The Darmstadt site
The Darmstadt site is the headquarters of the Merck Group. This site is also where numerous departments are based, whose employees provide support to the company’s subsidiaries or provide key services, in areas such as human resources, legal affairs and patents, technical and IT matters, purchasing and logistics, marketing and sales, as well as accounting and controlling. Chemical and preclinical research, central process development, analytical services as well as units of clinical development, are concentrated at headquarters.
Some Merck subsidiaries are also located in Darmstadt: Merck Serono GmbH, Merck Consumer Health Care, Merck Selbstmedikation, and Merck Shared Services Europe.
Some Merck subsidiaries are also located in Darmstadt: Merck Serono GmbH, Merck Consumer Health Care, Merck Selbstmedikation, and Merck Shared Services Europe.
| Facts & Figures | |
| Site director | Dr. Sigmar Herberg |
| Number of employees | 8,111 (as of December 31, 2011, Merck KGaA without trainees) |
| Area of the site | 1.2 km² |
| Major products – Pharmaceuticals | Prescription drugs for oncology, cardiovascular diseases, diabetes and thyroid disorders; over-the-counter products, e.g. to treat the symptoms of colds |
| Major products - Chemicals | Liquid crystals for displays, OLEDs; effect pigments; cosmetic active ingredients; products for drug development and manufacture; analytical reagents and mobile systems for food and environmental analysis as well as test kits for industry, research laboratories and environmental analyses |
