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Merck Republic of Korea
Last updated: 01.06.2015
Address: 15F, Haesung-2-building, Teheran-Ro 508, Gangnam-gu ,Seoul, Republic of Korea 135-725
Tel: +82-2-2185-3800
Web: http://www.merck.co.kr/en/index.html;jsessionid=BD027DF767B36C40BA9C1C74E6E903E9
Company description
Merck Republic of Korea, a Republic of Korean subsidiary of Merck KGaA Germany, a global research-driven pharmaceutical company dedicated to putting patients first; Established in 1891, Merck discovers, develops, manufactures and markets vaccines and medicines to address unmet medical needs. Merck Republic of Korea Ltd. was founded in 1989 and established Merck Advanced Technologies Ltd. (MAT) in 2002 to better serve the Republic of Korean display industry. In the same year, an R&D and production center for liquid crystals and a warehouse were opened in Poseung.Earlier in 2009, Merck announced it is investing 14 billion Republic of Korean Won (? 11 million) to establish an Advanced Technology Center in Republic of Korea to improve it’s R&D and manufacturing capacities.
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