R&D in Healthcare

A pioneering approach to research and development enables our Healthcare business to discover new treatments and help patients around the world to live a better life.

Vibrant science across the globe

Patients are at the center of all our research and development efforts. We are committed to innovation in science that will ultimately make a meaningful difference in people’s lives all over the world. Ever since Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, was founded 350 years ago, we have gained unmatched experience in the discovery, development and manufacturing of medicines.

On top of leveraging our experience and expertise, we also believe that a healthier future deserves a sizable investment. In 2018 our Healthcare business devoted roughly 20% of total sales to R&D activities aimed at discovering and developing new therapies. All of these are integrated in a global organization with six strategic locations and highly connected hubs: Darmstadt, Boston, Beijing, Tokyo, Bangalore, and Yavne.

View our robust R&D pipeline across Immunology, Oncology, and Immuno-Oncology to see what we’re currently working on.

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    Pimicotinib Significantly Improved Outcomes for Patients with TGCT in Phase ...

    Phase III MANEUVER trial of pimicotinib met its primary endpoint, demonstrating significant improvement in objective response rate in TGCT-patients.

    2024/11/12

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    Agreement Signed to Sell Surface Solutions Business Unit to GNMI

    The company has signed an agreement to sell its global Surface Solutions business unit to Global New Material International for € 665 million in cash.

    2024/07/25

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    Future Insight Prize 2024 Awarded to Johns Hopkins University’s Lauren Gardner

    We awarded Lauren Gardner, representing Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, USA, with the Future Insight Prize 2024 worth 500.000 € today.

    2024/07/10

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Partner with our R&D experts to unlock your project’s potential. We believe in mutually beneficial alliances built on transparency and commitment to ambitious, well-defined goals. These can be many and varied. For example, to help bring innovations to market, or to better market commercial products. Whatever your project, we are excited to hear your proposal!

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