Merck is the world’s oldest pharmaceutical and chemical company with around 40,000 employees in 67 countries. The history of Merck started back in the year of 1668 in Darmstadt, Germany, and continuous significantly until today, which is more than 300 years fully dedication to make great things happen around the world. With the latest acquisition of Millipore in 2010, a global leader in the life science tools market, pro forma revenues totaled around EUR 9.290 billion in 2010.

Merck was established in Indonesia in 1970 and was one of the first Indonesian companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange in 1981. The headquarters are located in Pasar Rebo - East Jakarta, where over 800 employees work. Merck Indonesia ( PT. Merck, tbk,) has four divisions: Merck Serono, Consumer Health Care, Merck Millipore and Performance Materials.