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Merck
Merck refers primarily to the German Merck family and three companies founded by the family, including: * the Merck Group, a German chemical, pharmaceutical and life sciences company founded in 1668 ** Merck Serono (known as EMD Serono in the United States and Canada), a pharmaceutical company headquartered in Darmstadt, Germany, and a brand and division of Merck focused on biopharmaceuticals * Merck & Co., Inc. (known as MSD (''Merck Sharp & Dohme'') outside North America), an American pharmaceutical company and a former subsidiary of the German Merck company, as founded in 1891/1917 * H. J. Merck & Co., a German bank founded in 1799 Merck may also refer to: People *Carl Merck (1809–1880), Syndicus (foreign affairs head) of the Free City of Hamburg *Ernst Merck (1811–1863), German businessman and politician *George W. Merck (1894–1957), American president of Merck & Co. *Heinrich Emanuel Merck (1794–1855), German apothecary whose descendants were the founders of Merck che ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Merck Veterinary Manual
The ''Merck Veterinary Manual'' is a reference manual of animal health care. It was first published by Merck & Co., Inc. in 1955. It contains concise, thorough information on the diagnosis and treatment of disease in a wide variety of species. The ''Manual'' is available as a book, published on a non-profit basis. Additionally, the full text can be accessed for free via the website, or downloaded in its entirety via an mobile app, app. In January 2020, the website was redesigned with a more helpful search function without advertising. Interactive features on the website include quizzes, case studies, and clinical calculators. In addition, there are animal health news summaries and commentaries. History The ''Merck Veterinary Manual'' was first published in 1955. It was based on the ''Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy'', which was first published in 1899 as a reference for physicians. The first edition of the ''Veterinary Manual'' included contributions from over 200 authors, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Merck & Co
Merck & Co., Inc. is an American Multinational corporation, multinational pharmaceutical company headquartered in Rahway, New Jersey. The company does business as Merck Sharp & Dohme or MSD outside the United States and Canada. It is one of the largest pharmaceutical companies in the world, generally ranking in the global top five by revenue. Merck & Co. was originally established as the American affiliate of Merck Group in 1891. Merck develops and produces medicines, vaccines, biologic therapies and animal health products. It has several blockbuster products, including cancer immunotherapy, anti-diabetic medications, and vaccines for HPV and chickenpox, each generating significant revenue as of 2020. The company is ranked 71st on the 2022 Fortune 500, ''Fortune'' 500 and 87th on the 2022 Forbes Global 2000, ''Forbes'' Global 2000, both based on 2021 revenues. In 2023, the company’s seat in the ''Forbes'' Global 2000 was 73. Products The company develops medicines, vaccines, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Merck Group
The Merck Group, branded and commonly known as Merck, is a German Multinational corporation, multinational science and technology company headquartered in Darmstadt, with about 60,000 employees and a presence in 66 countries. The group includes around 250 companies; the main company is Merck KGaA in Germany. The company is divided into three business lines: Healthcare, Life Sciences and Electronics. Merck was founded in 1668 and is the world's oldest operating chemical and pharmaceutical company, as well as one of the largest pharmaceutical companies globally. Merck operates in Europe, Africa, Asia, Oceania and the Americas. It has major research and development centres in Darmstadt, Boston, Tokyo and Beijing, as well as other Research and Development units in Taiwan, France, Israel, South Korea, India, and the UK. Merck pioneered the commercial manufacture of morphine in the 19th century and for a time held a virtual monopoly on cocaine. Merck was privately owned until going ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Merck Family
The Merck family is a German nobility, German noble family of industrialists and bankers, known for establishing the world's oldest pharmaceutical company Merck KGaA, Merck, its American former subsidiary Merck & Co. (MSD), which is now an independent company, as well as the Hamburg merchant bank H. J. Merck & Co. The family still owns the majority of the pharmaceutical company Merck Group, Merck, making them one of the List of wealthiest families, richest families in the world with an estimated wealth of more than 80 billion Dollars. History The family first appeared in Hammelburg in the 15th century. The family has a long history in pharmacy going back to the 17th century, starting in 1668 when Friedrich Jacob Merck bought a pharmacy in Darmstadt. The Merck family controls a majority of 70.3% of the company's shares. An American former subsidiary of the Merck company, Merck & Co. (MSD), was also established by the Merck family and still carries the family's name, but, unlike ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Merck Index
''The Merck Index'' is an encyclopedia of chemical substance, chemicals, pharmaceutical drug, drugs and biomolecule, biologicals with over 10,000 monographs on single substances or groups of related chemical compound, compounds published online by the Royal Society of Chemistry. History The first edition of the Merck's Index was published in 1889 by the German chemical company Merck Group, Emanuel Merck and was primarily used as a sales catalog for Merck's growing list of chemicals it sold. The American subsidiary was established two years later and continued to publish it. During World War I the US government seized Merck's US operations and made it a separate American "Merck" company that continued to publish the Merck Index. In 2012 the Merck Index was licensed to the Royal Society of Chemistry. An online version of The Merck Index, including historic records and new updates not in the print edition, is commonly available through research libraries. It also includes an append ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MIRC
mIRC is an Internet Relay Chat (IRC) client for Windows with an integrated scripting language allowing the creation of extensions. The software was first released in 1995 and has since been described as "one of the most popular IRC clients available for Windows." mIRC is shareware and requires payment for registration after the 30-day evaluation period. History mIRC was created by Khaled Mardam-Bey, a British programmer born in Jordan to a Syrian father and a Palestinian mother. He began developing the software in late 1994, and released its first version on 28 February 1995. Mardam-Bey states that he decided to create mIRC because he felt the first IRC clients for Windows lacked some basic IRC features. He then continued developing it due to the challenge and the fact that people appreciated his work. The author states that its subsequent popularity allowed him to make a living out of mIRC. He also jokingly states that the "m" in mIRC stands for "moo" or " MU" (meaning 'nothi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Merck-Saint-Liévin
Merck-Saint-Liévin (; ; ) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France about 10 miles (16 km) southwest of Saint-Omer. The river Aa flows through the village. Population Transport The Chemin de fer d'Anvin à Calais opened a railway station at Merck-Saint-Lièvin in 1881. The railway was closed in 1955. See also *Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department The following is a list of the 887 communes of the Pas-de-Calais department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2025): References Sources *External links Statistical data INSEE [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Merck Records
Merck Records (2000–2007) 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 indie-influenced electronic music like Tiki Obmar or Lateduster. They also release a wide geographical range of artists, from all over Europe and the US, as well as Australia, Russia and Japan. Also Merck is somewhat known for only putting forth minimal artist images, and not promoting the label in the traditional music industry push style. Merck had produced 51 CD releases and 50 vinyl records by February 2007, at which point it ceased releasing new material. A sublabel, Narita Records, has been set up by Merck to put out more dancefloor-oriented music. Artists Merck Records * 40 Winks * Adam Johnson * Anders Ilar * Aphilas * Blamstrain * Deceptikon * Deru * Esem * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johann-Heinrich-Merck-Preis
Johann-Heinrich-Merck-Preis is a literary prize of Hesse awarded by the Deutsche Akademie für Sprache und Dichtung since 1964. Since 2013 the prize winner receives €20,000. The award is donated by the Merck Group in memory of the German author and critic Johann Heinrich Merck (1741–1791). Winners *1964 Günter Blöcker *1965 ''not awarded'' *1966 Karl Heinz Ruppel *1967 Werner Weber *1968 Georg Hensel *1969 Erich Heller *1970 Joachim Kaiser *1971 Peter Huchel *1972 Horst Krüger *1973 H. H. Stuckenschmidt *1974 Joachim Günther *1975 Walter Höllerer *1976 Peter Rühmkorf *1977 François Bondy *1978 Karl Heinz Bohrer *1979 Werner Spies *1980 Sebastian Haffner *1981 Hilde Spiel *1982 Albert von Schirnding *1983 Albrecht Schöne *1984 Erwin Chargaff *1985 Sibylle Wirsing *1986 Heinrich Vormweg *1987 Reinhard Baumgart *1988 Ivan Nagel *1989 Lothar Baier *1990 Walter Boehlich *1991 Peter von Matt *1992 *1993 Hans Egon Holthusen *1994 Peter Demetz *19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Merck Finck & Co
The private bank Merck Finck A Quintet Private Bank, founded in 1870, is based in Munich and is also represented nationwide with a total of 10 locations. Since 2011, it has been a subsidiary of the Luxembourg bank KBL European Private Bankers (KBL), which was renamed Quintet Private Bank in January 2020. History Merck Finck was founded under the company ''Merck, Christian & Co.'' on 1 July 1870 by Adolf Karl Ludwig Christian and banker Heinrich Johann Merck. Other limited partners were the Darmstater Bank forerunner of the Danatbank and the entrepreneur Theodor von Cramer-Klett. By 1879, together with his brother August, who replaced the departing general Christian, the previous authorized representative Wilhelm von Finck already held a large part of the bank assets. As part of these changes, the bank was renamed ''Merck, Finck & Co.'' The core business of the bank was corporate financing and issuing corporate bonds. The bank was involved in the founding of companies such as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Merck
William Rudolph Henry Merk, CSI (12 December 1852 – 15 January 1925) was a British administrator in India who served as the Chief Commissioner of the North-West Frontier Province of British India from 1909 to 1910. Biography William Merk was born in Shimla Shimla, also known as Simla ( the official name until 1972), is the capital and the largest city of the northern Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. In 1864, Shimla was declared the summer capital of British India. After independence, the city ... in 1852. Notes 1852 births 1925 deaths People from British India Indian Civil Service (British India) officers Companions of the Order of the Star of India Alumni of the University of Aberdeen {{UK-gov-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Merck Manual Of Diagnosis And Therapy
''The Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy'', referred to as ''The Merck Manual'', is the world's best-selling medical textbook, and the oldest continuously published English language medical textbook. First published in 1899, the current print edition of the book, the 20th Edition, was published in 2018. In 2014, Merck decided to move ''The Merck Manual'' to digital-only, online publication, available in both professional and consumer versions; this decision was reversed in 2017, with the publication of the 20th edition the following year. ''The Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy'' is one of several medical textbooks, collectively known as '' The Merck Manuals'', which are published by Merck Publishing, a subsidiary of the pharmaceutical company Merck Co., Inc. in the United States and Canada, and MSD (as ''The MSD Manuals'') in other countries in the world. Merck also formerly published '' The Merck Index'', ''An Encyclopedia of Chemicals, Drugs, and Biologicals.'' History ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
