The Merck Group is a German multinational manufacturer of pharmaceutical, chemical, and biotechnology products, with global headquarters in Darmstadt, Germany.
The Merck Group or Merck KGaA is the oldest pharmaceutical and chemical company in the world, having been founded in 1668, by Friedrich Jacob Merck.
The Merck Group is also known as Merck KGaA , with KGaA meaning limited liability company.
Over the last few years, Merck has acquired large multinational companies dedicated to biotechnology and chemicals, such as the Swiss Serono in 2006, the American Millipore Corporation in 2010, and the also American Sigma-Aldrich in 2014
