Our Company Products & Industries Innovation Responsibility Stories Media Investors Careers Home Contact Sitemap Search The car of the future The car of the future How can we have less congested roads, fewer accidents, cleaner air, relaxed driving, and more free space in overcrowded cities and still remain mobile? The cars of tomorrow are to meet these expectations by using the possibilities of autonomous driving, alternative engine types and digital connectivity. Our high-tech materials are also being used to build the car of the future. That’s why we are focusing on the future of mobility at our “Displaying Futures” symposium. The theme of this year’s symposium is “Driving Forces”. Smarter. Brighter. Faster. Topic page: The car of the future We are the Original Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany is a leading science and technology company for innovative and top-quality high-tech products in healthcare, life science and performance materials. Founded in 1668 in Darmstadt, Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany is the world’s oldest pharmaceutical and chemical company. The success of its export business to the United States led in 1890 to the establishment of a branch in New York, which gave rise to our subsidiary Merck & Co. in 1891. That subsidiary was expropriated by the U.S. government and became an independent company at the end of World War I. Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany and Merck & Co. have been separate companies ever since. As a result, today there are two different, unaffiliated companies that use the name MERCK. Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, which operates this website, holds the global rights to the name and the trademark “Merck,” with the exception of the United States and Canada, where the company uses the firm name “Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany,” and also operates as EMD Serono in the biopharmaceuticals business, as MilliporeSigma in the life science business, and as EMD Performance Materials in the materials business. Merck & Co., Inc., from Kenilworth N.J., USA is not affiliated with or related to Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany. Merck & Co. holds the rights to the trademark MERCK in the United States and Canada but cannot use that trademark in the rest of the world. Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, owns the trademark MERCK internationally (other than in the U.S. and Canada). To reflect this and to avoid any confusion, publications on this webpage slightly deviate from the otherwise identical versions accessible outside the United States and Canada as certain items such as the logos have been substituted or modified, for instance by referring to “Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany” instead of “Merck” alone. More about our brand . Find out more about the history of the world’s oldest pharmaceutical and chemical company. How we are branded in North America Our biopharmaceuticals business EMD Serono is pursuing activities in selected indications for highly specialized therapeutic areas mainly treated by specialists. EMD Serono Our life science business MilliporeSigma provides technologies, tools and solutions that enable our customers to achieve success in the areas of life science research and biotech and pharmaceutical manufacturing. emdmillipore.com sigmaaldrich.com EMD Performance Materials offers specialty chemicals that are used in a variety of end products. EMD Performance Materials . QUICKLINKS Products & Industries Management Stock & Bond Info Global Job Search Current Financial Report Corporate Responsibility Report OUR BUSINESSES Biopharma Consumer Health Allergopharma Biosimilars Life science Sigma Aldrich Performance Materials CORPORATE NEWS 2016/09/14 Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, Joins DiViNe Consortium to Address Low Yields, H ... 2016/09/13 Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, Strengthens Display Materials R&D in China All News Releases Contacts Germany Headquarters Contacts USA EMD Serono, Inc. EMD Chemicals EMD Millipore Corporation Sigma-Aldrich Corporate Offices EMD Accounting Solutions & Services America, Inc. Amnis Corp. Biotest Microbiology Corp. Contacts Canada EMD Inc. Millipore Ltd. Sigma-Aldrich Canada Co. SERVICES Recommend Page Print Page Request Material Legal Disclaimer Terms of Use Privacy Statement © Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany Last Update 2016/09/08