Our Whatman brand offers high-quality products from filter papers and membranes to innovative technologies for DNA sample collection and preparation.Renowned for quality that spans generations, Whatman products are relied on by scientists everyday in practically every lab in the world. Today we're finding more and more applications in every part of science, from filtration to biobanking.

In 1668, Friedrich Jacob Merck purchased the Engel Pharmacy in Darmstadt, Germany. The transformation of Merck to a research-driven industrial company was marked in 1827 when Emanuel Merck isolated and characterized alkaloids for distribution to chemists. As the century progressed, so did the company. New ultrapure products were sold; the first biotechnology production process was introduced; and Merck entered the market. Today, Merck is a global pharmaceutical, chemical and life science Company with a history that began in 1668 and a future shaped by approximately 50,000 employees in 66 countries.

BioScience is technology partner to universities and research organizations, as well as to the diagnostics and pharmaceutical industries. BioScience is a leading supplier of specialist products for the analysis of cell cultures and microplates.