Merck KGaA is one of the world's leading pharmaceutical and chemical groups. Net sales break down by family of products as follows: - solutions and products for scientific and biotechnological research (42.1%); - pharmaceutical products (40%): prescription drugs for the treatment of diabetes, cancer, multiple sclerosis, infertility, cardiovascular disease, central nervous system disorders, inflammatory disorders, etc.; - performance materials for the electronics industry (17.9%): semiconductor materials, liquid crystals, pigments and additives, carbon-based organic materials, etc. Net sales are distributed geographically as follows: Germany (4.7%), Switzerland (1.9%), Europe (22.6%), the United States (25.7%), North America (1.3%), China (13.5%), Asia/Pacific (19.6%), Latin America (7%), Middle East and Africa (3.7%).