Juergen Koenig, President of Merck Korea, received a Presidential Commendation of Korea Investment Awards at the 10th Foreign Company Day 2010 which is hosted by the Ministry of Knowledge Economy (MKE) on November 3. This ceremony was organized by Korea Foreign Company Association (FORCA) and Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA).

Merck KGaA, a global pharmaceutical and chemical company, said its pharmaceutical arm Merck Serono successfully completed ‘2011 Regional Cardiology Symposium’ which was held at InterContinental Hotel in downtown Seoul on March 26-27.

Juergen Koenig, President of Merck Korea, received a ‘Leading Investor Award’ at the 5th Korea-EU Industrial Cooperation Day which is hosted by the European Union Chamber of Commerce in Korea(EUCCK) on December 9.

Merck Korea has created a stretching video for Merck employees with Jaseng Hospital of Oriental Medicine, a hospital specializing in spine-related illnesses designated by the Ministry of Health and Welfare.

Merck is presenting an array of state-of–the-art display technologies at this year’s International Meeting on Information Display (IMID_ 2011 from October 12-13.

Merck KGaA held the investment seminar, GAPS (Global Alliance Project Series), jointly with KOTRA (Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency), sponsored by MKE (Ministry of Knowledge Economy) at International conference room in KOTRA on 16th September 2010. GAPS is a investment promotion program of KOTRA, and this was for multinational company such as Merck to find a domestic promising partners for joint R&D or business development in Korea.

Merck Korea supports exhibition of Kye-Song Lee, whose artwork introduced through Merck Calendar 2011.

Merck Korea (President/Representative Director: Juergen Koenig received a plaque of appreciation at the launch of ‘WISHMOM’ Campaign to be organized by the Korean Society for Reproductive Medicine and supported by the Ministry of Health and Welfare and Seoul Metropolitan Society.

Merck will be exhibiting its latest products and technologies involving the biotech and pharmaceutical industry at Bio Korea 2011 Conference and Exhibition in Seoul, Korea from September 28-30, 2011.

Merck Advanced Technologies Ltd. is proud to announce that its new OLED Application Development Laboratory (ADL) went into operation at the Advanced Technology Center (ATC) in Poseung, Pyeongtaek.

Merck Korea held a press lunch on November 14 where it explored Korea’s fine art through its calendar, part of the company’s CSR program for the culture and art community.