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AC Immune will be searching for a new CEO for the first time, as the company announced this week that Andrea Pfeifer plans to retire after 23 years at the helm. Pfeifer co-founded AC Immune back in 2003 and steered the biotech to an IPO in 2016. Since then, AC Immune has been no stranger to big pharma partnerships and had its fair share of controversies. Most notably, the biotech partnered with Roche and Genentech on the Alzheimer’s drug crenezuamab , which failed two Phase 3 studies for prodromal Alzheimer’s in the mid 2010s. In 2022, the companies followed up with a Phase 2 miss in Alzheimer’s prevention — though AC Immune tried to spin it positively anyway. Roche terminated the partnership in 2024. For some of AC Immune’s wholly owned programs, it was similarly contentious. The biotech bragged in 2021 that it had “remarkable” and “unprecedented” results on an Alzheimer’s vaccine, but didn’t disclose any specific data, and the results came from a trial with just 32 patients. AC Immune is teamed up with Johnson & Johnson on the program, but enrollment in a new trial was paused earlier this year. Pfeifer’s retirement comes after the company trimmed its pipeline and laid off 30% of its staff last September in a bid to extend its runway into 2027. Martin Zügel , AC Immune’s board chair, will serve as interim CEO while the search for a new chief proceeds. — Max Gelman → Acadia Pharmaceuticals R&D chief Elizabeth Thompson will retire at the end of the year, and the commercial biotech is looking for her replacement. Thompson had led R&D at Horizon Therapeutics — sticking around for a bit at Amgen when the buyout was completed — and joined Acadia in the spring of 2024. Phase 2 results are on deck this year for Acadia’s 5HT2A receptor inverse agonist remlifanserin in patients with Alzheimer’s disease psychosis. In December, the FDA approved a strawberry-flavored powder formulation of Acadia’s Rett syndrome treatment Daybue . “Leading Acadia’s research and development organization has been a defining chapter in my career and one in which I take a great deal of pride,” Thompson said in a statement , adding, “I am particularly pleased with how we’ve been able to strengthen the remlifanserin program, especially by expanding it into Lewy body dementia psychosis.” → AnaptysBio has tapped Chris Murphy as CFO and welcomed XOMA Royalty CEO Owen Hughes to the board of directors. Murphy and CEO Daniel Faga are a two-man executive team as Anaptys concentrates on “royalty streams” from its partnerships with GSK ( Jemperli ) and Vanda Pharmaceuticals ( imsidolimab ). Anaptys’ spinoff First Tracks Biotherapeutics handles the rest of the pipeline. Murphy is another Horizon vet and was elevated to group VP, commercial operations, market access and analytics at the end of a six-year run with the company. He also popped up in Peer Review when he became chief financial and business officer at the now-shuttered Third Harmonic Bio . → It’s hard to give up any spot at the world’s most valuable pharmaceutical company, but Eli Lilly ’s executive director for its obesity commercial strategy in the US employer market is leaving after 23 years at the pharma giant. Dennis O’Brien wrote on LinkedIn that it was “time to move on.” → After the FDA rejected Replimune ’s oncolytic virus therapy once again, its chief commercial officer is moving on. Chris Sarchi is taking the same role at Bicara Therapeutics , a public biotech that is studying a monoclonal antibody called ficerafusp alfa in recurrent or metastatic, HPV-negative head and neck squamous cell carcinoma. Bicara has also promoted Bill Schelman to CMO as David Raben slides into an advisory post. Schelman had led clinical development at Bicara for the past eight months, and the Hutchmed vet jumped to industry at Eli Lilly in the 2010s. → Flagship Pioneering has hired Nathan Jorgensen as a growth partner after we informed you last week about his departure from Voyager Therapeutics . Former Exact Sciences and binx health CEO Jeffrey Luber is also on board in the same capacity. Jorgensen spent nearly two years with Voyager as CFO and held that position at Vor Bio from 2020-24. → Verastem Oncology said in its Q1 report that Daniel Lyons had joined the team as chief commercial officer. Lyons was promoted to SVP, head of rare tumors international and global head of market access at SpringWorks Therapeutics , which had two products cross the regulatory finish line before it was sold to Merck KGaA : Ogsiveo for desmoid tumors and Gomekli for neurofibromatosis type 1. Last year at this time, the FDA approved Verastem’s Avmapki Fakzynja Co-Pack for certain ovarian cancer patients. → Now led by former Five Prime CEO Tom Civik on an interim basis, Pyxis Oncology has brought in Nelson Azoulay as CBO. Azoulay had been SVP, strategy and business development for Flagship since November 2024, and he oversaw corporate development at ImmunoGen at the time of its $10 billion exit to AbbVie . Like the ovarian cancer drug at the heart of the ImmunoGen buyout, Pyxis’ lead asset micvotabart pelidotin is an antibody-drug conjugate for head and neck squamous cell carcinoma. → Edward Rebar has been named CSO of CPTx , a German in vivo CAR-T developer using single-stranded DNA (ssDNA) in the hopes that it leads to less toxicity. Rebar had a 22-year career at Sangamo and was chief technology officer at Sana Biotechnology from 2020-24. Meanwhile, CPTx has promoted David Maier to CBO after he served as president of its ssDNA manufacturing unit called gxstrands . → It’s been a minute since Srikanth Pendyala has shown up in Peer Review. We mentioned him in 2021, when he was named CMO of Endeavor BioMedicines . Pendyala left the fibrosis drug developer in 2023 to become CMO at a stealth company, according to his LinkedIn. It’s unclear what that three-year period entailed, but he’s reemerged to lead the IL-22 and IL-13 antibodies at Merck- partnered Infinimmune as medical chief. “After 25 years of developing immunology therapeutics, it’s clear that the drugs that work best in patients tend to resemble what the human immune system already makes,” Pendyala said in a statement . → Donn Casale will become president of neffy maker ARS Pharmaceuticals on June 1. This is the second move involving a Dynavax vet this month after the appointment of Andrew Davis as CBO of Convergent Therapeutics . Casale was promoted to chief commercial officer at Dynavax in 2023 and still held that job title when Sanofi bought the vaccine maker for $2.2 billion. → Septerna said in a quarterly update this week that medical chief Jae Kim is leaving for a job located “near his primary residence” in Southern California. The Bay Area biotech has started a search for his successor. Kim came to Septerna in 2024 after brief stints in the CMO role at Design Therapeutics and Avidity Biosciences . Septerna will need a new medical chief soon: The drug developer is headed into Phase 2b in chronic spontaneous urticaria in the second half of this year and last month started a Phase 1 in hypoparathyroidism. Its R&D team also has preclinical work in Graves’ disease and a collaboration for oral obesity drugs with Novo Nordisk . → AstronauTx , a London-based “sleep architecture” biotech, has recruited former PepGen and EveryONE Medicines CMO Michelle Mellion to lead its clinical work. The trained neurologist steps into the CMO role as AstronauTx “is preparing to initiate clinical development” for Alzheimer’s disease and other neurological disorders. The startup hasn’t disclosed additional VC funding since its $61 million Series A in 2023. → Muzammil Mustufa has landed at Henderson, NV-based Zura Bio as CBO. Mustufa spent a decade at Amicus Therapeutics , where he was VP of corporate strategy and played a key role in the $4.8 billion sale to BioMarin . Former Tourmaline Bio chief Sandeep Kulkarni is in his first year as CEO of Zura Bio, which is testing its IL-17xBAFF bispecific tibulizumab in hidradenitis suppurativa and systemic sclerosis. → OnCusp Therapeutics hit the scene in January 2024 with a $100 million Series A from Novo Holdings , OrbiMed , F-Prime Capital and a cast of thousands. But there have been minimal updates since then, notably the arrival of former Arcus CMO Dimitry Nuyten to the same position. OnCusp has now added Anthony Kim as CFO after he did some consulting work for Orum Therapeutics , which has made deals with Vertex and Bristol Myers Squibb . He left healthcare investment banking to make his CFO debut at Marker Therapeutics from 2018-22. → Acute ischemic injury specialist Immediate Therapeutics has selected Bradley Newman as global head of manufacturing and supply chain, and Chia-Wen Lee as global head of market access. Newman had multiple roles at Baxter that spanned more than a decade, including senior director, commercial operations for Baxter Biopharma Solutions . Lee is a Moderna and Sanofi Genzyme alum who was head of global market access & value at Viatris . Ex- Harbour BioMed strategy chief and US operations leader Atul Deshpande is running Immediate Therapeutics for a second time after a three-year stint at Peptilogics . → A few band members from Verona Pharma are back together at Achieve Life Sciences . Ex-Verona commercial chief Chris Martin has picked up a seat on the board of directors, while Achieve has also installed Mark Zappia as SVP of commercial and Jim Willis as VP of sales. Zappia and Willis helped Martin with the launch of Verona’s COPD treatment Ohtuvayre as VP of commercial operations and national sales director, respectively. Merck bought Verona last year for $10 billion. → Former Celgene CEO Bob Hugin is chairing the board at Neomorph , the molecular glue partner of choice for Novo Nordisk, Biogen and AbbVie. The San Diego biotech said last month it had raised a $100 million Series B. → Corbus Pharmaceuticals has appointed Century Therapeutics CEO Brent Pfeiffenberger to its board of directors. The 19-year Bristol Myers vet was COO of Neogene Therapeutics before he took over at Century.

Solid first-quarter performance driven by Process Solutions and Semiconductor Materials Strong foreign exchange effects remain a headwind Group net sales of € 5.1 billion (organic growth +2.9%) EBITDA pre of € 1.5 billion (organic growth +5.3%) Company upgrades full-year 2026 guidance Building from a position of strength, the Group sharpens its strategic direction to create mid- to long-term value and growth – and confirms its mid-term guidance Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, a leading science and technology company, delivered a solid start to fiscal 2026. In the first quarter, the Group generated moderate organic sales growth and sustained profitability. This was driven by Process Solutions and Semiconductor Materials, while strong foreign exchange effects continued to weigh on reported figures. “Our first-quarter performance underlines the strength of the company’s diversified portfolio and its clear focus on complementary science and technology businesses,” said Kai Beckmann, Chairman of the Executive Board and Group CEO of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, since May 1. “Based on our performance in the first quarter and our current market conditions, we upgrade our full-year 2026 financial guidance. At the same time, we sharpen the strategic direction of the company for the long-term. As markets, technologies and customer needs evolve, we will adapt our operating model and move towards a stronger focus on integrated workflow solutions for customers, expanding our offerings for customers and patients and bundling capabilities across our businesses.” First-quarter results In the first quarter of 2026, reported Group net sales reached € 5.1 billion (Q1 2025: € 5.3 billion). Despite organic growth of 2.9% compared with the year-earlier quarter, strong foreign exchange effects had an impact of –5.5%, resulting in a 2.8% decline in reported net sales. EBITDA pre grew by 5.3% organically and amounted to € 1.5 billion (Q1 2025: € 1.5 billion), with foreign exchange effects of –5.7%. This corresponds to an improved EBITDA pre margin of 29.8% (Q1 2025: 29.1%), supported by one-time effects in the Electronics business sector. Earnings per share pre came in at € 2.11, in line with the year-earlier quarter (Q1 2025: € 2.12). The development reflects disciplined cost management and differing contributions from all three business sectors, offset by negative foreign exchange effects. Group performance shaped by solid demand In the first quarter of 2026, Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, recorded solid demand across its portfolio. Despite ongoing macroeconomic uncertainty and geopolitical tensions, this development reflects resilience in the company’s attractive growth markets. Demand trends varied across regions and applications, underscoring the value of the Group’s diversified business model and global footprint. Foreign exchange effects significantly weighed on reported sales and earnings at Group level, driven primarily by the development of the U.S. dollar against the euro as well as foreign exchange effects in key Asian markets. These effects are in line with the assumptions underlying the company’s guidance for the year. Life Science benefits from growth across the business with innovation at its core Life Science delivered a strong start to 2026, with organic growth across the business led by Process Solutions. The performance reflected the business sector’s breadth across research, development, manufacturing, and regulated applications, as well as a sharpened focus on operational effectiveness. Effective January 1, 2026, a new go-to-market model aligned the organization more closely with customer needs and purchasing journeys through three distinct business units: Process Solutions, Discovery Solutions and Advanced Solutions. Net sales of Life Science grew by 2.2% to € 2.3 billion. Strong organic growth of 8.3% overcame foreign exchange effects of –6.0%. EBITDA pre was € 649 million, an increase of 4.2% year-on-year. Organic growth of 7.4% and portfolio effects of 1.6% surpassed foreign exchange effects of –4.8%. Process Solutions, which offers solutions for every step of pharmaceutical manufacturing, remained the growth driver in the first quarter. Net sales grew organically by 16.2% and surpassed the threshold of € 1 billion. Growth was supported by strong momentum in downstream processing and single-use solutions, alongside limited safety stock building in response to regional developments as well as contributions from new customer projects. Order intake remained strong across the portfolio. On March 31, 2026, Life Science also closed the acquisition of JSR Life Sciences’ chromatography business. These technologies help improve productivity and support scalable biologics manufacturing. Discovery Solutions, with its digital-first portfolio of biology and chemistry products for research and early-stage workflows, grew organically by 1.6%. Due to foreign exchange effects, net sales declined to € 692 million. The business unit’s performance was supported by continued demand from academic, biotech and pharmaceutical customers in a gradually improving research spending environment. Advanced Solutions saw organic growth of 4.0%. However, foreign exchange effects and a small portfolio effect led to an overall decline of 2.7% to € 563 million. The business unit delivers tailored products and services that help customers address unique needs in high-touch and regulated environments. Performance was supported by demand for key solutions across the portfolio in quality-critical end markets such as diagnostics, testing and regulated manufacturing. Life Science continued to increase its investment in R&D, expanding its portfolio with solutions for improved performance across research and biopharmaceutical manufacturing. Recent launches include the digitally enabled Milli-Q® CLX 8Series systems, which enable clinical labs to target 99.9% uptime of high-quality purified water. The FemtoQuest™ system enhances capabilities for ultrasensitive biomarker detection with up to 1,000 times greater sensitivity than traditional methods. Furthermore, Millipore Express® Ace supports more efficient and sustainable sterilizing-grade filtration, underlining the company’s commitment to bringing greener alternatives to the market. These innovations help customers improve efficiency and performance across crucial research and manufacturing workflows. Healthcare delivers stable performance amid portfolio dynamics Sales in Healthcare were supported by treatments addressing rare diseases and cardiovascular, metabolic and endocrine diseases, while pricing and lifecycle effects continued to impact mature franchises. The business sector delivered net sales of € 2.1 billion and EBITDA pre of € 718 million in the first quarter of 2026. Overall, net sales declined organically by 3.4%. Positive portfolio effects added 4.4 percentage points, while foreign exchange effects had an impact of –4.0%. EBITDA pre was down 9.7% year-on-year, due mainly to foreign exchange effects of –8.5% and follow-on costs associated with the acquisition of SpringWorks Therapeutics Inc., USA, in 2025. The Rare Diseases franchise contributed significantly to the results, reflected as a portfolio effect of 4.4%. Net sales mainly include Ogsiveo®, which treats progressing desmoid tumors, and Gomekli®, approved for neurofibromatosis type 1. Following approval in China for the treatment of tenosynovial giant cell tumor (TGCT), pimicotinib has had an encouraging start and recorded its first sales in the first quarter of 2026. The Cardiovascular, Metabolism & Endocrinology franchise grew by 1.2% organically against a tough comparative base in the year-earlier quarter. Main drivers were the diabetes medicine Glucophage® with organic growth of 6.3% and the thyroid medicine Euthyrox®, which grew by 5.8% organically. In the Fertility franchise, Pergoveris®, indicated for the stimulation of follicular development in women, grew organically by 19.5% across all regions. This was more than offset by the organic decline of Gonal-f®, a follicle-stimulating hormone treatment, amid remaining net price effects in the United States. Net sales of the Oncology franchise declined organically by 4.9% compared with the year-earlier quarter. Erbitux®, a treatment for metastatic colorectal cancer and for cancer of the head and neck, saw an organic decline of 3.3% due to competition from non-comparable biologics in China. Bavencio®, which is used to treat locally advanced or metastatic urothelial carcinoma, declined organically by 13.5% amid increasing competition. In the Neurology & Immunology (N&I) franchise, Mavenclad®, indicated for relapsing forms of multiple sclerosis, saw an organic decline of 6.8% due to weaker demand in North America following the loss of market exclusivity in the United States. By contrast, organic sales continued to grow in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, and Latin America. Healthcare continues to focus on strengthening its position in rare diseases, advancing its pipeline through both internal and external innovation, and building its portfolio for sustainable profitable growth. Recent progress includes the first patient dosed in the Phase III program, ELOWEN‑1 (NCT07332481) and ELOWEN‑2 (NCT07355218), evaluating enpatoran in people living with lupus who experience active skin manifestations. In addition, ongoing regulatory filings include pimicotinib in the United States and Europe; and the company is filing Pergoveris® for review under the U.S. FDA Commissioner's National Priority Voucher (CNPV) program. Electronics supported by structural semiconductor trends Electronics recorded continued solid performance in the first quarter of 2026, with net sales of € 817 million and EBITDA pre of € 282 million. Demand was supported by advanced semiconductor applications, including materials used in artificial intelligence and high‑performance computing. Net sales grew organically by 4.2%. Due to portfolio effects of –10.6% and foreign exchange effects of –7.5%, reported net sales were lower year-on-year. EBITDA pre increased by 30.1% organically. This strong growth was driven by one-time effects from a reimbursement reflecting the recovery of costs incurred in connection with a non-quality-related supplier mislabeling dispute as well as the sale of OLED patents to Universal Display Corporation, USA. Foreign exchange effects had an impact of –‍9.2% and portfolio effects of –5.4%. Semiconductor Solutions achieved strong organic growth of 7.5%. However, net sales declined slightly to € 640 million due to foreign exchange effects of –9.1%. Semiconductor Materials grew organically in the low-teens percentage range on the back of continued demand for high-value materials for AI chip systems and advanced nodes. Advanced nodes are the latest semiconductor manufacturing processes that enable smaller feature sizes and the most powerful chips. Net sales in Delivery Systems & Services (DS&S) declined compared with the year-earlier quarter but stabilized sequentially. Net sales in Optronics were € 177 million. The Metrology & Inspection business, which provides equipment for semiconductor and optoelectronic manufacturing, grew organically in the mid-double-digit percentage range. The businesses with liquid crystals, photoresists for display applications and OLED materials declined organically due to lower demand. Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, offers one of the broadest portfolios of materials and material-related tools and equipment for the semiconductor industry. With its system know-how, the Electronics business sector is driving the convergence of optics and semiconductors to meet the demands of next-generation technologies for advanced chip systems. These tools are crucial for highly accurate wafer measurements, enabling process control and defect detection to enhance production yields and accelerate time-to-market. The company's integrated semiconductor solutions are enabling faster, smarter and more energy-efficient devices. Positioning Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, for evolving markets and future growth opportunities Against a dynamic market backdrop, Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, is sharpening its strategic direction to strengthen resilience and capture future growth opportunities. Building on its established positions across attractive markets and along the value chain, the company is continuing to align its portfolio, innovation priorities and operating model with areas of highest long-term value creation. This includes the continued development of differentiated, high-growth businesses and a stronger focus on integrated solutions across customer processes. It includes the increased use of platformed capabilities and AI to enhance speed, scalability and execution across the enterprise, and a disciplined approach to external innovation through partnerships, in-licensing and selective acquisitions. Through this approach, Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, aims to further strengthen its competitive position while advancing the foundations for sustainable, profitable growth over time. At the same time, the company confirms its mid-term guidance, while the multi-year measures outlined today are expected to be implemented progressively and to strengthen the foundation for higher long-term growth while sustaining attractive margins. Kai Beckmann, Chairman of the Executive Board and Group CEO of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, said: “Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, is operating from a position of strength, building on more than 350 years of science-driven innovation. Our unique expertise in biology, chemistry, and physics enables us to play a leading role in translating the digital world into the real world. From the laboratory to our customers and patients, we are active along the entire industrial value chain. Our strategic direction aims to increase focus across our diversified portfolio, strengthen the company’s innovation engine and enhance the scalability of its operating model. This will enable us to respond to changing market conditions, increase implementation speed, flexibility and scalability, and drive growth and sustainable value over the long term.” Guidance for 2026 Based on the Group’s performance in the first quarter and current market conditions, Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, has upgraded the target corridors for its full‑year 2026 guidance. The company now expects net sales between € 20.4 billion and € 21.4 billion and EBITDA pre between € 5.7 billion and € 6.1 billion. This adjustment primarily reflects assumptions of stronger momentum in Life Science and Healthcare's resilience in a challenging environment. The guidance assumes no sales of Mavenclad® in the United Sates from May 2026 (previous forecast: from March 2026) amid generic competition and furthermore excludes the potential commercialization of Pergoveris® in the United States. As a result, the implied organic growth corridor for Group net sales shifts to 0% to +3%. Organic EBITDA pre growth is now expected at –2% to +2%. The company anticipates foreign exchange effects to impact net sales between –3% to –1%; for EBITDA pre, the range is –5% to –2%. This translates to an EPS pre between € 7.50 and € 8.20. At the same time, the company confirms its previous mid-term guidance. Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, targets annual organic sales growth in the mid-single-digit percentage range. For the EBITDA pre margin, the company sees potential for a step-up to approximately 30%, while the multi-year measures outlined today are expected to be implemented progressively and to strengthen the foundation for higher long-term growth while sustaining attractive margins. Overview of the key figures for Q1 2026 Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany Key figures € million Q1 2026 Q1 2025 Change Net sales 5,134 5,280 -2.8% Operating result (EBIT)1 937 1,006 -6.8% Margin (% of net sales)1 18.3% 19.0% EBITDA2 1,434 1,479 -3.0% Margin (% of net sales)1 27.9% 28.0% EBITDA pre1 1,530 1,535 -0.3% Margin (% of net sales)1 29.8% 29.1% Profit after income tax 669 738 -9.4% Earnings per share (€) 1.52 1.69 -10.1% Earnings per share pre (€)1 2.11 2.12 -0.5% Operating cash flow 818 556 47.2% Net financial debt1, 3 8,318 8,619 -3.5% Number of employees4 62,477 62,604 -0.2% 1 Not defined by IFRS® Accounting Standards (IFRS Accounting Standards). 2 Not defined by IFRS Accounting Standards; EBITDA corresponds to operating result (EBIT) adjusted by depreciation, amortization, impairment losses, and reversals of impairment losses. 3 Figures for the reporting period ending on March 31, 2026, prior-year figures as of December 31, 2025. Life Science Net sales by business unit € million Q1 2026 Share Organic growth1 Exchange rate effects1 Acquisitions/ divestments1 Total change Q1 20252 Share Process Solutions 1,011 45% 16.2% -6.1% – -10.1% 919 41% Discovery Solutions 692 30% 1.6% -5.6% – -4.0% 721 33% Advanced Solutions 563 25% 4.0% -6.2% -0.5% -2.7% 578 26% Life Science 2,266 100% 8.3% -6.0% -0.1% 2.2% 2,218 100% 1 Not defined by IFRS Accounting Standards. 2 Prior-year figures have been adjusted to reflect the transformation of the three business units. Forecast for the Group Forecast for FY 2026 € million Net sales EBITDA pre1 Free cash flow Group ~20,400 to 21,400 Organic 0% to +3% Foreign exchange effect -3% to -1% Portfolio ~0% ~5,700 to 6,100 Organic -2% to +2% Foreign exchange effect -5% to -2% Portfolio ~0% ~1,600 to 2,100 Life Science ~9,100 to 9,500 Organic +4% to +7% Foreign exchange effect -3% to -1% Portfolio ~0% ~2,600 to 2,800 Organic +4% to +8% Foreign exchange effect -4% to -1% Portfolio ~+1% n/a Healthcare ~8,100 to 8,500 Organic -6% to -3% Foreign exchange effect -3% to 0% Portfolio ~+2% ~2,600 to 2,800 Organic -12% to -8% Foreign exchange effect -5% to -2% Portfolio ~0% n/a Electronics ~3,200 to 3,400 Organic +3% to +7% Foreign exchange effect -4% to -2% Portfolio ~-7% ~900 to 1,000 Organic +21% to +27% Foreign exchange effect -4% to -1% Portfolio ~-4% n/a Corporate and Other n/a ~-450 n/a Notes to editors: The press conference for media representatives will take place at 9:30 a.m. (CEST). The respective presentation and further information for journalists, including a digital press kit, can be found here. The quarterly statement can be found here. Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, on LinkedIn. Company photos and videos can be found here. Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, stock symbols: Reuters: MRCG, Bloomberg: MRK GY, Dow Jones: MRK.DE Frankfurt Stock Exchange: ISIN: DE 000 659 9905 – WKN: 659 990