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Merck

General Information

Identification Code: 49654992078-52
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Entity Form: KGaA
Registration Category: Companies & groups
Registration Date: 7/28/2009
Last Update: 10/25/2023
EP Accredited Number: 5

Mission & Interests

Goals: Merck, a leading science and technology company, generated total revenues of €22,2 billion in 2022 with its divisions Healthcare, Electronics and Life Science. More than 64,000 Merck employees work in 66 countries to improve the quality of life for patients, to further the success of customers and to help meet global challenges. Merck is the world’s oldest pharmaceutical and chemical company – since 1668, the company has stood for innovation, business success and responsible entrepreneurship. Holding an approximately 70 percent stakes, the founding family remains the majority owner of the company to this day. Merck, Darmstadt, Germany is holding the global rights to the Merck name and brand. The only exceptions are the United States and Canada. Here Merck operates as EMD Serono in the Biopharma business, MilliporeSigma in the Life Science business, and as EMD Performance Materials in the Performance Materials/Electronics business.
Interests Represented: Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
Interests:
  • Business and industry
  • Climate action
  • Competition
  • Consumers
  • Customs
  • Digital economy and society
  • Economy, finance and the euro
  • Environment
  • External relations
  • Foreign affairs and security policy
  • Institutional affairs
  • International co-operation and development
  • Public health
  • Research and innovation
  • Single market
  • Taxation
  • Trade
Levels of Interest:
  • sub-national
  • european
  • national
  • global

Activities

Main EU Legislative Proposals: European Green Deal and all relevant policies/initiatives such as: Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability - REACH revision, Industrial Emissions Directive, Clean Air and Water, Fit-for-55 packages, CLP regulation, Circular Economy policies? PFAS Industrial Policy Strategy, EU Economic Security Strategy Raw-Materials Act Digital Policies (i.e. EU Chips-Act, EU AI Act, EHDS) Trade policies (eg Global Gateway, customs regulations, TTC developments) Sustainable Finance (eg Taxonomy) Pharmaceutical Strategy and Health Care related policies. Intellectual Property (IP) Package Life Science related policies such as Medicinal Products Directive. Sanctions Packages on Russia etc.
Communication Activities: 2022: Sponsoring of a Health Talk in Brussels on the topic of the General Pharmaceutical Strategy, with representatives of the EU Commission, EU Parliament, and several stakeholders.
EU Supported Forums and Platforms: Expert Group Global Gateway Business Advisory Group#E03898#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=3898 #MEMBER #C#IndustryGG BAG sub-group on Health Sector#E03898/3#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=104596 #MEMBER #C#Industry
Inter-institutional or Unofficial Groupings: N/A

Head Office

Address: Frankfurter Strasse 250
Post Code: 64293
City: Darmstadt
Country: GERMANY
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EU Office

Address: Rue Belliard 40
Post Code: 1040
City: Brüssel
Country: BELGIUM
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Financial Data

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Complementary Information: Any possible research/innovation fundings received and vice versa made available by Merck (e.g. in kind contributions) are not recorded. Costs increased in 2022 due to the high number of important files that required more work with EU Institutions (General Pharmaceutical Legislation, Green Deal, PFAS,...)

Membership Information

Members10 Percent: 1
Members25 Percent: 1
Members50 Percent: 4
Members75 Percent: 0
Members: 6
Members F T E: 2.3499999046325684

Structure

Structure Type: Structure
Is Member Of: see above
Organisation Members: Merck is a member of CEFIC (EU), EFPIA (EU), EBE - European Biopharmaceutical Enterprises (EU), EuropaBio, BVAC (DE with EU-office), VCI (DE) and its sub-state organisations such as LV Hessen, and DIB (Deutsche Industrievereinigung Biotechnologie), Bundesverband der deutschen Industrie (BDI), Verband forschender Arzneimittelhersteller (DE), World Economic Forum (WEF), Bitkom (DE), European Round Table of Industrialists (ERT), Cosmetics Europe, EUCCC (European Chamber of Commerce), ACATECH and various other sectoral organisations mainly at respective national/regional levels in the countries such as European General Counsel Association (UK), European Process Safety Center (UK), European Centre for Ecotoxicology and Toxicology of Chemicals (BE)