Merck Continues to Grow Profitably in the First Quarter

All three business sectors contribute to sales growth

18-May-2017 - Merck significantly increased both net sales and EBITDA pre exceptionals in the first quarter of 2017. In addition, the company confirmed and specified its outlook for the full year. “For Merck, 2017 is another year of many challenges as well as tremendous opportunities. I am confident that we ...

Team highlights work on tuning block polymers for nanostructured systems

31-Mar-2017 - High-performance materials are enabling major advances in a wide range of applications from energy generation and digital information storage to disease screening and medical devices. Block polymers, which are two or more polymer chains with different properties linked together, show great ...

Merck Generates Record Sales

09-Mar-2017 - Merck finished 2016 with record figures and continued to grow profitably. Sales and earnings rose significantly. Major strategic advances were made in all three business sectors. “2016 was a successful year for Merck. In Healthcare, two of our compounds are in registration. In our Life Science ...

Merck Raises Profit Forecast for 2016

15-Nov-2016 - Merck reported sales growth of 19.3% in the third quarter of 2016. EBITDA pre exceptionals rose sharply by 24.3%. “We had a good third quarter and are lifting our guidance for the full year,” said Stefan Oschmann, CEO and Chairman of the Executive Board of Merck. “We have made good progress with ...

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 ...

Merck Announces Application Period for Start-ups

Candidates can apply until August 14, 2015

03-Aug-2015 - Merck is calling for national and international start-ups to apply for funding of innovative ideas by August 14, 2015. The Accelerator program is aimed at young companies in the healthcare, life science, performance materials, and IT sectors. The program will run for three months, in which at ...

Merck reports record result for 2013

07-Mar-2014 - Merck today announced strong full-year results and the achievement of its objectives for 2013 despite a challenging market environment. The company reported solid organic sales growth of 4.2 percent to € 10.7 billion. Thanks to the accelerated implementation of the company’s efficiency measures, ...

Merck’s Good Performance Continues In Third Quater 2012 During Transformation

16-Nov-2012 - “Even in these tough economic times and while in the midst of our own business transformation, Merck is performing well operationally,” said Karl-Ludwig Kley, Chairman of the Executive Board of Merck. “We are especially pleased with the excellent results from our Merck Serono and Performance ...