Merck KGaA

Summary

Merck KGaA is a pharmaceutical company^[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of pharmaceutical_company entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,150 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Merck KGaA's field of work was instrumentation engineering^[3].
• Merck KGaA received the Innovation Prize of the German Economy^[4].
• Merck KGaA was a member of Verband Forschender Arzneimittelhersteller^[5].
• Merck KGaA was a member of Verband der Chemischen Industrie^[6].
• Merck KGaA was a member of Q1205091^[7].
• Merck KGaA was a member of Stifterverband für die Deutsche Wissenschaft^[8].
• Merck KGaA was a member of VDMA^[9].
• Merck KGaA was a member of Deutsches Rechnungslegungs Standards Committee^[10].
• Merck KGaA is in the country of Germany^[11].
• Merck KGaA's instance of is recorded as pharmaceutical company^[12].
• Merck KGaA's instance of is recorded as enterprise^[13].
• Merck KGaA's founder is recorded as Friedrich Jacob Merck^[14].
• Merck KGaA's founder is recorded as Heinrich Emanuel Merck^[15].
• Merck KGaA's founder is recorded as Carl Merck^[16].
• Merck KGaA's founder is recorded as Wilhelm Merck^[17].
• Merck KGaA's founder is recorded as Georg Merck^[18].
• Merck KGaA's headquarters location is recorded as Darmstadt^[19].
• Merck KGaA's headquarters location is recorded as Q21037322^[20].
• Merck KGaA's chief executive officer is recorded as Belén Garijo^[21].
• Merck KGaA's child organization or unit is recorded as Merck (India)^[22].
• Merck KGaA's child organization or unit is recorded as Merck (United Kingdom)^[23].
• Merck KGaA's child organization or unit is recorded as Merck (Canada)^[24].
• Merck KGaA's child organization or unit is recorded as Merck SL^[25].
• Merck KGaA's child organization or unit is recorded as Seven Seas Limited^[26].
• Merck KGaA is part of DAX^[27].

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Founding

Founders include Friedrich Jacob Merck^[14], Heinrich Emanuel Merck^[15], Carl Merck^[16], Wilhelm Merck^[17], and Georg Merck^[18]. Recorded inception include January 1, 1668^[28] and 1850^[29]. Merck KGaA's location of formation is recorded as Darmstadt^[30].

Identity

Part of include DAX^[27], a stock market index^[31], in Germany^[32], founded in 1988^[33], headquartered in Frankfurt^[34]; Dow Jones Industrial Average^[35], a stock market index^[36], in United States^[37], founded in 1896^[38]; and CDAX^[39], a stock market index^[40], in Germany^[41], founded in 1993^[42].

Leadership

Merck KGaA's chief executive officer is recorded as Belén Garijo^[21]. Its director / manager is recorded as Peter Guenter^[43].

Operations

Headquarters locations include Darmstadt^[19], a big city^[44], in Germany^[45], founded in 1330^[46] and Q21037322^[20], a building^[47], in Germany^[48]. Subsidiaries include Merck (India)^[22], a pharmaceutical company^[49], in India^[50], headquartered in Mumbai^[51]; Merck (United Kingdom)^[23], a pharmaceutical company^[52], in United Kingdom^[53], founded in 1668^[54], headquartered in Feltham^[55]; Merck (Canada)^[24], a business^[56], in Canada^[57], headquartered in Kirkland^[58]; Merck SL^[25], a business^[59], in Spain^[60], founded in 1949^[61], headquartered in Madrid^[62]; and Seven Seas Limited^[26], a subsidiary company^[63], in United Kingdom^[64], founded in 1935^[65], headquartered in Feltham^[66].

Industry

Industries include chemical industry^[67], pharmaceutical industry^[68], and manufacture of pharmaceutical preparations^[69]. Merck KGaA's field of work was instrumentation engineering^[3].

Ownership

Merck KGaA's stock exchange is recorded as Frankfurt Stock Exchange^[70].

Recognition

Merck KGaA received the Innovation Prize of the German Economy^[4].

Why It Matters

Merck KGaA ranks in the top 6% of pharmaceutical_company entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,150 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[71] It is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[72]

FAQs

What awards did Merck KGaA receive?

Honors received include Innovation Prize of the German Economy^[4].