Through the Positive Power of Science
We are curious minds dedicated to human progress. Our mission is to pursue progress for people everywhere. We believe that we can harness science and technology to help tackle many global challenges. Always guided by a robust set of values, we approach all our actions and decisions with a sense of responsibility. Sustainability has therefore been vital to us for many generations. For us, sustainable entrepreneurship and value for society.

Sustainability Firmly Embedded
As a sustainable enterprise, we create long-term value through our operations while seeking to balance environmental, social and governance aspects – for us as a business, for our stakeholders and for society at large. In doing so, we are helping tackle the great challenges facing today’s world, such as disease, poverty, hunger, and climate change.

For a global science and technology company like us, sustainability is an essential component of our Group Strategy. All our businesses, all our efforts, create a positive added value for the community without passing on the costs that come with sustainability. In China, we follow Merck’s groupwide sustainability strategy as the foundation to generate added value now and in the future for both us as a company and society as a whole. Our sustainability strategy focuses on seven major areas where we have the greatest impact with three goals – dedicated to human progress, creating sustainable value chains, and reducing our ecological footprint.

Merck is a leading science and technology company in the Healthcare, Life Science, and Electronics sectors. As of December 31, 2021, more than 60,000 employees worldwide work to further develop technologies that improve and enhance life – from biopharmaceutical therapies to treat cancer or multiple sclerosis, cutting-edge systems for scientific research and production, to display solutions, semiconductor solutions and surface solutions that advancing digital living. In 2021, Merck generated sales of € 19.7 billion in 66 countries.

Founded in 1668, Merck is the world's oldest pharmaceutical and chemical company. The founding family remains the majority owner of the publicly listed corporate group, one of the top 30 German companies traded in the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. Merck, 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.

Merck has been in China for 89 years. In 1933, Merck founded E. Merck Chemical Co., Ltd., its first subsidiary in Shanghai.  

China is one of the most strategically important countries for Merck and has become a global center of innovation for Merck. Merck’s Healthcare in Nantong, Life Science in Nantong and Electronics in Shanghai have investments of 170 million Euros, 80 million Euros, and 44 million Euros respectively. Additionally, Merck hosts a global Healthcare R&D hub in Beijing, Display Materials R&D Center, Life Science labs, APAC BioReliance® End-to-End Biodevelopment Center in Shanghai, as well as Display Patterning Materials R&D Center in Suzhou. Merck opened China Innovation Hub in Shanghai and Guangdong.  

Every day, about 5,000 employees at Merck China are committed to delivering high-quality, innovative products in Healthcare, Life Science and Electronics which have a significant impact on people’s lives.