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Merck KGaA

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Also known as: an affiliate of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany | Consultant Medical Oncologist | EMD Serono, a business of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany | EMD Serono, an affiliate of Merck KGaA Darmstadt, Germany | EMD Serono, an affiliate of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany | EMD Serono, an affiliate of MerckKGaA, Darmstadt, Germany | EMD Serono, Senior Medical Director, Rheumatology | Merck A.E. Hellas, an affiliate of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany | Merck Gesellschaft mbH, Zimbagasse 5, 1147 Vienna, Austria | Merck Healthcare KGaA | Merck Healthcare KGaA, Darmstadt Germany, an affiliate of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany | Merck Healthcare KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, an affiliate of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany | Merck Healthcare KGaA, Darmstadt Germany, an affiliate of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany Merck | Merck KGaA | MERCK KGAA | Merck KGaA, Darmstadt | Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany | Merck KGaA/EMD Serono | Merck Ltd., Korea, an affiliate of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany | Merck Medication Familiale | Merck Pharmaceutical Manufacturing (Jiangsu) Co., Ltd., an affiliate of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany | Merck Romania SRL, an affiliate of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany | Merck S.A de C.V, Mexiko, an affiliate of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany | Merck Serono (Beijing) Pharmaceutical R&D Co., Ltd., an Affiliate of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany | Merck Serono (Beijing), Pharmaceutical R&D Co., Ltd., an Affiliate of Merck KGaA Darmstadt, Germany | Merck Serono Co. Ltd. an affiliate of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany | Merck Serono Co., Ltd., Beijing, an affiliate of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany | Merck Serono Co., Ltd., Beijing, China | Merck Serono Co., Ltd. Japan, an business of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany | Merck Serono Co., Ltd., Tokyo, an affiliate of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany | Merck Serono GmbH, Germany, an affiliate of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany | Merck Serono Middle East FZ-LLC, United Arab Emirates, an affiliate of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany | PT Merck Tbk, Indonesia, and affiliate of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

Highest phase reached

Phase 4

First clinical trial

Feb 29, 1992

First marketed drug

Jun 1, 1827

First NDA

Jun 1, 1827

Last known activity

Jan 2, 2026

Acquired by Merck Serono on Jan 1, 2006

Timeline

1660s

  1. Jan 1, 1668

    Merck KGaA— Founded

1820s

  1. Jun 1, 1827

    morphine— NDA Organization

1990s

  1. Jan 1, 1991

    Lipha— Acquired

  2. Dec 17, 1998

    Lexigen Pharmaceuticals— Acquired

2000s

  1. Jan 1, 2003

    ProteoPlex— Acquired

  2. Jun 16, 2005

    levothyroxine— Marketing Organization

  3. Jan 1, 2006

    Merck Serono— Acquired By

  4. Jan 1, 2006

    Serono— Acquired

2010s

  1. Jan 1, 2010

    Millipore— Acquired

  2. Jan 1, 2013

    AZ Electronics— Acquired

  3. Jan 1, 2014

    Sigma-Aldrich— Acquired

  4. Jan 1, 2015

    Qlight Nanotech— Acquired

2020s

  1. Jan 8, 2021

    Amptec— Acquired

Drugs by trial phase (200 distinct, 403 trials)

Indications

Studied for

Marketed drugs (3)

Subsidiaries (9 direct, 43 total across the full acquisition tree)

Recent trials (50)

Details

Founded
Darmstadt, DE Jan 1, 1668
First NDA
Jun 1, 1827
Last known activity
Jan 2, 2026

Designations held

  • Priority review