MERCK KGaA
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Pharmaceutical Sales 2010
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Worldwide: 6.225 billion Euro
In germany: 554 million Euro
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Product Range
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Cancer (colon, head & neck), neurodegenerative diseases (multiple sclerosis), fertilisation, endocrinological diseases (growth hormone disorders), HIV-associated wasting, hyperphenylalaninemia (orphan drug for treatment of rare disease), diabetes type 2, cardiovascular diseases, thyroid disorders, as well as several indications in the field of self-medication
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Key Research Areas
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Oncology, neurodegenerative diseases, rheumatological indications (e.g. lupus erythematodes or arthrosis). Besides Merck is researching in fertile diseases;
Mercks R&D pipeline consisted of 6 Phase I projects, 7 Phase II projects and 9 Phase III projects in 2010.
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R&D Expenditure 2010
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Worldwide: 1.192 billion EURO
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Employees in the Pharmaceuticals Division 2010
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Worldwide: 18,742
Germany: 2,350
(All data based on corporate information, as of: 12/2010)
Unless indicated otherwise, data and keywords refer to the company's human therapeutics sector in Germany and to that of its international Group worldwide.