Sustainable Commitment – to quality and safety worldwide.

Minilabs – how a charitable initiative is delivering sustainable support

Commitment, courage and responsibility are values that have always characterized us. On this basis, we constantly develop exceptional solutions – not just for our customers and employees, but for people all over the world.

Our Minilabs are one example of a solution that helps people. These mobile laboratories can be used worldwide to check medicines for their authenticity. They were developed by the Global Pharma Health Fund (GPHF), a charitable initiative funded by Merck. Thanks to GPHF and its collaboration with international partners, our Minilabs are being used in over 80 countries around the world to check the quality of medicines.

Minilab

Minilab

Interpol estimates that up to 30 percent of the medicines being offered worldwide are counterfeit or of inferior quality. In developing countries, this rate is many times higher. Globally, more than 570 Minilabs are currently in use in more than 80 countries, mainly in Africa and Asia.