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Merck

The world's first pharmaceutical and chemical company innovates through Singapore.

Last updated 25 March 2025
Group of Merck employees in a meeting.

Founded in 1668, Merck was the world's first pharmaceutical and chemical company and is still a leading science and technology company that operates across life science, healthcare and electronics. With over 64,000 employees around the world, Merck works to impact millions of lives every day by providing products and services that accelerate drug development, discovering new ways to treat the most challenging diseases and enabling the intelligence of devices. In 2022, Merck generated sales of € 22.2 billion in 66 countries.

In 1973, Merck established its presence in Singapore to promote Merck products in Southeast Asia under E. Merck Pte. Ltd. (Singapore). Merck (Singapore) Pte Ltd. was founded on August 26, 1994. Today, Merck Singapore is the regional headquarters in Asia Pacific with more than 450 employees supporting the life science, healthcare and electronics businesses. Merck Singapore is also the regional training and application hub, offering technology transfer and services including testing, process optimisation for the Life Science industry in the region. Singapore is also home to Merck’s first GMP BioReliance® biosafety testing lab in Asia Pacific, offering critical testing services to ensure the safe release of medicines to patients around the world.

Today, Merck owns more than 400 trade mark registrations in Singapore to protect its broad range of products and services, including its corporate brand MERCK.

“At Merck, science is at the heart of everything we do, it drives the discoveries we make and the technologies we create. Singapore is a thriving biomedical science hub with a strong talent pool that enables us to continually innovate and make a positive impact on life, health, and the environment.”

- Mr Milind Neurgaonkar, Managing Director, Merck Singapore

For life sciences, Merck offers more than 300,000 products to support customers in researching, drug formulation, testing and manufacturing of vaccines and medicines to ensuring that the food and drink we consume are safe. On the other hand, the healthcare solutions under Merck are focused on providing ongoing care for patients beyond their treatment, which includes new medications to treat conditions such as cancer or multiple sclerosis, and innovative technologies that make life easier for patients. For electronics, Merck is a leading solutions provider in the premium segment of high-tech materials and functional specialty chemicals. These materials are widely used in the wafer fabs industry of Singapore.

Find out more at www.merckgroup.com