Connected Globally
Our legacy of innovation goes back more than 40 years in the U.S. and 350 years through our global roots with Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany.
Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany is the world's oldest pharmaceutical and chemical company and comprised of three unique businesses in the U.S., focused on healthcare, life sciences and electronics.
EMD Serono is the healthcare business of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, in the United States and Canada. This connection to our global business allows us to leverage resources that optimize the delivery of products and services to customers and patients in the U.S.
Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany operates as the following businesses in the U.S. and Canada
EMD Serono: Biopharma/Healthcare
MilliporeSigma: Life Science
EMD Electronics: Materials for semiconductors and displays
Three business sectors in the U.S.
The biopharmaceutical/healthcare business, which is headquartered in Rockland, Mass. with R&D offices in Billerica, Mass.
More about who we areThe life science business, in Burlington, Mass., which offers life sciences tools and performance products such as laboratory chemicals, lab water instruments and chromatography products to enhance the health and life science space.
Learn more hereCovers a broad range of products and solutions, including high-tech materials and solutions for the semiconductor industry as well as liquid crystals and OLED materials for displays and effect pigments for coatings and cosmetics. EMD Electronics has approximately 2,000 employees around the country with regional offices in Tempe (AZ) and Philadelphia (PA).
Learn more hereWho is our global company?
Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany was founded in 1668, and the founding family remains the majority owner of the publicly listed corporate group. Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany holds the global rights to the "Merck" name and brand. The only exceptions are the United States and Canada, where the company operates as EMD Serono, MilliporeSigma and EMD Electronics.
To better understand our name/branding, check out our history.