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Merck Serono

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Also known as: Ayudas Merck Serono de Investigación 2012 | Beijing Merck Pharmaceutical Consulting Ltd., China | EMD Serono | EMD SERONO | EMD Serono a division of EMD Canada Inc. | EMD Serono Canada Inc. | EMD Serono, Inc. | EMD SERONO INC | EMD Serono Inc., a business of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany | EMD Serono Inc., an affiliate of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany | EMD Serono, Inc., an affiliate of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany | EMD Serono Inc., an Affiliate of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany | EMD Serono Inc., a subsidiary of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany | EMD Serono, Inc., a subsidiary of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany | EMD Serono, Inc., Billerica MA, a subsidiary of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany | EMD Serono, Inc., Rockland MA, a subsidiary of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany | EMD Serono Research & Development Institute, Inc. | EMD Serono Research & Development Institute, Inc, a business of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany | EMD Serono Research & Development Institute, Inc. a business of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany | EMD Serono Research & Development Institute, Inc., a business of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany | EMD Serono Research & Development Institute, Inc, an affiliate of MerckKGaA, Darmstadt, Germany | EMD Serono Research & Development Institute, Inc., a subsidiary of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany | EMD Serono Research & Development Institute, Inc., the biopharmaceutical division of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany | Merck Serono, a division of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany | Merck Serono Australia Pty Ltd | Merck Serono Austria a division of Merck Gesellschaft mbH, Austria, an affiliate of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany | Merck Serono Co.,Ltd, an Affilate of Merck Serono, Darmstadt, Germany | Merck Serono Co., Ltd., Beijing | Merck Serono. Co., Ltd, Beijing, China | Merck Serono Co., Ltd., China | Merck Serono Co., Ltd., Japan | Merck Serono Europe Limited, an affiliate of MerckKGaA, Darmstadt, Germany | Merck Serono Europe Ltd | Merck Serono GmbH, Germany | Merck Serono International SA | Merck Serono International S.A., an affiliate of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany | Merck Serono International SA, an affiliate of Merck KGaA Darmstadt, Germany | Merck Serono International, S.A., an affiliate of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany | Merck Serono Limited, UK | Merck Serono Middle East FZ LLC | Merck Serono Norway | MerckSerono Pharmaceuticals | Merck Serono SA | Merck Serono S.A., a business of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany | Merck Serono S.A., an affiliate of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany | Merck Serono SA, an affiliate of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany | Merck Serono S.A., Geneva | Merck Serono SA - Geneva | Merck Serono S.A. - Geneva, an affiliate of MerckKGaA, Darmstadt, Germany | Merck Serono SA - Geneva, an affiliate of Merck KGaA Darmstadt, Germany | Merck Serono S.A.S., an affiliate of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany | Merck Serono S.A.S, France | Merck Serono Spain | Merck Serono, Spain | Merck Serono S.P.A., Italy | Merck Serono Vietnam | Merck Services U.K. Ltd, UK

Highest phase reached

Phase 4

First clinical trial

Jan 1, 2006

First marketed drug

Jan 1, 2006

First NDA

Feb 3, 2021

Last known activity

Nov 15, 2025

Timeline

1970s

  1. Aug 22, 1975

    luteinizing hormone— NDA Organization

2000s

  1. Aug 11, 2000

    cetrorelix— NDA Secondary Org

  2. May 31, 2002

    levothyroxine— Marketing Organization

  3. Jan 1, 2006

    Merck Serono— Founded

  4. Jan 1, 2006

    Merck KGaA— Acquired

2020s

  1. Dec 20, 2021

    Chord Therapeutics— Acquired

  2. Apr 28, 2025

    SpringWorks Therapeutics, Inc.SpringWorks Therapeutics, Inc.— Acquired

Drugs by trial phase (242 distinct, 567 trials)

Indications

Studied for

Marketed drugs (16)

Subsidiaries (3 direct, 46 total across the full acquisition tree)

Recent trials (50)

Details

Founded
Darmstadt, DE Jan 1, 2006
First NDA
Feb 3, 2021
Last known activity
Nov 15, 2025

Designations held

  • Orphan drug
  • Priority review
  • Accelerated approval