New Merck headquarters starts taking shape

Published: 2-Sep-2014

New building in Darmstadt will further interdisciplinary and project-related collaboration to promote innovative strength

The expansion of the Merck KGAa site in Darmstadt into a contemporary global headquarters announced at the end of 2013 is taking shape. A groundbreaking ceremony has marked the start of construction on a modular Innovation Centre at the Darmstadt site. The initiative is part of the Group-wide strategic 'Fit for 2018' transformation and growth programme, which aims to make Merck more efficient and innovative.

Thanks to its module-based construction design, the modular Innovation Centre building, which is designed to promote interdisciplinary and project-related collaboration on innovations, will be completed in spring 2015, bridging the time until the final Innovation Centre is completed in 2017.

'The construction of the modular Innovation Centre is a visible sign of the further development of our site into a modern Group headquarters,' said Kai Beckmann, Merck Executive Board Member with responsibility for the Darmstadt site. 'We are creating the spatial preconditions for an attractive working environment that will further communication and unlock creativity.

'This is a clear sign of our commitment to our home base, which we are modernising to meet current and future needs in global competition,'he added. 'It will enable us to create attractive jobs for present and future employees.'

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