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Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany in the Drug Discovery & Development Pharma 50

Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany (life sciences plus healthcare revenue)

Rank: 22

2021 Rank: 20

Darmstadt, Germany
www.emdgroup.com / www.merckgroup.com

2021 Revenues ($USD) : $18,973,220,000
2021 Revenues (foreign currencies) : €16,079,000,000
2021 R&D spend : $2,434,340,000
2021 Number of Employees : 42,592
Fiscal Year End : 12/31/2021
Leader : CEO Belén Garijo

The Darmstadt, Germany—based company achieved record growth in 2021, increasing sales for the overall group by 12.3% to €19.7 billion over the prior year. Also in 2021, the company elevated its status as a biopharmaceutical contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) with the acquisition of Exelead. It also acquired Chord Therapeutics, a biotech company focused on rare inflammatory disorders of the nervous system. —BB

Merck KgaA

Automated weighing allows high experimental throughput in pharmaceutical research in Darmstadt. Image courtesy of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany.]

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