Event: Pharma Innovations Day at Merck (Darmstadt)
26 November 2026
09:00-16:00 h CET
Welcome to Merck!
Join us to discover how our diverse businesses units prepare you for a smooth transition to the next-generation of the pharmaceutical industry and position you as a market leader.
Hands-on sessions, live demonstrations, virtual reality experiences, plant tours and insights of our innovative solutions across the lifecycle of pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical development, production and quality control.
Preliminary Agenda (« à la carte »)
- Robotics and automation in pharmaceutical manufacturing and microbiological quality control
- Visit to the state-of-the-art production department and pilot facilities
- Sterile filter membrane manufacturing plant
- Manufacturing for granulated excipients for parenteral applications
- Liquid production facility
- Pilot plant clinical supply site
- Water purification: Demo lab deep dive
- Get first hand insights how you can de-risk your supply chain and spark your next breakthrough with specialty chemicals, deuterium-labeled building blocks, and custom antibody CMO services
- World of Life Science tour
- Monitor and control processes in real-time - Process Analytical Technology (PAT)
- Find the optimum approach for each step of your process - Sterile and Aseptic Sampling
- Evolving in a highly regulated environment – Engage with Merck’s regulatory experts
Book your seat today for this unique opportunity to get insights, in one day, about all the upcoming innovations shaping the future of the Pharmaceutical and Biopharmaceutical Industries.
We will keep you informed once the agenda will be finalized, but be confident that more topics will be added.
Note: A free shuttle service will operate between the hotel and the Merck site on event day, with return service provided.
Lunch and refreshments provided free for all attendees.
Highlights
- Play with the robots
- Hands-on experience
- Guided visits
- Automatization and digitalizaiton innovations
- Covers entire Pharma workflow
- Networking
- Virtual Reality
- Meet our global experts
Target Audience
The event is aimed at people working in the following areas:
- Biopharmaceutical manufacturing processes responsibles
- QA/QC personnel in the biopharmaceutical environment
- Automation experts and specialists
- Pharmaceutical engineering companies and consultancies
- Laboratory staff involved in the development and routine use of bioassays/potency assays
- Biologists, analytical chemists and biochemists
- Scientists from academic fields involved in the development of biopharmaceutical products
- Representatives of the regulatory and authorization authorities
Registration
About Merck
Merck provides leadership in chemistry, water analysis, gene editing, advanced cell culture, biomarker discovery, protein analysis, and industrial biomonitoring.
We are committed to consistency and reliability for our products, technologies, and services with a focus on advanced, sustainable solutions for everyday and breakthrough science.
We offer key brands that bring the advanced tech of the future to labs today:
- Millipore® Preparation, Separation, Filtration & Monitoring Products : mobile, fit-for-purpose microbial testing for pharma and food & beverages environments including automation, digitalization and robotics solutions revolutionizing your QC and production areas.
- Milli-Q® Lab Water Solutions: Intelligent, connected water purification systems and services
- Supelco® Analytical Products : digital titration, smart chemicals, and pollutant-specific chromatography
- Sigma-Aldrich® Lab & Production Materials : chemicals for reliability, safety, and sustainability
- BioReliance® Biopharmaceutical characterization, safety testing and process development, as well as clinical and commercial biomanufacturing