Merck Group
Merck Group is a global science and technology company. In the healthcare sector, the company has a broad range of interests, including specialty pharma and biopharma research and development, and a major software design centre for connected drug delivery devices.
Headquarters
Merck KGaA
Frankfurter Strasse 250
Darmstadt 64293
Germany
Merck Group is a global science and technology company. Its Healthcare division develops and commercialises a pipeline of prescription only and OTC pharmaceutical products, and also associated devices, including delivery systems. For example, its injection device for Rebif® and disease monitoring software, Rebismart®, allow patients with multiple sclerosis to self-inject their medicine and monitor its administration.
Merck Group’s Medical Devices & Services unit, based in Coinsins, Switzerland, develops innovative devices, insights and services for patient care. Over the last 10 years, the team has developed, deployed and supported medical devices and services for millions of patients all over the world, with more than 150,000 connected devices in use across 67 regulated markets. The Medical Devices & Services unit aims to digitise the patient journey, combining connected devices, e-health software for all stakeholders, cloud-based big data analytics and infield patient support services. The group is an end-to-end provider in digital patient support programs, across leading drug brands.
Having been founded in 1668 in Darmstadt, Germany, by Friedrich Jacob Merck, Merck Group has a strong claim as the world’s oldest pharmaceutical and chemical company. The company is now publicly traded but the founding family remains the majority owner. It has Healthcare, Life Science and Performance Materials divisions and 52,000 employees across 66 countries.