Editing Merck Group (section)

== Life science ==
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The life science business of Merck, formerly known as Merck Millipore, was created in July 2010 following the completed acquisition of the US company Millipore. It employs around 19,000 people in 66 countries and runs 65 manufacturing sites and uses the brands Sigma-Aldrich, Milli-Q and Millipore.<ref name='Labiotech'>{{Cite web|date=25 July 2016|title=Merck and Sigma-Aldrich: Together to solve the toughest problems in life science|url=https://www.labiotech.eu/trends-news/merck-sigma-aldrich-acquisition/|access-date=10 May 2022|website=Labiotech|last=Eeckhout|first=Joachim}}</ref> This division comprises all Millipore activities and major segments of the former Merck division Performance & Life Science Chemicals.Merck Millipore had three business units: Bioscience, Lab Solutions and Process Solutions. The Bioscience business unit is dedicated to [[Solution (chemistry)|solution]]s and reagents for protein research and cell biology, cell culture [[Solution (chemistry)|solution]]s, as well as to products and services for the development of biopharmaceutical agents. The scope of activities of Lab Solutions included laboratory chemicals and other materials for research, science and industry, products and services for sampling, and test kits for the pharmaceutical, foods and diagnostics industries, along with products, consumables and services surrounding highly purified laboratory water for science and industry. Process Solutions focused on products and services for the production of chemical and biopharmaceutical agents. In 2022 the business was restructured and consisted afterwards of the entities Life Science Services, Science & Lab Solutions, and Process Solutions. The Life Science Services include the Contract Development and Manufacturing Organization (CDMO) and contract testing services. Science & Lab Solutions includes products for Laboratories and Quality Control organizations. Process Solutions supports the biopharma manufacturing processes of its clients with single-use products.<ref>{{Cite web|date=15 February 2022|last=Byrne|first=Jane|title=Merck restructures to strengthen CDMO business|url=https://www.biopharma-reporter.com/Article/2022/02/14/Merck-restructures-to-strengthen-CDMO-business|access-date=30 July 2021|website=www.biopharma-reporter.com|language=en}}</ref>

In 2015, Merck acquired [[Sigma-Aldrich|SigmaAldrich]] and combined it with Merck Millipore.<ref>{{Cite web|date=22 September 2014|title=Merck to Acquire Sigma-Aldrich to Enhance Position in Attractive Life Science Industry|url=https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20140922005465/en/Merck-to-Acquire-Sigma-Aldrich-to-Enhance-Position-in-Attractive-Life-Science-Industry|access-date=30 July 2021|website=www.businesswire.com|language=en}}</ref> The company was branded Merck globally and MilliporeSigma in the United States and Canada<ref name='Labiotech'/> The newly established life science business of Merck has 300,000 products and three business units: Research Solutions, Process Solutions and Applied Solutions. The company serves customers in biotech, pharma, diagnostics, food safety, academia, and environmental. Matthias Heinzel serves as the CEO of the life science business of Merck.

The Life Science business sponsors several award programs for graduate students. One of these awards, the Alfred R. Bader Award for Student Innovation recognizes advanced chemistry graduate students, typically in the field of synthetic organic chemistry.{{cn|date=June 2024}}