| Year | Detail |
| 1668 |
MERCK KGAA was founded. |
| 1827 |
The transformation from pharmacy handcraft to a research-based industrial company. |
| 1832 |
Merck expanded its business to Asia. |
| 1845 |
Merck expanded its business to North America. |
| 1851 |
Merck expanded its business to South America. |
| 1867 |
Merck expanded its business to Africa. |
| 1879 |
Merck expanded its business to Australia. |
| 1904 |
Established a new Factory at n Frankfurter Strasse, Darmstadt. |
| 1995 |
Establishment of Merck KGaA and public listing. |
| 2007 |
Merck succeeds with the transformational Serono acquisition. |
| 2010 |
Millipore Corporation was acquired by Merck and became part of the company’s life science tools division. |
| 2015 |
Merck announced the completion of its $17 billion acquisition of Sigma-Aldrich. |