The expansion of the Merck Serono Biotech Center in the Swiss town of Corsier-sur-Vevey has made it one of the world's largest and most technologically advanced production facilities for biopharmaceuticals. What is behind all of this — and why is Merck investing in a high-wage country like Switzerla
What do everyday activities feel like to senior citizens? What is it like at age 70 to climb stairs, pay at the cash register in a store, or read a bus schedule? All that's needed to get a feel for these situations is to put on what's called an "aging suit". A cross between overalls and an astronaut
Counterfeited, adulterated, stolen — criminals are taking aim at the products of global pharmaceutical manufacturers. And by doing so, they are putting patients at considerable risk. Merck is helping to ward off this threat with the "Merck Anti-Counterfeiting Operational Network," or MACON. One key
Displays made of organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) are very attractive. One of their advantages is that they can be inexpensively manufactured using inkjet technology. Companies are aiming to make this process suitable for mass production — for example at AUO in Taiwan, one of the world's leadin
Visitors both young and old at the Liebig Museum in Giessen Germany, are thrilled when the sparks begin to fly and things start to bubble and hiss. The experiments carried out in the museum's historic lecture hall offer a fascinating window into the history of chemistry. Audiences at the lectures ca
The "Pilsner Big Bang" is the term connoisseurs use for the premiere of a pale golden-yellow lager brewed from barley malt, Saaz hops, and soft water that is still the prototype of all Pilsner-style beers today. This "big bang" emanated from West Bohemia in 1842. More Information at M - The Explore
About 120,000 people in Germany have multiple sclerosis (MS), and that number is increasing by 3,000 to 5,000 every year. Simone Miegel is a specialized nurse who works with MS patients. She takes some of the workload off the attending physicians, gives patients professional and personal support, an
Scepter is an automated cell counter for cells between three and 36 micrometers in size. A micrometer sounds very small — and it is. It corresponds to a thousandth of a millimeter. In comparison, a red blood cell is about seven micrometers in diameter, a human hair about 100 micrometers. More Infor
The environment is full of toxins, but government agencies are trying to keep the danger under control by using biomonitoring. The results speak for themselves, as can be seen in the ban on leaded gasoline and stricter limits on the amount of plasticizers. Not only chemicals can pose a threat at t
What is it like to live and work in another country? At Merck, even apprentices can find this out — for example, Fabian Koch, who is fascinated by South Korea. More Information at M - The Explorer Magazine: https://www.merckgroup.com/en [English]
Each year an estimated 200,000 to 300,000 people die from schistosomiasis. This is why the World Health Organization (WHO) has stepped up the fight against the tropical disease transferred by parasites. Also fighting on the front line: Dr. Lester Chitsulo. He is energetically coordinating the worldw
If you had to give up one of your senses, you would probably spontaneously decide you could best do without your sense of smell. However, that would be a big mistake, because smell is the only sense that is directly linked to our limbic system and our emotions. But this sense only works if our noses
