Merck agreement

ESA's Rolf Densing, left, and Merck's Kai Beckmann, right, seen at ESOC in Darmstadt, Germany, on 2 May 2019. The two met to sign a two-year continuation of the ESA-Merck cooperation agreement, last renewed in 2016. The two organisations agreed to continue their close cooperation in the fields of innovation, digitalization and materials research.