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Merck KGaA was founded in 1668 and has a history of about 350 years. Headquartered in Darmstadt, Germany, the group focuses on innovative pharmaceuticals, life sciences, and cutting-edge functional material technologies. Technology is the driving force that creates value for patients and customers.

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Merck KGaA was founded in 1668 and has about 350 years
A legend that originated in the Angel Pharmacy
  • In 1668, Friedrich Jacob Merck (1621-1678) acquired
    • Merck Group was named "Best Family Business" by IMD Lombard Odier 2009 Global Family Business Award
    • Merck's cross-sectoral innovation project Innospire wins "Best Practice Award for Bioinformatics Knowledge Management"
    • Boston Business Magazine awarded Merck Millipore s business unit the BBJ Environmental Award for its recycling and recycling program
    • SID Display Week recognizes FPR technology for high-performance 3D displays jointly developed by Merck and LG Chem
    • R & D Magazine awarded Merck Millipore s business division with the R & D100 Award for its Samplicity® filtration system as the 100 most influential products of 2012 [3]
      Merck culture is the cornerstone of Merck's behavior. Merck Culture: "Be loyal to yourself. Merck Group always believes that the success of the company is built on a people-oriented basis. The group's corporate culture makes everyone different. This culture is based on mutual respect and a strong sense of identity. basis."
      The Merck approach means taking responsibility, setting quality standards, and continuing to actively change the future with innovative ideas.
      Values
      Merck's six values define the way Merck works. Merck's corporate values include responsibility, respect, integrity, transparency, courage and achievement.
      Merck's three major business areas [6]
      In 1897, Merck launched its China business, selling high-purity chemical reagents to China through Shanghai, Guangzhou, Tianjin and other ports. Merck has branches or representative offices in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, and Hong Kong, the major developed cities in China.
      As the economy continues to grow, China has become the focus of world attention and the most popular foreign investment market. For Merck, this also means great opportunities. Merck relies on its outstanding employees as promoters of its own values, relies on high-tech innovative products to actively participate in the booming Chinese market, and regards improving the quality of human life as a continuous concept. [8]

      Merck Global Project

      In 2007, Merck worked with the World Health Organization to fight schistosomiasis in children in African schools. Schistosomiasis is the most common tropical disease in Africa, second only to malaria, and affects mainly children. In this collaboration, Merck has donated more than 200 million tablets of Cesol® 600 containing active praziquantel over the past ten years, with a total value of about $ 80 million, which can be used for the treatment of 27 million children.
      Merck exclusively supports the "Global Medicine and Health Foundation", a project designed to promote and use Merck's Minilab to curb the spread of counterfeit medicines worldwide. Merck's mobile laboratories can quickly test drugs, and 570 similar laboratories are now in use in more than 80 countries.
      In addition, Merck actively promotes cultural exchanges, supports the company's music ambassador, the German Merck Philharmonic, and regularly performs tours in Europe, Asia and Latin America.

      Merck China Project

      In China, Merck actively fulfills corporate social responsibility while achieving commercial success, and has carried out public welfare projects in the areas of health, education and humanitarian relief.
      • Merck Serono:
      In the field of health , since 2009, Merck has launched the China Thyroid Disease Health Education Project, which provides free testing and free consultation activities to the public during the International Thyroid Week. At the same time, Merck and the Beijing Red Cross Foundation jointly launched the Erbitux® Charity Assistance Project [15] , which aims to help patients with advanced colorectal cancer who have confirmed economic benefits in Erbitux® treatment It will prolong life and help some patients get a chance to be cured.
      In the field of education , Merck Serono announced in 2010 that it invested RMB 6 million to set up a Merck Serono Corporate Social Responsibility Fund Scholarship "and the" Merck Serono China Elite Scholarship "that rewards outstanding senior students.
      In the field of humanitarian relief , Merck Serono and employees donated more than RMB 1 million for the Sichuan Wenchuan earthquake in 2008; in 2010, the Merck Serono Corporate Social Responsibility Fund assisted the drought-stricken areas in the southwest and Yushu earthquake , Donated 200,000 yuan for charity.
      • Merck Chemicals:
      In May 2007, Merck Chemicals China donated laboratory reagents for scientific research to the National Nanoscience Center of China, with the aim of further promoting and promoting long-term scientific research cooperation between the two sides, and attracting more power for the rapid development of China's scientific research.
      In May 2008, Merck Chemicals China and other international chemical companies jointly signed the Beijing Declaration of Responsible Care, sponsored by the International Chemical Manufacturers Association, in Beijing, and committed to the support and practice of the Responsible Care project in China. Through this international voluntary initiative, the chemical industry collaborates continuously to improve domestic health, safety and environmental performance.
      In 2012, Merck China launched the Merck China Campus Water Purification Project [16] in five primary schools in Shanghai. , Aimed at improving school water quality, especially the water quality of migrant children's children attending school, and improving students' environmental awareness.
      In 2014, Merck Chemicals China became a strategic partner of CDB China. Merck will use the CDB platform to promote the development of local social responsibility projects and support the public welfare projects of the CDB student team. [17]
      Merck Chemicals China participated in the Zhangjiang LeBao [18] event held in Shanghai Zhangjiang Hi-Tech Park for three consecutive years, and donated to two theme charity events, Giving Tree and River of the Heart, under the Shanghai International Community Center To contribute to the advancement of environmental protection in China.

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