List of Merck & Cie KmG APIs

Country: Switzerland

Supplier Description: Merck & Cie KmG, Schaffhausen, employs approximately 179 people and operates within the life science sector. Established in 1952, the Schaffhausen site serves as a development and manufacturing center for active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) and drug delivery compounds, supporting global chemical and pharmaceutical markets. The site offers a broad range of capabilities, from research and development and feasibility studies to custom synthesis and commercial-scale manufacturing, and maintains an outstanding audit track record. Customer services are supported by well-equipped R&D laboratories, GMP-compliant analytical laboratories, and small-scale production facilities. The Schaffhausen site is recognized as a center of excellence for proprietary folates, functionalized polyethylene glycols, lipids, and custom synthesis, with a strong focus on active pharmaceutical ingredients for parenteral use. Since 1965, the site has been manufacturing folates and has achieved a market share exceeding 50%. Through pioneering research and innovation in this field, the Schaffhausen site has enabled Merck to become the global market leader in a highly attractive niche covering folates for both pharmaceutical and nutritional applications. Leveraging its leading analytical and regulatory expertise in drug delivery compounds, Merck is the only company capable of offering functionalized polyethylene glycols at consistently high quality across scales ranging from grams to tons. In addition, the drug delivery compounds portfolio is further strengthened by the development and manufacturing of pure lipids for all stages of preclinical and clinical drug development and beyond. - Show More