Building on the past. Creating the future.

When great minds get together, they inspire each other. Our collaborative culture proves it. By working a better way – sharing ideas, voicing opinions, giving feedback and lending support – we get better results.

It’s an approach that helps us make great things happen whether we’re developing fertility treatments, medications which fight cancer, more powerful LCD and OLED technology, brighter pigments or simpler drug delivery systems.

Wherever you join us, and in whatever role, you’ll work alongside committed, high-performing people who want to make a difference. And you’ll help us build on a long history of progress that stretches all the way back to 1668 when Friedrich Jacob Merck bought the Angel Pharmacy in downtown Darmstadt.

Active in materials and life sciences

Staying out in front

Merck – innovative, specialized, international

Merck is a global pharmaceutical and chemical enterprise with around 40,000 employees in 64 countries and total revenues of € 7.7 billion (2009).

The Pharmaceuticals business sector comprises innovative prescription drugs as well as over-the-counter products. The Chemicals business sector offers specialty products for the electronics, printing, coatings, cosmetics, food, pharmaceutical and biotech industries.

The operational business is managed under the umbrella of Merck KGaA headquartered in Darmstadt (Germany). Around 30% of the company’s total capital is publicly traded, while the Merck family owns an interest of about 70% via the general partner E. Merck KG.

Merck is the world’s oldest pharmaceutical and chemical company – its roots date back to 1668. In 1917 the U.S. subsidiary Merck & Co. was expropriated and has been an independent company ever since.

Yes we’re the oldest pharmaceutical and chemical company in the world. But we’re always focused on the future. In fact, the reason we’ve flourished for such a long time is that we’re constantly improving our products, developing our people and sharpening our competitive edge. The results can be groundbreaking. And the great leaps forward we make commercially not only help us improve quality of life for millions. They also help us offer our people unusually inspiring and motivating careers.