Thank you for liking
You have already liked this page, you can only like it once!
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 to cooperate closely in the fields of innovation, digitalization and materials research.
“It is our goal to continue and intensify the exchange between ESA and Merck in areas of mutual interest,” said Kai Beckmann, CEO Performance Materials and member of the Executive Board of Merck. “Scientific progress is the key to improving the lives of millions of people. Partnerships, such as this one with ESA, help to accelerate this progress and to achieve objectives faster.”
“The profile and strategic interests of both organizations complement each other superbly,” said Rolf Densing, Director of Operations and Head of the European Space Operations Center at ESA. “This allows both partners to openly share and make use of synergies in terms of competences, methods and tools.”
Merck and ESA began cooperating in 2011 and most recently extended their partnership in 2016.
In recent years, a series of events and activities have taken place. These included, for instance, a co-hosted hackathon on health care for humans or for remote spacecraft, as well as a presentation by ESA astronaut Thomas Reiter on microgravity research opportunities onboard the International Space Station for selected scientists at Merck in Darmstadt.
More information