Merck
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Merck may refer to:
- Merck KGaAMerck KGaAMerck KGaA is a German chemical and pharmaceutical company. Merck, also known as “German Merck” and “Merck Darmstadt”, was founded in Darmstadt, Germany, in 1668, making it the world's oldest operating chemical and pharmaceutical company. The company was privately owned until going public in 1995...
, (EMD Chemicals in the United States and Canada), a German-based chemical and pharmaceutical company.- Merck SeronoMerck SeronoMerck Serono is a pharmaceutical company headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland. In September 2006, Merck KGaA announced its intent to purchase the majority of Serono shares from Ernesto Bertarelli and the Bertarelli family. The Merck-Serono merger was announced on September 21, 2006...
(EMD Serono in North America), the pharmaceutical division of Merck KGaA - Merck familyMerck familyFriedrich Jacob Merck purchased the second town pharmacy in Darmstadt, known as the Engel-Apotheke or Angel Pharmacy. When Friedrich died, the pharmacy was passed on to his nephew and ever since has gone from father to son...
, a family of pharmacists who eventually founded Merck KGaA
- Merck Serono
- Merck & Co.Merck & Co.Merck & Co., Inc. , also known as Merck Sharp & Dohme or MSD outside the United States and Canada, is one of the largest pharmaceutical companies in the world. The Merck headquarters is located in Whitehouse Station, New Jersey, an unincorporated area in Readington Township...
, Inc. (Merck Sharp & Dohme outside North America), an American pharmaceutical company created after World War I from assets forfeited by Merck KGaA, though the two are unassociated- Merck Manual of Diagnosis and TherapyMerck Manual of Diagnosis and TherapyThe Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy, often called simply The Merck Manual, is the world's best-selling medical textbook. First published in 1899, it is now in its 19th edition.-Professional Edition:...
, a medical textbook published by Merck & Co - Merck IndexMerck IndexThe Merck Index is an encyclopedia of chemicals, drugs and biologicals with over 10,000 monographs on single substances or groups of related compounds. It also includes an appendix with monographs on organic name reactions. It is published by the United States pharmaceutical company Merck & Co...
, an encyclopedia of Chemistry, published by Merck & Co
- Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy
- Merck RecordsMerck RecordsMerck Records was a record label based in Miami and run by Gabe Koch. It released electronic music.-Background:Their releases cover a wide range of styles, from cut up vocal hip hop by their most prominent artist Machinedrum, to central IDM by artists like Proem, Mr. Projectile, and Deru, to...
, an IDM and experimental hip hop record label based in Miami, Florida, USA