Merck KGaA

1MRK

Company Profile

  • Business description

    Merck KGaA operates in three main segments: life science, electronics, and healthcare. The life science segment provides laboratory consumables and instruments to researchers in academia and applied fields, including the biopharmaceutical industry. The electronics segment offers specialty materials to manufacture a variety of products, such as semiconductors and flat-screen televisions. In the healthcare segment, Merck develops, manufactures, and sells branded pharmaceuticals with significant therapeutic concentrations in oncology, multiple sclerosis, and fertility. In 1995, the E. Merck family publicly sold part of the company, resulting in the current 30% public ownership of the firm.

  • Contact

    Frankfurter Strasse 250
    DarmstadtHE64293
    DEU

    T: +49 6151720

    E: [email protected]

    https://www.merckgroup.com

  • Sector

    Healthcare

    Stock type

    Defensive

  • Industry

    Drug Manufacturers - Specialty & Generic

    Fiscal Year End

    31 December 2026

    Employees

    62,477

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