4D imaging with liquid crystal microlenses

22-Nov-2019 - Most images captured by a camera lens are flat and two dimensional. Increasingly, 3D imaging technologies are providing the crucial context of depth for scientific and medical applications. 4D imaging, which adds information on light polarization, could open up even more possibilities, but ...

Mussel research strenghtens graphene

Polydopamine acts as binder to achieve high mechanical and electrical properties

24-Oct-2018 - Researchers demonstrated the mussel-inspired reinforcement of graphene fibers for the improvement of different material properties. A research group under Professor Sang Ouk Kim applied polydopamine as an effective infiltrate binder to achieve high mechanical and electrical properties for ...

Merck Ignites Firework of Research Initiatives During its 350th Anniversary Year

Funding of up to € 350,000 per research grant or up to € 30,000 per research challenge

23-May-2018 - Merck announced several research grants and challenges during the company’s 350th anniversary year in addition to already existing initiatives. The new research grants and challenges are mainly directed to scientists working in institutes, universities or start-up companies around the world. “The ...

Merck Looks Ahead to the Future

30-Apr-2018 - Merck held its 23rd Annual General Meeting. The company’s 350th anniversary was one of the overriding themes. Stefan Oschmann, CEO and Chairman of the Executive Board, reported to around 1,300 Merck shareholders on business developments and strategic moves in 2017 and presented an outlook for the ...

Merck confirms full-year guidance despite headwinds

09-Nov-2017 - Merck reported third-quarter Group sales at the year-earlier level. EBITDA pre exceptionals decreased by -8.3% owing to higher spending on research and development, preparations for the market launches in Healthcare, as well as the business performance of Liquid Crystals. “We generated healthy ...

Merck On Course To Achieve Objectives for 2018

29-Sep-2017 - Merck informed analysts and investors at its 2017 Capital Markets Day about the progress being made and the challenges faced by the Group and its three business sectors. In addition, CEO Stefan Oschmann and CFO Marcus Kuhnert provided a strategic outlook of the key growth drivers for the years ...

Merck Sets Course for Future Growth

Life Science and Healthcare drive organic growth

04-Aug-2017 - Merck reported an increase in sales in the second quarter of 2017 along with a decline in EBITDA pre exceptionals compared with the year-earlier period. Merck confirmed its earnings guidance following the first six months of 2017. “We have set the course for future growth. By focusing on ...

Liquid-crystal and bacterial living materials self-organize and move in their own way

15-May-2017 - Smart glass, transitional lenses and mood rings are not the only things made of liquid crystals; mucus, slug slime and cell membranes also contain them. Now, a team of researchers is trying to better understand how liquid crystals, combined with bacteria, form living materials and how the two ...

Merck Lifts Forecast Following Good Second Quarter

Organic sales growth in all regions

05-Aug-2016 - Merck reported a significant increase in sales in the second quarter of 2016 in comparison with the year-earlier period. EBITDA pre exceptionals also rose sharply. Owing to good business performance in the second quarter, Merck lifted its forecast for sales and EBITDA pre exceptionals. "We again ...

Supercrystals with new architecture can enhance drug synthesis

24-May-2016 - Scientists from ITMO University and Trinity College have designed an optically active nanosized supercrystal whose novel architecture can help separate organic molecules, thus considerably facilitating the technology of drug synthesis. The structure of the new supercrystal is similar to a helix ...