions that analyze air, water, and soil; and testing and tools, as well as products that help test nutritional value and identify quality inconsistencies.
Its Healthcare segment discovers, develops, manufacturers, and markets prescription drugs and biopharmaceuticals for the treatment of oncology, neurology and immunology, fertility, endocrinology, as well as cardiovascular, diabetes, thyroid disorders, and multiple sclerosis; general medicines; and injection device and disease monitoring software.
The Electronics segment supplies materials for the semiconductor and display industries and surface design, such as delivery systems and services, as well as surface solutions, including cosmetics, effect pigments, and functional solutions.
In addition, it has in-licensing agreement with Debiopharm International SA for developing and commercializing drug candidates for the treatment of head and neck cancer; Jiangsu Hengrui Pharmaceuticals Co. Ltd. for developing, manufacturing, and commercializing drug candidates for the treatment of metastatic colorectal cancer; and Abbisko Therapeutics Co. Ltd. for developing and commercializing of drug candidates for the treatment of tenosynovial giant cell tumor, as well as license and collaboration agreement with Merck KGaA to discover two targeted protein degraders against critical oncogenic proteins.
The company was founded in 1668 and is headquartered in Darmstadt, Germany. Merck KGaA operates as a subsidiary of E.
Merck KGaA.
| Country | Germany |
| Founded | 1668 |
| Industry | Drug Manufacturers - Specialty & Generic |
| Sector | Healthcare |
| Employees | 62,908 |
| CEO | Belen Garijo Lopez |
Contact Details
Address: Frankfurter Strasse 250 Darmstadt, 64293 Germany | |
| Phone | 49 6151 72 0 |
| Website | merckgroup.com |
Stock Details
| Ticker Symbol | MRK |
| Exchange | Deutsche Börse Xetra |
| Fiscal Year | January - December |
| Reporting Currency | EUR |
| ISIN Number | DE0006599905 |
| SIC Code | 2834 |
Key Executives
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dr. Matthias J. Heinzel | Chief Executive Officer of Life Science Sector and Member of Executive Board |
| Peter Guenter | Chief Executive Officer of Healthcare Business and Member of Executive Board |
| Dr. Kai Beckmann | Chief Executive Officer of Electronics and Member of the Executive Board |
| Belen Garijo Lopez M.D. | Chair of Executive Board and Chief Executive Officer |
| Helene von Roeder | Chief Financial Officer and Member of Executive Board |
| Barbara Weiland | Chief Compliance Officer |
| Dietmar Eidens | Head of the Global Human Resources Business Partner Organization |
| Frank Gotthardt | Head of Corporate and Government Relations - Europe |
| Marc Horn | Head of Life Science Controlling |
| Dr. Michael Heckmeier | Head of the Display Materials Business Unit for Performance Materials |