Business in Asia drives Group organic growth

14-May-2019

Merck significantly increased net sales in the first quarter of 2019, primarily on an organic basis. By contrast, EBITDA pre saw a slight organic decline and was adversely impacted by the absence of positive one-time effects from the previous year. Merck confirmed its full-year forecast for ...

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07-May-2019

Merck, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Intermolecular Inc. through a subsidiary for $1.20 per share in an all cash transaction, representing an equity value of approximately $62 million. The acquisition has been unanimously approved by the Executive Board of Merck and by ...

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03-May-2019

Merck and the European Space Agency (ESA) signed a Letter of Intent to extend by a further two years their cooperation agreement from 2016. The two partners will continue to cooperate intensively in the fields of innovation, digitalization and materials research. With respect to innovation, the ...

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Michael Fletterich confirmed as Vice Chairman

29-Apr-2019

The newly appointed Supervisory Board of Merck KGaA re-elected Wolfgang Büchele (59) as its Chairman at its constitutive meeting directly following the 24th Annual General Meeting. Michael Fletterich (61) was also confirmed as Vice Chairman, representing the employee side. Apart from Büchele and ...

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15-Apr-2019

Merck has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Versum Materials, Inc. for $53 per share in cash. The business combination has been unanimously approved by the Executive Board of Merck and by Versum’s Board of Directors. “With this transaction, Merck will be optimally positioned to capitalize ...

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Employment guarantee extended until the end of 2025

21-Mar-2019

Merck announced that the company management and the Joint Works Council have signed a comprehensive agreement applicable to the Darmstadt site. The aim is to secure the future viability of company headquarters as a central science and technology hub and to further expand it. For this purpose, ...

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07-Mar-2019

Merck posted a successful finish to a challenging 2018. Net sales increased over the previous year, whereas EBITDA pre declined sharply owing to strong foreign exchange effects. Organically, this key earnings indicator was only slightly lower than in 2017. Merck wants to keep the dividend ...

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07-Feb-2019

Merck announced it has been named one of only 14 global employers of choice by the Top Employers Institute. The annual Global Top Employer certification recognizes companies that have shown excellence in people practices and structures worldwide. Merck has been awarded this certification for the ...

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29-Jan-2019

At the Partners’ Meeting of E.MerckKG(EM), last weekend the Merck family partners elected their representatives to the Family Board and Board of Partners in a regularly scheduled election held every five years. The incumbent chairmen of these two boards were re-elected: Dr. Frank ...

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17-Jan-2019

Merck announced the ten startups that will be joining the seventh intake of its Accelerator program at the Merck Innovation Center in Darmstadt. The teams come from nine different countries, making 2019 the most international intake in the Merck Accelerator’s history. They were chosen from a ...

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