Last Updated: 08/05/2026

Merck Life Science

South West England

Founded 1668

Global life science tools, reagents, and bioprocessing supplier

Merck Life Science UK Limited is the UK subsidiary of Merck KGaA, a German science and technology company founded in 1668.

The UK life science operation supplies research reagents, laboratory chemicals, filtration products, and bioprocessing materials to academic, industrial, and pharmaceutical customers.

UK sites include commercial offices in Poole and Cambridge, a major distribution centre in Gillingham, and a European Centre of Excellence for oligonucleotide manufacturing in Haverhill, Suffolk.

Distributor / Supplier Reagents & Consumables Molecular Biology Tools Bioprocessing & Manufacturing Chemical & Analytical

DNA Manufacturing Cell Culture Media GMP Manufacturing Antibody Reagents

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Company Notes

AKA / Aliases

Sigma-Aldrich (brand); Merck Millipore (former brand); MilliporeSigma (North America only)

Member of

BioIndustry Association

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