MERCK SANTE S.A.S.

Nature of Business: MERCK SANTE S.A.S. is primarily a factory (manufacturer) within the global Merck KGaA group. It is a French legal entity focused on the production of pharmaceutical and healthcare products.

Regarding its operations in India: While MERCK SANTE S.A.S. itself is a French manufacturing entity and not an Indian company, products manufactured by MERCK SANTE S.A.S. are imported, distributed, and traded in India through Merck's local Indian subsidiaries. Merck has a significant presence in India through entities such as Merck Life Science Private Limited and Merck Limited. These Indian entities operate as both manufacturers (factories for specific products) and traders/distributors for a wide range of Merck's global portfolio, including pharmaceuticals, life science products, and performance materials. Therefore, while MERCK SANTE S.A.S. is a factory based in France, its products are traded in India by Merck's Indian operations, which themselves can be both factories and traders.

Merck Sante S.A.S., representing the healthcare division of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, sells a diverse range of pharmaceutical products in India across several therapeutic areas.

These products include:

Fertility: Gonal-f, Ovidrel, Cetrotide.

Endocrinology: Euthyrox (Levothyroxine), Saizen.

Cardio-Metabolic: Glucophage (Metformin), Concor (Bisoprolol).

Oncology: Erbitux, Bavencio.

General Medicine: Neurobion, Nasivion.