Company Profile for Merck KGaA.With a history that began 1668 in Darmstadt Darmstadt (därm`shtät), city (1994 pop. 139,750), Hesse, central Germany. It is a commercial, industrial, and transportation center; its manufactures include chemicals, machinery, and pharmaceuticals. , Germany, Merck is the world's oldest chemical-pharmaceutical company. With sales of EUR EUR In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the Euro. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. 5.9 billion in 2004 and a future shaped by 28,900 employees in 56 countries, its success is characterized char·ac·ter·ize tr.v. character·ized, character·iz·ing, character·iz·es 1. To describe the qualities or peculiarities of: characterized the warden as ruthless. 2. by innovations from entrepreneurial en·tre·pre·neur n. A person who organizes, operates, and assumes the risk for a business venture. [French, from Old French, from entreprendre, to undertake; see enterprise. employees. Merck's operating activities come under the umbrella of Merck KGaA This article needs sources or references that appear in reliable, third-party publications. Alone, primary sources and sources affiliated with the subject of this article are not sufficient for an accurate encyclopedia article. , in which the Merck family Friedrich Jacob Merck purchased the second town pharmacy in Darmstadt, known as the Engel-Apotheke or Angel Pharmacy. When Friedrich died, the pharmacy was passed on to his nephew and ever since has gone from father to son. holds a 73% interest and free shareholders own the remaining 27%. The former U.S. subsidiary, Merck & Co., has been completely independent of the Merck Group since 1917.
Company: Merck KGaA
Headquarters Address: Frankfurter Str. 250
Darmstadt D- 64293 Germany
Main Telephone: +49 6151 72 0
Website: www.merck.de
Ticker: MRK(FWB)
Type of Organization: Partnership limited by shares
Industry: Health: Pharmaceuticals
Chemicals: Liquid crystals,
Pigments, Life Science & Analytics
Earnings Release Dates: 4th Quarter 05: February 16, 2006
Key Executives: Chairman: Michael Roemer
CFO: Michael Becker
Public Relations
Contact: Dr. Juergen Knackmuss
Phone: +49 6151 72-2578
Email: juergen.knackmuss@merck.de
Public Relations
Contact: Phyllis Carter
Phone: +49 6151 72-7144
Email: phyllis.carter@merck.de
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