Merck

Merck in Singapore operates as both a manufacturing entity (factory) and a commercial/distribution hub (trader).

Merck Singapore is a significant presence for Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, a leading science and technology company globally. Its operations in Singapore span across its three business sectors: Healthcare, Life Science, and Electronics.

In Healthcare, Merck focuses on specialized pharmaceutical products, including treatments for cancer, multiple sclerosis, fertility disorders, growth hormone deficiency, and cardiovascular diseases. Singapore serves as a hub for commercial operations and patient access to these innovative medicines.

For Life Science, Merck provides a broad range of products and services for research, development, and production workflows in the biopharmaceutical industry. This includes instruments, consumables, and services for drug discovery, development, and manufacturing. Singapore hosts manufacturing facilities for critical life science products, such as cell culture media and single-use technologies, vital for biopharmaceutical production across Asia Pacific. This signifies its role as a factory.

Within Electronics, Merck develops and supplies performance materials for advanced technology applications, including semiconductor materials, liquid crystals, and OLED materials. Singapore serves as a key location for sales, technical support, and potentially research and development for these high-tech materials, catering to the region's electronics industry.

Therefore, Merck's footprint in Singapore is multi-faceted. It includes state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities, particularly within its Life Science sector, contributing to local production and global supply chains. Simultaneously, it maintains robust commercial and distribution networks for all its divisions, acting as a crucial trading and sales point for the Southeast Asian and wider Asia Pacific markets. The company also engages in research and development activities and provides technical support, contributing to Singapore's innovation ecosystem and economic development.

Merck Singapore manufactures and sells a diverse portfolio of products across its three main business sectors: Healthcare, Life Science, and EMD Electronics.

Healthcare:

Pharmaceuticals targeting specific therapeutic areas. These include:

Oncology treatments

Neurology and immunology treatments

Fertility treatments

General medicine and endocrinology products

Life Science:

Products and services for research, development, and production in the biopharmaceutical and scientific industries. Key offerings include:

Filtration systems and consumables, including advanced membrane filters (some manufactured in Singapore)

Cell culture media and supplements

Chromatography products

Lab water purification systems

A broad range of reagents, chemicals, and antibodies for laboratory use

BioMonitoring and testing solutions

EMD Electronics:

High-performance materials and solutions for the electronics industry. These are primarily for:

Semiconductor manufacturing

Display technologies