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Merck Innovation Center 2
Vibrant Science &
Technology
€2.0 bninvested in
R&D in 2016
publicly listed & majority family-
owned
€15.0 bnsales
in 2016
~50,000 employees
66countries
1668 founded
We unite the best of two worlds
Merck KGaA
Total capital100 %
Merck FamilyEquity interest 70.3 %
Family-ownedfor 12 generations
ShareholdersShare capital 29.7 %
Publicly traded since 1995DAX member since 2007
3 Merck Innovation Center
What we do
4 Merck Innovation Center
Life SciencePerformance
MaterialsHealthcare
• A wide range of high-tech chemicals, such as:
Liquid crystals and OLEDmaterials for displays & lighting
Effect pigments for coatings and cosmetic products
Specialty chemicals for the semiconductor industry
Functional materials for solar panels
• Innovative tools and laboratory supplies for the life science industry that make research and biotech production better, faster and safer
• Broad and in-depth portfolio of 300,000 products
• Industry leading e-commerce platform, SigmaAldrich.com
• Award-winning innovation
• Prescription drugs and solutions to treat cancer, multiple sclerosis, infertility, cardiovascular and metabolic diseases
• Over-the-counter products for a healthy lifestyle
• Allergy products and biosimilars
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Transforming ideas into innovation
Beyond Merck‘s current scope
Merck is building an innovation ecosystem that helps to
recognize innovative approaches at an early stage and
implement them rigorously. The ecosystem:
1. Sets strategic innovation direction,
2. Facilitates innovation across & beyond
our current businesses,
3. Drives cultural change and intrapreneurial spirit,
4. Centers around curious minds and
5. Enables driving innovation projects
Merck Innovation Center
Innovation beyond
Innovation between
Healthcare
Life Science
PerformanceMaterials
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Room for innovation
The Merck Innovation Center
The Merck Innovation Center offers
A modern working environment
Flexible forms of organization
Lean processes
for innovation projects, innovation related group functions and early-stage startups
The modular Innovation Center
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The Future Innovation Center
It is a place for:• Trying out new things• Finding clever solutions for today’s challenges• Bringing colleagues from the sectors
together, also with externals• Networking of curious minds
In 2018 the future Innovation Center will beopened – to offer even more room and opportunities for innovation.
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Fosterinternal ideation, project inception and progress
Strengtheninnovator skills & innovation culture
help ideasgrow -and scale up
to viable new business. Beyond current boundaries.
Innovation Think Tanks
Innovation Projects
Connectexternal ideasto Merck
Innospire
Set strategic direction
Internal open campaign
Innovator Academy
Innovation Fields
Accelerator
External ideation
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Ignite and Nourish breakthrough
ideas Internal Ideation Channels
In anutshell Support ideators throughout their way
from need finding to the first idea to creating strong value propositionsand building a business case
Set up a community of innovators for continuous collaboration and exchange across all business sectors and with external partners
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Develop projects into viable businesses Innovation
Projects
In anutshell
Efficiently grow and scale innovation projects by providing entrepreneurial freedom, dedicated support, clear governance and decision making
Develop dedicated project portfolios to build sizable and sustainable future businesses making a P&L contribution – between and beyond Merck’s current scope
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bodybuildingfor innovator skills
& our innovation culture
In a nutshell Enable people to innovate, bring their
ideas to life and create viable businesses and services.
Provide development programs, methodologies and a set of offline and online trainings focused on ideation, innovation and business development.
The bandwidth of these offerings helps to foster Merck’s innovation culture..
Innovator Academy
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Co-create the next big bang
Accelerator
In anutshell Support selected founders and startups
that already have an idea or concept but are still at the early stages of development and implementation
The focus is on projects in the fields of healthcare, life science, performance materials and other trending topics
The Accelerator offers 2 programs: a global one in our HQ and one specialized to Africa
Merck Innovation Center
Merck Accelerator Program
A fruitful symbiosis between startups and Merck
agile creative flexible
Open-minded
fast
startups
corporates
“slow”
too many structures
Process-focused
Internal Politics
Due to the work with startups, corporates can…
Generate insights in latest technology trends in an early stage
Support scouting activities of the businesses and venture units
Learn how to be more flexible (culture)
Build trust – startups as business partners
Identify motivated/ creative talents
Gain advantage from latest university research
Help to rethink the corporates’ business model12
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